Pump the brakes on your week and take 10 minutes to make your life as a surgeon just a little better…
On this episode of the mini-podcast, host Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, PCC discussed visualization, which is the mental process of focusing on an outcome or successful completion of a series of tasks. This mental practice can be applied before taking action or during an activity and can be applied for positive change and performance improvement. Studies have shown that people who visualize ahead of time, are more able to adapt if things don’t go to plan.
How can you start applying visualization?
By doing the following:
- Visualize the whole activity, to look at the hazards, approaches, and expectations.
- Anticipate the hazards, approaches, expectations, and reinforce the end goal.
- Focus on positive last thoughts.
Visualization is a perfect example of how physicians can improve their performance inside and outside of their healthcare practice.