Over the years the Balanced Physician programs have evolved as a systematic, effective approach to leverage performance and personal fulfillment of healthcare providers.
We base the program on proven principles of personal development, success, and business concepts.
You build your practice by building yourself. You cannot lead a group of people beyond your own level. Establishing the foundation for an extraordinary team and developing a reliable system for the delivery of excellent patient care requires strong self-leadership and personal growth.
Personal growth is the foundation for success. Many physicians focus their time, money and energy solely on the development and refinement of their clinical skills while sacrificing their personal life, their family, their well-being and fulfillment.
However, professional success depends on the personal growth of each physician. Personal growth is the process that reduces problems, brings about personal change and professional success. Personal development requires personal transformation and it starts from within:
- Self-awareness
- Attitude
- Beliefs
- Skills
Personal and professional growth are interdependent. The better we understand ourselves the better we understand others and the more our relationships will flourish. Of all the things that can have an effect on our future, personal growth has the greatest impact. We can talk about patient care, profitability, medical success rates etc., but all of this won’t be maximized without personal growth.
A well-developed balanced skill set leads to endless opportunities. The focus of the program is not necessarily work-life balance (even though some physicians approach us with this goal) but the development and fine-tuning of their self-management and interpersonal skills. Physicians who have a well-developed skill set of self-management, interpersonal and clinical skills experience more success, financial rewards, patient satisfaction, harmonious relationships and a sense of work-life balance.
Self-responsibility leads to progress. You are responsible for your life, your frustrations, indecisions, lack of progress but also for your success, well-being and fulfillment.
If you are dissatisfied with your life or where health care is going, complaining about it will lead you nowhere. You will do better if you work on yourself instead of worrying about the conditions that surround you. When you work on yourself, your life will automatically transform.
Problems are immediate opportunities. Problems are a natural part of life that opens the opportunity to growth, learning and advancement. Every problem has an immediate opportunity if we are open to look for it. Like it or not, pain gets our attention. If we want to get rid of pain, we must do the work that leads us to greater awareness. Paradoxically, we can only get rid of the pain by moving through it. Theodore Rubin summed it up nicely with "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."
There is always a better way. No matter what you do or what you want to achieve, there is always a better way. When you have this open mindset about life and improvement you will come up with creative and effective solutions you never thought of before.
Leadership starts with self-leadership. The most effective approach to pull your staff forward, to follow you is you being a role-model for them. As Ghandi said, "be the change you wish to see in this world"; role-model the behavior and results you wish to see in your staff.
If any of these principles resonate with you, learn more about the coach approach and how it has supported so many physicians with the foundation to create a life where they felt satisfied in their job, increased their success and enjoyed personal work-life balance. With the right kind of support, your opportunities and success are endless!
