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(Even if you’re starting with zero subscribers) Starting a newsletter as a healthcare professional can completely change your life. Here's the thing: doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals spend years accumulating incredible knowledge and experiences in medicine, but they're often stuck in this one-to-one model of helping people. But what if you could scale your impact 10x, 100x, or even 1000x? That's exactly what a newsletter can do. Not only does it become an amazing creative...

When most healthcare professionals hear the term personal branding, it can feel irrelevant or even uncomfortable. After all, we’re not influencers or salespeople; we’re doctors, nurses, and specialists. Isn’t our clinical work enough? Here’s the thing: whether you realize it or not, your personal brand already exists. It’s the impression people have of you when they hear your name. Are you the go-to person for advice in your specialty? Are you known for your empathetic bedside manner? Or are...

One of the most valuable lessons I've learned in life is surprisingly simple: "The longer you stay in the game, the more likely you are to succeed" Whether it's your career, a business venture, a habit you're trying to build, or a relationship you want to strengthen, this principle holds true. It's not about being perfect from the start or expecting immediate results; it's about staying in the game, consistently showing up, and giving yourself the time to grow and improve. This approach works...

As a surgical trainee, I’ve often found myself in a constant race against time. There’s always another case to prepare for, another skill to master, another article to read. It feels like no matter how much I do, there’s always more waiting for me. I used to think that the only way to succeed was to keep pushing harder, to move faster, and to do more. The pressure to be productive, to always be ahead, was overwhelming. But as I’ve progressed in my training, I’ve started to realize something...

Have you ever heard about the Law of Reversed Effort? It's a fascinating idea that suggests sometimes, the harder you try, the less you might achieve. This notion comes from a Zen story where a martial arts student learns that doubling his effort could actually delay his progress. This concept isn't just theoretical, it's evident in the real-life story of Dr. Barry Marshall, an Australian physician and Nobel Prize winner. ( I wrote this post about him before) Dr. Marshall was convinced that...