In the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about doctors and medicine and how our medical system here in the US needs to change. I’m getting ready to launch a program specifically for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and others who spend their days taking care of patients.
The program is based on my many years of coaching clinicians, along with a lot of research.
As the launch gets closer, I’ve started to think more and more about seeing patients again. (I stopped seeing patients when I had my son 4 years ago.)
Yesterday, while running, I realized if I spend my time seeing patients, I most likely will not move forward with my goal of helping physicians change their schedules/priorities/lives because I’ll be too busy seeing patients.
What do I really want to do?
Ultimately, I think I can help more patients by helping more physicians become happier, healthier people (and caregivers) who have time to pick up their heads, look around at our current system of medicine, and make some changes.
But going forward with this work is really scary. I know how to see patients (and I really miss caring for patients,) and I know how to coach individuals (physicians as well as stay-at-home moms) but I’ve never declared myself as a life coach for the medical profession before.
So do I allow my fear to stop me from stepping out of my comfort zone?
Today I say, “no.”
I’m going to keep moving forward with this project that really inspires me. I’m going to feel the fear and do it anyway.
I’m going to do it anyway because we either do things out of fear or out of love and I made a promise to myself years ago that I’d make my decisions based on love, and because behind the fear is a sense of excitement, of commitment, of joy.
One way I’m moving past the fear is by posting this blog post and making a public statement.
What are you afraid and excited and passionate about right now? Are you going to go with the fear or the joy and the passion?