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Doctor, improve your coaching skills

Coaching is a way of enabling people to find their own solutions to their challenges and so it’s always useful  improve your coaching skills and use them as much as possible. As a doctor you may need to be prescriptive at certain times, yet there are instances when  you could use coaching skills rather than [...]

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Life for doctors – don’t neglect the rest…

If you’ve been through years of medical training, passed your exams and become a doctor, ask yourself whether you are a doctor for life and discover for yourself how much of you is now wrapped up in your identity as a doctor? It’s important to remember that you are more than your profession, that you [...]

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A doctors life: what to be grateful for?

I experienced a doctor’s life for many years, in spite of the heavy work load the frustration and the exhaustion which went along with it, I am grateful for certain aspects of the life of doctors. I know now that it was truly a privilege to be able to communicate with people from all sorts [...]

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Doctor, remember to look after yourself too

Every time you are busy seeing patients in your clinic or surgery you have to recall a wealth of information about them, their condition and about what you can do to help to diagnose and treat their illness. You may have developed your own way to do this so that you follow a routine. For [...]

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Does Coaching Work For Doctors?

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Does coaching work for doctors?Coaching can enable doctors to  find their own way forward to a more balanced and happier life. This is what coaching can do for you if you are a doctor who is wondering about coaching and feeling hesitant about hiring a coach because you don’t really understand how a coach might [...]

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Leaving or staying in Medicine?

Not so much the patients themselves or even the mental challenge of taking their history, doing the examination, arranging appropriate investigations and deciding on the best treatment, but more the aggravation of too much to do in the day, the lack of co-operation from others, the demands made of you, all add up to make [...]

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Are these the biggest 12 challenges for doctors today?

Goal setting: Setting goals: Vital to set SMART goals so you can be very clear about what you want. Work life Balance: Balancing work and life – there is more to life than work. Managing time – essential for making space for a new life to happen. Self care: Deciding what you have forgotten to [...]

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Group support for doctors?

Many people find joining a group for support through change is beneficial. Would a group for doctors who want your lives to be much, much better also work? It might be useful for doctors who: have read about personal development haven’t made the changes they want yet Doctors might resist joining a group because they: [...]

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Just do what you really want to do…

Have you got some brilliant ideas which you think might revolutionise the way you, your colleagues or the whole health service might work? Is there a bit of an entrepreneur in you? If you’ve always had a yearning to do something innovative or unusual what will you do to take your ideas forward? Perhaps you’ve [...]

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Doctors need support as much as other people

What do you do if you feel that you can’t cope with a situation? Perhaps other people are making suggestions to help you but you don’t listen because you don’t like the idea of asking for help from someone else. You may be someone who believes that you have to deal with everything on your [...]

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    I have been a reader of your materials and site for some time whilst I wrestled in my own head with my work/life imbalance. The opportunity to have a session with you was a welcome one and even before we spoke you helped me refine the questions I was asking myself. During the session you enabled me see a number of perspectives that I hadn't before. I came away with more work to do but a better framework for helping me to move forward. Thank you. Steve, Dad, Consultant and Clinical Director.

    I found Susan's name searching the internet for "coaching for doctors". At the time, I was at a low ebb, feeling overwhelmed by my workload and considering changing jobs.

    After 3 coaching sessions, antidepressants and CBT, my whole attitude is transformed. I am managing my workload much more effectively, have been able to make some helpful changes to my working week, and feel much more positive about the future. I now feel able to contemplate exploring creative interests outside of work and to consider planning my career over the next 10 years. It is hard to believe how far I have moved forwards in just a few weeks.
    Thanks, Susan, for listening and encouraging. GP in Devon

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