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When we were kids growing up, my dad did what every dad was supposed to do – take us on vacation to Disney World. Oh the excitement. We couldn’t sleep the night before the trip. We would all be wide awake at 2am and decide to leave at 4am just because us kids couldn’t stand the excitement any more.
Similarly, if you are designing your practice the right way, you should look forward to going in to work. You may be physicially tired after a long day, but mentally energized because you know you are part of something great. If that’s not happening for you, make it happen. You were probably the smartest kid in your class – you can figure out anything and do anything.
Hint: If you’re not feeling the excitement and wonder of being a doctor, ask yourself this question: What am I doing that conflicts with my values? All human problems basically come down to that.
David Zahaluk, MD is a practice optimization expert and the author of The Ultimate Practice Building Book. His firm, Ultimate Practice Builder, takes physicians to the top 10% of their specialty – in income, time off and quality indicators - within 3 years… guaranteed. Learn more at www.UltimatePracticeBuilder.com.
