I’ve been using the positive power of gratitude to improve my well-being. As with anything else in life, I’m getting better with practice. I haven’t
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Deliberate Practice and the Power of Getting 1% Better
Chris Nikic embraced the power of getting 1% better every day and in November 2020 became the first person with Down syndrome to complete an IRONMAN
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Jeffrey M. Smith, MD to speak at 2021 Combined National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) / Fall Meeting On Physician Wellness
Washington, DC., Sept 27, 2021 - SurgeonMasters CEO Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FACS, CPC to deliver a talk, Creating a Supportive Work Culture in
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Coaching Skills Improve Critical Leadership Skills
How Coaching Supports Others’ Best. As physicians, we’re called to lead in many ways by team members, patients, and countless others during our
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My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-2
In Part 1 of this blog series about my recent surgery, I discussed how gaining a different perspective allowed me to change my mindset. Part 2 will
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My Personal Experience with Surgery Part-1
In July, I had low back surgery (a right L5 -S1 discectomy and bilateral L5-S1 laminoforaminotomies) which in some part was due to years of performing
Continue ReadingCareer Milestones – Passing 500 Surgeon Coaching Hours
My vision is that every surgeon is working with a coach. I recently hit a career milestone, surpassing 500 surgeon client coaching hours since I
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Coaching Promotes Self-Advocacy for Surgeons
As surgeons, we are often on our own in a competitive, high risk environment. There are times when we are faced with: Being forced to do something
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Two Breathing Techniques to Calm the Mind
There are a few obvious times in my life when I think about breathing - before swimming in the ocean, while practicing yoga, and prior to surgery as I
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