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Dr Sarah Goulding joins me to discuss how you can bring your best self to work without leaving bits of you behind.
Episode Highlights
[05:54] Sarah’s Story
- Sarah is a careers coach, a GP, an appraiser and a trainer.
- She had always wanted to have a portfolio, but she slowly started to burn out as she gathered roles over time.
- When Sarah resigned from her partnership, she rediscovered her passion for medical education and supporting other doctors.
[13:02] Why It’s So Hard to Recognise Burnout
- In medicine, there is a groupthink of glorifying tiredness.
- This can be hard to notice when it has been ingrained in your worldview.
- Burnout can occur from factors outside work.
- Strike a balance between professional values and personal values.
[20:18] How Sarah’s Values Misaligned
- Sarah’s job as a GP partner didn’t allow her to connect with her patients as much as she wanted to.
[23:21] How to Create a Workplace That Fits You
- Assess your career to see if it fits your personal values.
- Talk to someone external to you.
- Your values, priorities, or work can change.
[30:21] How to Find Your Core Strengths
- Use various tools and books to determine your strengths and reasons for doing what you do.
- People have different strength profiles.
- Have a full understanding of your options.
- Measuring yourself by your accomplishments is too narrow a metric.
- Listen to the full episode to learn more about discovering your core strengths.
[44:08] Three Tips for Professionals at Work
- If you're on the edge of burnout, then phone a friend, someone not like yourself.
- Ask yourself: When were you last fulfilled or happy?
- Look at your life as an external observer, and compare your professional and personal values.
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