The writing is on the wall as the US Healthcare delivery "System" begins to crumble and fail, leaving patients and doctors out in the cold.

Here are 4 signs of the rapidly approaching Thelma and Louise moment for healthcare.

AND what you need to do to protect your practice and your livelihood NOW

Imagine YOU were a doctor working within one of the systems below, when the hammer came down. Each of these macro events instantly destroys the performance of your care team and your practice EVERY TIME !

DON'T just sit there waiting for the pink slip that kicks you to the curb without warning.

It is time for ACTIVE MEASURES to DEFEND YOUR PRACTICE.

Without this habit, each of us is stuck in the grip of Einstein's Insanity trap.

Here's a 3 minute video to show you how and why this habit is the key to both your practice satisfaction and the prevention of physician burnout.

Our physician coaching team and I have experience with thousands of doctors over the last 13 years who've come to us burned out, exhausted and wondering how much longer they can keep going like this.

We have developed a structured method to help them recover from burnout through a laser focus on new actions aimed at building their Ideal Practice.

It's been a month since my stroke - a reality-altering  shot across my bow by the grim reaper himself.

My recovery?

Physically I have some very mild left hand  and left leg weakness

Congnitively I am back to normal and perhaps even better than before in some ways.

The big change is in my heart, my spirit and my moment-to-moment perceptions of reality and priority.

This brush with mortality - no one gets out of here alive, remember? - has placed a shimmer on all my senses and the scent of gratitude on every waking experience.

PHYSICIANS: I urge you do not conflate your career and your identity.

You are not your job / practice.

The conditions of your employment and your response/reaction to them are lessons learned.

You make the meaning in those experiences and are able to stay or walk away.

Don't fall victim to this fusion and give in to despair.

CME MONEY LEFT that you MUST SPEND before the end of the year ?

Invest those dollars in building a More Ideal Practice in the year ahead with our world-class lineup of support services at every price point.

You will find books, online trainings, our support community, one-on-one coaching and two retreat options below. 

If you have any questions about any of these options, contact me here.

REMEMBER

• Every tool, technique, concept and shortcut comes from our 40,000 doctor training and coaching experience.
• Every thing we teach is grounded in the real world of the modern practice of medicine
• Ans tested by thousands of doctors just like you

This is the *CAREPOD* - [Remember that name]

~~ described as an A.I. powered "Doctor's Office" and a "DIY Health clinic-in-a-box". It is being built, promoted and touted as the replacement for primary care doctors in the USA.
Investors love it - just finished a $100M capital raise.

What will your work day look and feel like when A.I. has eliminated your need to document, answer messages or deal with your InBox?

Isn't that what we all want ... freedom from Electronic Medical Records and all the other documentation tasks?

Yes?

For decades now, the physician's lament has been, "I just want to see patients."

A recent article, revealing the Mayo Clinic's A.I. task automation strategy, hints at a future that is screaming "be careful what you wish for".

I have some exciting news about our first Live and In-Person Personal  Wellness Retreat since 2019 ... Retreat dates are June 16 - 22, 2024. 

Our Retreat Hub sits in Kanab, Utah at a spot equidistant from three national parks

• Grand Canyon
• Bryce Canyon
[and the hoodoo forest!]
• and Zion

We will hike in a different park each day ...
and have daily short trainings to learn proven tools to ...

• get home sooner
• build life balance
• be the eye of the storm
• and build your Ideal Practice
• (19 CME/CEU's available)

And take a whole week off to rest, recharge, rejuvenate and make a bunch of new friends.

When you want to change anything about your job, practice, career or life ... and fear or uncertainty stops you ...

Your are contemplating a step that is TOO BIG.

In psychology it is called "telescoping". Here is an example.

If you wanted to walk from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the opposite rim - on the trail that goes down and through and up the other side of the gorge (it's a thing...) - you would not try to do it in a single step. You would not attempt to leap from the south rim and expect make it all the way to the north rim. It would be scary (and most likely, fatal) to make that attempt.

This is telescoping. Looking from where you are to where you want to be (like you are peering through a telescope), noticing the huge distance and giving up before you start. It's such a long way. I will never make it. 

NOTICE: If you don't try to leap the whole canyon in a single bound, there is a trail that takes you the whole way. You just have to take regular old steps, one at a time.

Telescoping is when you think about a big goal, notice the distance from where you are to where you want to be, and fear motivates you to give up. 

This fear is also a clear sign to take a different approach

That goal IS attainable.

You just can't do it in a single step