The concept of Earth School is that the entirety of our lives and what is happening around us might be a lesson. What if everything we experience is supposed to be so we can learn and grow? There are other versions of Earth School that also incorporate more spirituality, if you are interested in those as well. For me, it’s less about spirituality as it is about a useful concept, one I can apply at almost any time and to any situation. Let’s talk about what Earth School is and how to use this concept.“This concept of Earth School–right–that everything I’m experiencing, everything in my life, is part of the curriculum of my life, helps me drop my resistance to it.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnWhen learning was funWhat if all is learningLessens resistanceChanging the curriculumAppreciating Earth SchoolContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:How (and why) to Transform Any Crisis into a GiftLessons Learned from Byron KatieHow to Increase Your Mental and Emotional AgilityConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Giving thanks with intention first thing in the morning can help set your mood for the entire day. This doesn’t necessarily completely erase other emotions and sensations, especially as our day progresses, but it is certainly helpful.Simply focusing a few moments on what we appreciate can also help create space for all we’re thinking and feeling, positive or negative. There is great value in this, so let’s talk about how to start your day with gratitude and intention.“Is there a way that you want to experience the day? Is there a way you want to practice showing up? Is there an emotion you want to feel?” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnFull human experienceAwake and awareOne minuteBetter daysContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Pay Attention to the Good ThingsThe How To Not Use Gratitude (or any emotion) Against YourselfGifts of GratitudeConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Giving yourself permission is really open-ended. There are a lot of things you can give yourself permission to do or not do. And, perhaps most significantly, you don’t need to earn that right.Growing up, we are typically taught that we need to earn permissions. Even into adulthood, we’re conditioned in many areas to ask permission from someone else in authority. But what if there are areas in your life where you don’t need permission? What if, in reality, you already have all the authority you need? Let’s talk about that.“I actually think that giving yourself permission, and prioritizing yourself helps you be a better version of you and actually sets other people free to prioritize themselves, to give themselves permission.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnPermission conditionedAt no one’s expenseDoesn’t lead to anarchyWhat ifDoesn’t have to be seriousContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:What would love do?What Conditions Do You Need To Thrive?My #1 Coaching Tool (Warmer vs Colder)Connect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

In living this life, we encounter a lot of things which are, frankly, not great. All around us and throughout the world there is a lot going on that is pretty discouraging. So how do we navigate such a world? One helpful thing can be to intentionally pay attention to the good things.But with so many voices and so much noise, how do we focus on the good things? How do we let more of those influences in? How do we recognize more good? Let’s talk about it.“Our brain can’t differentiate a lot of the time between things we read about that are happening in other places, or things that happened to other people, and what’s happening to us. It generates a big stress response.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnWhy it’s hard to tear awayPaying attention to the goodMore right with youIncrease what you noticeEncourage the goodContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:How to Increase Your Mental and Emotional AgilityWhen It’s Just One Thing After AnotherCreating Ease (AKA How to feel less stressed out)Connect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

The question: “What would love do?” can be very powerful and revealing. And not necessarily for only what we automatically think about. When posed such a question, our minds tend to think about what love would do for others. But I want to look at it from a different vantage point.In this episode, I explore the question “What would love do?”... for you? When faced with this question and pondering your response, I want to consider the answer from the other side. It’s a beautiful thing that we think of others first but there is also beauty in thinking about the answer in regards to yourself.“[In] bringing love to the table, it has to be love for you and love for others.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnA beautiful questionWidening answersScarcity point of viewJust holding spaceSharing painful thingsContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Why Self Worth Cannot Be MeasuredWhat Conditions Do You Need To Thrive?Why how you speak about yourself and to yourself mattersConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Acceptance and processing of painful and unwelcome emotions is a skill we can learn. But it’s not an easy one. We naturally avoid pain, unpleasant emotions and uncomfortable interactions.For this episode, I wanted to share a tool for easier acceptance and processing of the things we normally avoid. After all, we can’t completely block negative or unwanted emotions and thoughts, so why not learn to handle them better? Let’s talk about it.“When that struggle switch is switched on, and it’s turned up high… it’s going to amplify all of those emotions, the ones you don’t like.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnTools to accept rather than resistA dial in our headDial high or dial offHow to dial downContact Info and Recommended ResourcesACT Made Simple and other Resources and Books by Russ HarrisPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Lessons Learned from Martha BeckClean Pain vs Dirty PainTaming AnxietyConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Productivity and measurable accomplishments are all too often how we’re defined and valued in our society. But that isn’t an accurate picture of someone’s worth. What we do isn’t all of who we are.In this episode, I want to explore this topic because we so often conflate our value and worthiness with what we do. But the reality is, we are infinitely valuable and self-worth cannot be measured. “When or if your self-esteem is dependent on external things, you can’t control it. You’re outsourcing one of the most important things to other people, to the world, to events unfolding… so many things we don’t control.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnMeasuring your self-worthThe world doesn’t careMeasuring internallyNo real metricContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Why how you speak about yourself and to yourself mattersGive Yourself the Gift of CoachingHow To Have Your Own BackConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Our brains are wired to think almost nonstop. It can be very difficult to slow that down but having some tools and techniques can be extremely helpful. It can keep us from being jerked around by our thoughts.To explore this topic further and to, hopefully, give you some ideas for creating space from your thoughts, I wanted to talk about this. In this episode, I offer several ideas for ways to know what you’re thinking, when you’re thinking it.“Our thoughts are really just the natural manifestation of our cognition, of our awareness, of our human mind.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll Learn Thinking is naturalKnowing when to disengageLooking at, rather than fromTechniques for creating spaceForms of thoughtsDefault phrasesThanking your brainObserver and questioner roleContact Info and Recommended ResourcesTen Percent Happier app and websitePodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:The Power of “Maybe” and How to Use it to Reduce Any StressLessons Learned from Eckhart TolleThe Importance of Thinking TimeConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.My book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Plants naturally thrive and grow when given the right conditions. Likewise, we need to identify our personal conditions to naturally grow and thrive, and then work toward giving ourselves those conditions. This can take many forms but the starting point is always identifying them.To help us, I wanted to talk about how to identify your own best conditions to thrive. This will look different for each person but I hope to give you some points and questions to ponder to help answer the question: What conditions do you need to thrive?“In thinking about what nourishes you, what energizes you, how can you include more of those things? And notice what, perhaps, will that naturally decrease or eliminate or delete from your life without you having to really make that happen?” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnIdentifying your desired futureIncreasing what energizes youDecreasing what drains youDisbelieving the outdatedLooking both closely and broadlyContact Info and Recommended ResourcesThe Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Ask Your Future Self for AdviceThe Lost Art of Relaxing (and why you need a lazy day)The Importance of Thinking TimeConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. What are you doing to move closer to your ideal life? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I personally read all my messages and I’d love to hear from you.saradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone. Doing things scared. Not waiting until everything is perfect. Putting yourself out there. No matter how you describe it, challenging yourself to intentionally take some risks and not simply stay safe can be nerve wracking but also invigorating.To be clear, I’m not advocating for physically endangering yourself. Please take care of and protect your physical health. What I’m talking about is emotional and mental risk. Tackling things you thought you could never do. Being courageous can have some extremely empowering and liberating results. Let’s talk about it.“Outside of our comfort zone is where the excitement, the innovation, where significant changes can happen, where we can go after our goals, where we can experience things that we want to experience, where we can grow and change.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnOur human defaultExposing yourself to discomfortWhere things happenTaking stock of true dangerA challenge to us allContact Info and Recommended ResourcesThe Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Don’t wait until you’re readyWhen to Quit vs When to GritMini Thought Experiment (What if Today was Your Last Day?)Connect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule.What intentional risks are you taking? Send me an email at sara@saradill.com or connect with me on social media. I’d love to hear about what you’re doing to move closer to your ideal life.saradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

When we can maintain a more fluid and less rigid approach to life, it goes a long way to reducing stress and turmoil. We can pivot and not end up stuck in certain emotions or thought patterns. This allows us to better manage whatever unexpected thing life throws our way.Because it’s such an invaluable skill, I’ve both practiced and taught thought flexibility for a long time. And over the years, I’ve found the same concept described in various ways. In this episode, I want to share one more way of viewing it. I’ve long believed it to be helpful to describe similar skills in different ways because one way might work better, speak deeper, and stick more tightly for you than another. So let’s once more examine how to increase your mental and emotional agility.“Mental and emotional agility is the ability to move and change shape when you’re in a high wind. When you’re under stress. When you are experiencing severe storms.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnA lesson from treesIncreasing the space of our powerMental rigidity vs Mental agilityIntegral to well-being and successFour steps to mental flexibilityExamining thoughts and emotionsContact Info and Recommended ResourcesEmotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David, PhDThe Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:When It’s Just One Thing After AnotherHow To Cope When Things Go WrongHow to Identify What Your Dream Practice Looks LikeConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. I may be busy but I really do read and respond to all my own emails. Why? Because I look forward to corresponding with my podcast listeners. You can write to ask me questions, recommend something you’d like to hear me talk about or even just say hello. sara@saradill.comsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Most of us are at least somewhat careful regarding how we speak about others. We try not to be overly cruel or to put others down too much. But we’re rarely as observant or conscientious of how we speak about ourselves. We don’t analyze our self-criticism or our self-talk.But just like how you speak about someone else has an impact, so does how you speak about yourself. As does the manner in which you speak to yourself. And the impact may be more damaging than you realize. Let’s talk about why how you speak about yourself and to yourself matters and what we can do to change it.“That little voice in our head is always going to be there… Are you good company to yourself?” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnFundamental shaper of who we areExamples of inner dialogueObserving what you sayHow to celebrate all of usSetting the bar for how others treat usWhy the switch is everythingContact Info and Recommended ResourcesMy Book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Ask Your Future Self for AdviceWhy Insight Isn't Enough to Create Lasting ChangeHow to be less judgmental and becoming discerning insteadConnect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. I may be busy but I really do read and respond to all my own emails. Why? Because I look forward to corresponding with my podcast listeners. You can write to ask me questions, recommend something you’d like to hear me talk about or even just say hello. sara@saradill.comsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Your Dream Practice. Just thinking about it might cause you to sigh with longing. But like planning a dream trip, you must be clear on where you want to go. As I’ve been planning some trips lately, I’ve been pondering this parallel.Without knowing where you’re headed, working toward a dream practice becomes muddled. It can even become little more than an exercise in frustration and futility. But if you know where you want to go, a world of possibilities opens up. You can figure out the path and the how. And it all starts with first knowing how to identify what your dream practice looks like.“The degree to which you don’t know what you truly want is the degree to which you won’t ever get it.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnRecognize your focusIt’s going to feel uncomfortableKnowing what you don’t wantKnowing what you do wantIdentify your beliefs about your futureHow to identify your ideal job (your “too good to be true”)Tuning in and getting clearContact Info and Recommended ResourcesMy Book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting Medicine by Dr. Sara Dill, MDPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Goal Setting for a More Amazing LifeHow To Not Use Gratitude (or any emotion) Against YourselfWhen to Quit vs When to GritAre you Upper Limiting Yourself?How To Know If You Are A Good Doctor?Connect with Dr. Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule.I may be busy but I really do read and respond to all my own emails. Why? Because I look forward to corresponding with my podcast listeners. You can write to ask me questions, recommend something you’d like to hear me talk about or even just say hello. sara@saradill.comsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Can playing a version of a children’s game actually help us make decisions? Help us know what path to take? I think so.In this episode, I share my #1 coaching tool: Warmer versus Colder–and how it can help us as adults. It may seem silly but this method taps into our intuition and our natural sense of the correct answer to questions we’re asking and decisions we’re making. Let’s explore how and why.“Warmer feels less stressful. Colder feels stressed.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnA children’s gameHow warmer vs colder worksSigns of warmerSigns of colderWhy warmer vs colder worksContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:How "I don't know" keeps you stuck“GOOD” Hard versus “BAD” HardA Fresh Start (or how to begin again)Connect with Sara Dill, MDThe Doctor’s CoachThinking about working with me? I have room for new clients, so don’t hesitate to schedule a FREE consult call: saradill.com/schedule. Interested in my book? You can order a copy here: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineI may be busy but I really do read and respond to all my own emails. Why? Because I look forward to corresponding with my podcast listeners. You can write to ask me questions, recommend something you’d like to hear me talk about or even just say hello. sara@saradill.comsaradill.comsaradill.com/coachingFacebookInstagram

Noticing the story of your past and how it’s affecting your present can help you recontextualize it. This can lead to healing changes such as removing limiting beliefs, removing some of the sting of the past, and others. All of this can help lead you into a better future.To accomplish this, I want to talk about how to change your past. I truly believe you can change your past… in a way. In the most important way. It’s not about changing facts or pretending things didn’t happen. And it’s not about making up a new past. It’s all about redefining how you tell your story, how you view things from your past, and how you allow that to shape your present and your future.“Our past no longer exists in any place except our mind… If you’re thinking about your past, you’re doing so now, you’re doing so in the present moment… The only way your past exists now is in your thought or thoughts about it. Otherwise, it doesn’t really affect you.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnRecontextualizing the facts of your lifeSharing with someone who is caringThe only place the past existsMemory is malleableChoosing focus and meaningMaking peace with your pastHow to change your pastContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:What do you believe (and when to change it)Give Yourself the Gift of CoachingLessons Learned from Byron KatieRegret MinimizationConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule. Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram

As children, we’re often told what to believe and/or feel. We don’t have much choice in what we believe. But as adults, that’s not true. No one can actually make us believe anything without our consent. This should prompt us to examine how we’re processing what we believe.That’s why I feel it’s important to evaluate what you believe and what influences those beliefs. For example, what from your past might be tainting what you believe now? What thoughts or beliefs are left over from your past? Let’s talk about what you believe and when to change it.“It’s very difficult to make decisions that go against our core beliefs, how we understand the world, how we understand ourselves. Right? It’s like paddling upstream. And so the easier place to start is to identify those beliefs and start to loosen them, start to change them, start to imagine how you would behave if you believed the opposite, if you believed something different.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnBeliefs are choicesPast shame, guilt, worry, hesitationWhat you believeChanging your pastChanging how you speak about yourselfContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Believing New Things - rebroadcastHow to Forgive YourselfChoose AgainConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule. Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram

It’s been said that if you wait until you “feel” ready, you’ll never act. Of course, this isn’t the case for all people or even every situation but sometimes, there are things we want to do, or we even should do, that we may never really feel totally ready for. But do you have to feel completely ready or can you just get started?In this episode, I want to explore this idea. What if you don’t wait until you’re ready? What if you move or act in spite of the fear or the uncertainty? Might you feel more ready if you try on the new thought that you can start regardless of your feelings? Let’s talk about it.“What if you start to believe: I’m ready enough. I don’t need to wait until I’m completely ready. Right? I can start now.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnWhat needs to happenPossible to just startKolbe Action ModesQuick StartFact FinderFollow-ThroughImplementerContact Info and Recommended ResourcesKolbe Assessments: kolbe.comPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:How "I don't know" keeps you stuckAre you Upper Limiting Yourself?Goal Setting for a More Amazing LifeConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule. Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram

Constraint, when placed upon ourselves, can be extremely powerful because it’s all about intentionality. It’s not about limiting ourselves simply for the sake of discipline. It’s about purposefully and thoughtfully removing or subtracting things from our lives to attain a bigger goal.Thus this voluntary form of restraint comes from a place of autonomy and ownership. That’s why it’s important to both think carefully and make conscious choices in the area of constraint, as well as to ready yourself to follow through. Because your brain will resist, especially at first. So let’s talk about the power of constraint and how to wield it positively in our lives.“Practicing voluntary constraint, practicing voluntary limitation of what your options are, and planning that out in advance, can actually give you so much more freedom. Freedom from overwhelm, freedom from decision fatigue, freedom from sort of frittering your time away on things that, in the end, you don’t really even care about.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnWhat constraint is and is notHow constraint guides usBenefits of simplificationAreas to considerGet specificMeasure your successContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Decisions ahead of timeAsk Your Future Self for AdviceConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule. Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram

Making decisions ahead of time may, on the surface, seem like a constraining habit. Like your freedom to choose in the moment would be stripped away. However, it’s been my experience that the opposite is actually true.There is a very real and very prevalent source of overwhelm and stress: Decision fatigue. We literally make hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of decisions every single day. But when I found the relief of utilizing this strategy of making decisions ahead of time – and honoring them – it has helped me alleviate some of my decision fatigue. Of course, there are some decisions that you simply can’t, and others you shouldn’t, make in advance but there are many you can. Let’s talk about how and why to employ this powerful stress reducer.“When we make decisions ahead of time… we’re not focused on seeking pleasure or avoiding pain or conserving energy. We aren’t reactive… We’re intentional.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnDraining mental energyUsing the more complicated part of your brainProactive thinking yields smarter decisionsDecision fatigueNatural rebellion against premade decisionsHow to employ this stress reducing habitWhen to change your mind or notContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:How "I don't know" keeps you stuckHow To Make DecisionsTwo Minutes to Procrastinate Less and Accomplish MoreConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule. Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram

Have you ever written a letter from your future self? It’s pretty common motivational advice to write a letter to your future self, outlining what you want to accomplish, who you’re going to be, and so forth. But what if, instead, you wrote a letter from your future self? What would that look like?I’ve taken on the habit of talking with and thinking about my future self at about 60, or sometimes, 90 years old. And the more I do that, the more I care about myself in the future. I care about me. This prompts me to consider what I’m doing today to create that ideal future for the gracious, caring, tough-love, 90-year-old me. To help you try this unique approach to seeking wisdom, I share my experiences and how, exactly, you ask your future self for advice.“The more I talk with my future self, the more I think about me in the future… the more I care about her… It makes me want to take care of her… I want to have my own back… I want to set myself up in the future to have my goals and dreams come true.” – Dr. Sara DillWhat You’ll LearnPositive anticipation of futureTapping into future self wisdomGet to know future youHow to gauge advice authenticityQuestions to ask future youWisdom from the futureContact Info and Recommended ResourcesPodcast Episodes that pair well with this one:Regret MinimizationHow To Have Your Own BackConnect with Sara Dill, MD, The Doctor’s CoachI currently have space for new clients! Schedule a FREE consult call to chat with me about it: saradill.com/schedule.Read and respond to my own emails? Yes, I do. I truly enjoy communicating with listeners to my podcast. Ask me a question, suggest a podcast topic or just say hi: sara@saradill.com.Website: saradill.comWork with me: saradill.com/coachingMy book: The Doctor Dilemma: How to Quit Being Miserable Without Quitting MedicineFacebookInstagram