Margaret Cary, MD MBA MPH PCC and Cliff Kayser, MSOD, MSHR, PCC
“I’m so exhausted. I love my patients, but caring for them gets in the way of time with my family.
I have young kids and I want to be there for them. My dad was always at work and I barely remember him. I don’t want that to happen to my kids.”
Does this sound familiar?
Which comes first, your professional life or your personal life?
Answer: They both do – but at different times. When the tension between professional and personal is poorly leveraged over time, both will suffer as a result. If we step back far enough, what we’re likely to see is that the dynamic tension between the two fell into the “Either/Or” category of a problem to solve. A simple reframe that could make big difference in success, is the thinking that’s being applied – rather than EITHER one OR the other, think, “How might I leverage this tension to get the benefits of BOTH Professional AND Personal Lives, to support wellbeing? This reframe is important – whatever your profession.
Work with us here as we walk you through creating your own Polarity Map, using Professional and Personal Lives as an example.
Here’s a blank map.
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