Can you believe it is almost the end of 2020?
12 months ago as an Australian I was coping with devastating Bushfires.
Then devastating floods.
Then COVID-19 and all of the fear, uncertainty, change, death, grief and lockdowns that came with it.
And yes on top of all of that both my husband and I were diagnosed and treated for cancer.
In fact as you are reading this email I am continuing with my post surgical recovery. Let’s not dwell on that shall we. I am looking forward to being able to use my body again, with comfort and ease (2021 goals).
As we are coming to the end of the year, it’s important that we as health business owners take time to reflect on:
- What worked well for me this year;
- What didn’t work well for me this year.
You may be surprised to learn through this reflection that some of the things you have had to learn about yourself this year will serve you really well into 2021 and beyond. One of the best things I did quite early on in 2020 is to give up on SMART goals.
I haven’t given up on goals. Just how I want to feel as I am achieving them. SMART goals stopped serving me some time ago, I have progressed to what I call Milestones. I’ve taken out the time pressure which was NOT serving me, all it was doing was making me feel like a failure, and adding to the stress that I know causes burn out.
When there is so much uncertainty to contend with, and when we are dealing with clients and patients who are trying to deal with the added pressure of a COVID-19 world, the last thing any of us need is more self imposed time pressures.
So I guess I will rewrite my goal setting workbook for clinicians (2021 goals).
Since we are talking about books …
The Book of Evidence – the book of my super awesome self is available for purchase both in Australia and the USA. I’ve partnered with TideMark VA who are handling the USA distribution for me (thank you TideMark).
The Book of Evidence is a journal like no other. It is a place for you, your friends, family, colleagues, employees, clients to keep a record of all the great things they do and can accomplish. We are so ready and able to remember all the bad stuff, all the yuck – how about we make it easy for us to remember and reflect on the good?
Each book is gift wrapped and you can now order a copy and it can be sent directly to the person you wish to receive it. Buy your Book of Evidence.
Would you like a personally signed copy of the Entrepreneurial Clinician? Then you can have one. All you need to do is order a copy directly from me (not Amazon or Booktopia) and I will sign a copy of you.
Given all the changes that have occurred in 2020 I cannot recommend enough that we ALL need to revisit the activities and exercises in this book (this is going to be the focus for You the Entrepreneurial Clinician group coaching in 2021).
A lot of us are redefining success, and wanting to know how we can stay fit for the purpose of our work. Do the work in this book – it’s designed to make sure we do the work we want to do, the way we want to do it.
Click here to purchase your own copy (or maybe gift a copy to someone else)?
I thank all of you who continue to reach out and check in, who send me coffee porn, words of encouragement, who send gifts and cards, who let me know that you miss my LIVE episodes of This is Private Practice.
Until next time – go be your awesome self.
