Thoughts
Are you succeeding? If not, maybe you’re measuring success the wrong way
Every action you undertake begins with three things: Motivation – Why are you doing this? What’s driving you? What’s the point? Goal – What do you hope to achieve? What does success look like? Action plan – How will you achieve your goal? What do you need to do? Most of us understand this template [...]
Keep your eyes on the future and embrace change
*Post 11 in the 30 Posts in 30 Days Challenge Last night I was audience to a fantastic presentation by Steve Prentice on social media and its integration in business and health. One of the ideas he spoke about was the importance for leaders not be afraid of the future. We can’t stick to our [...]
Two important questions
*Post 10 in the 30 Posts in 30 Days Challenge This past Tuesday I was in a meeting, and at the very beginning, two questions were posed at me: 1. What do I want to do with my life? 2. What drives me to do what I do? These are two extremely difficult questions, but [...]
Trial and error – because it’s okay to not know what you want
*Post 9 in the 30 Posts in 30 Days Challenge Sometimes it feels like we live in such a strange world. We’re expected to know so many things about ourselves, particularly about our futures, before we even know where to begin. One of those key moments is when we graduate high school. At this stage, [...]
Where does creativity come from?
I stared at my screen for a long time tonight trying to figure out what angle I wanted to pursue for my keynote at the upcoming Science Expo conference. Eventually, I came to a revelation about myself. A eureka moment. A concept that will be the basis of my talk. A random spark of creativity [...]
Is there a “perfect” medical specialty?
It’s day 3 since I started my 30 posts in 30 days challenge and I’m already behind pace since this is my second post.. oh well, just gotta double up one of the days! Last night I was having dinner with a fellow medical student and friend of mine from undergad, and one of the [...]
Taking your body AND your mind to the gym
Lots of people take their music with them to the gym. For the longest time I was the same, working out to the radio or my playlist. I would just listen to the music and get lost in my own thoughts. But at some point, I realized I had heard the same songs over and [...]
What Makes a Good Lecture?
I have been attending university lectures for almost four and a half years now, and while sitting through a lecture this morning, it hit me – why haven’t I written an article on what makes a good lecture? Sure, I have technically never lectured before. What the heck do I know? Well, as someone who [...]
Appreciation, Niceness, and Generosity – Why Being Kind is Best
Last night I was at dinner with a couple of friends. A good friend of mine from class was sitting across from me, and at one point, the topic of generosity came up. The discussion helped elucidate a concept that I’ve always believed, but never really put onto paper, so I guess now is a [...]
Hidden Luck
Luck, variance, randomness – whatever you want to call it, it has an undeniable influence on the course of events. Taking a simple case, you get lucky when your medical school interview is conducted by a physician who turns out to be life long buddies with one of your referees, or perhaps you get unlucky [...]
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