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Do you know or work with someone who is negative? What, exactly, makes them negative? The description from a Podcast a Vet episode with Dr. Krull comes to mind, “Come in pretty grumpy, pissed that I either had a client, pissed I didn’t have a client. I don’t wanna see that client, there was a
I started reading a blog called Mr. Money Mustache in 2018. To say it changed my life is an understatement, but one of the things I like most about it is his near-compulsive optimism. It’s inspiring, it’s infectious, and it’s clearly led him to success. Once I started to think about it and look around,
I have a hard time understanding people who have no motivation to do anything meaningful. I understand lacking motivation sometimes. I have an email in my inbox right now about a research paper I’ve been working on for years. One of my collaborators reviewed it and suggested a ton of (very constructive) changes. But now
With 1.8 unique applicants per available position in US veterinary schools, many applicants will not be admitted. Most intern applicants do not get their #1 pick. Many resident applicants don’t get a residency. You will make a mistake that kills a patient. One surgeon I worked for said, “If you haven’t seen a complication doing
A year ago, March 2019, I launched The Vetducator blog. Let’s take a look at what we’ve done in the last 12 months. I love statistics. Numbers are so wonderfully illuminating. When I am running statistical analyses, I am in my ‘flow’ state and time just drifts by. So, the numbers first! Visitors: 28,209 Visits:
When I was growing up, my mom’s best friend was always 10 to15 minutes late to anything. I never really understood it. There was always Something that came up last minute that prevented her from getting there on time. This was my first encounter with people who are just tardy all the time. Other people
I have to admit, almost all of the reading I have done the past week has been about the stock market and COVID-19. I’m curious to know about what’s going on, and, although we have a lot invested in the market, I’m primarily bemused because I understand how the market works (Just stick to your
“If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it.” – Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert) I read this quote in the comments section of White Coat Investor’s blog recently and I loved it so much I had to write an entire post about it. This premise distills down the essence of what you
Strategic planning is one of those oft-maligned phrases which stinks of corporate America. It involves ideas like Vision and Values and all sorts of other things that companies claim to espouse but probably don’t follow in reality. The principle of strategic planning is sitting down and figuring out what your organization is about and what
I was talking to a surgeon friend of mine about applicants for their surgery internship program. She told me they had three general pools- amazing, middling, and not-ranking. She emailed one applicant from each pool to set up a time to chat about the program. Their responses fell out exactly as the group had already