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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field

Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field

Dr. John Arnold, DVM

Podcast A Vet is a podcast for Veterinarians, students, nurses, veterinary professionals and animal lovers with an emphasis on community. The podcast shares the stories, struggles, successes and insights of leaders across the veterinary industry. As modern vets, we face numerous challenges on a daily basis, from dealing with patients and clients, to running profitable practices, to dealing with internal struggles like compassion fatigue. We believe that the best way through these struggles is by learning from a supportive and open community, and improving the vet industry as a whole, one vet professional at a time.
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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 090: How To Create A Great Company Culture w/ Wendy Hauser

090: How To Create A Great Company Culture w/ Wendy Hauser

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09/24/19 • 56 min

Wendy Hauser has had a chance to wear many hats in her career, being involved in everything from pharmaceuticals, to practice ownership, consulting and pet insurance. Since deciding she was destined for veterinary medicine at age nine, Wendy has worked to develop her skills and resume to reflect her dedication, determination, and resilience.

Wendy wants to make sure that you realize all of the different gifts you can find in different jobs, never feel stuck, and find a culture that makes you feel necessary and happy. Providing advice on everything from early-career practice ownership to finding a mentor and dismissing the negative connotations around pet insurance, Wendy is proof of the power of diversity in medicine.

When you are part of a culture that creates a sustainable and inviting workplace you are able to problem solve as a team, develop your own personal skills and motivate yourself to keep taking brave leaps. If you want to learn why pet insurance is a valuable way to proactively care for an animal, understand the importance of talking to your clients about money or gain tools to create a great company culture, this is the episode for you.

How do company culture, client relationships and proactive strategies fit into your day to day routine? Share the similarities and differences you find in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • Exploring the responsibilities and lessons of practice ownership
  • Ways to be a more effective and impactful leader, employee and contributor
  • How to make pet insurance normal in hospitals and part of your team's culture
  • Which things that you can do to let your team know that you've got their back
  • Three tools to help you adopt a proactive approach to caring for your pet or patient

Quotes

“Everything that I did from age 9 was focused towards developing skills that I would need to be the best veterinarian, and best human, that I can be.” (4:03)

“I get out of bed every morning to help people. That's why I am a veterinarian. I help people by keeping their beloved pets healthy.” (16:58)

“I have a marketable skill, it will be okay. But I need to feed my soul in different ways.” (35:13)

“Regardless of whatever role you have, if you are a practice manager, if you are a technician, if you are a doctor, you are building great marketable skills and those will always translate into new opportunities for you. Please never stay in a position where you feel you're stuck, you’re only limited by your own self-beliefs, not by reality.” (36:09)

“Why aren't we being leaders in the lives of pet owners? Because once we start educating them then when they come in with their second or third or fourth pet, they know what to expect, and they’re on board with providing the best care.” (50:52)

Links

Peak Veterinary Consulting

The Veterinarian’s Guide to Healthy Pet Plans by Wendy Hauser and Debbie Boone

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 083: The Importance Of Finding Growth In The Passion To Learn w/ Jeremiah Easley

083: The Importance Of Finding Growth In The Passion To Learn w/ Jeremiah Easley

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08/06/19 • 61 min

In this episode, we jump back into the large animal world with DVM, large animal surgeon and lab research developer, Jeremiah Easley. After trying to rebel against his father's career of equine medicine, Jeremiah found his way back to his passion and has since found a thriving home in surgery and the development of medical devices.

Today Jeremiah is here to relive the knowledge and wisdom he has gained over his career and dive into the exciting world of research and development on the medical side of things. We take a look into the highs and lows of equine surgery, how to find a job that you are excited about, the importance of finding growth in the passion to learn, and much more.

Join us as we reflect back on the crucial moments of life where things worked out just right, and the importance of making a difference in both human and animal lives through continuous growth and the pursuit of knowledge.

How did your upbringing impact your decision to become a veterinary professional? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • Explore cutting edge research developments and how they came to be
  • The importance of keeping your options open and going against the grain
  • Discover the many facets and positions available in veterinary medicine
  • Examining the things that happen at a young age that affect how you grow up
  • Putting a face to the world of surgery, medical research, and development

Quotes

“I kinda tried everything under the sun to find out what else I wanted to do and it eventually came back to veterinary medicine.” (19:11)

“Always my focus was surgery, and just kind of how I ended up there, I don't know if I cared what path I took, as long as I was going to be doing that I think I was going to be happy.” (27:50)

“I kind of went into that job, ‘I want to run this lab’. It may not have worked out that way, or it may have been something where I didn't like it or whatever, but I certainly wanted to go into it saying ‘I think this will be something I can make a go at and love’, and I think its worked out really well.” (37:19)

“It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with it, and certainly I love it now just by the fact that I run the day today, it's really what I’m passionate about.” (45:32)

“You can do anything as a veterinarian, there are so many things that are possible out there.” (46:38)

Links

PAV 040: Jennifer Hatzel

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 104: New Years Message w/ Kelsey Cates

104: New Years Message w/ Kelsey Cates

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12/31/19 • 7 min

Happy New Year Podcat A Vet family! While we can barely believe that 2020 is already upon us, it is an exciting time of year here at the Podcast A Vet headquarters. As we look forward to Season 3 of Podcast A Vet and reflect on the past year, we want to say thank you to our wonderful community and Patreons. This show wouldn’t exist without you and it is our pleasure to recognize all you do for your profession and each other.

What are your goals for 2020 and how can Podcast A Vet help support you in achieving those goals? Share with us in the comments on the episode page or through a direct message!

In This Episode

  • A look at the goals for Podcast A Vet and the PAV Community in 2020
  • Meaningful and heartfelt shoutouts to our Patreons and guests from the past year
  • Behind the scenes peek at what goes into the Podcast A Vet Instagram

Quotes

“We have got lots of goals as a podcast, we have got lots of goals for our community, we’re obviously pushing forward with a whole new set of episodes starting in Season 3 starting next week, we can’t wait for your guys to meet all of these storytellers. It seems like every episode just gets better and better and people are just so excited to share with us and we are excited to share that with you.” (2:24) - Kelsey

“We found a niche in the podcats world, in the veterinary world, and you can bet that we are going to run with it.” (4:01) - Kelsey

“Its really great to see guests contributing in so many ways, not only did they share their story but really believing in what we are doing here.” (5:07) - Dr. Arnold

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PAV 015: Tim Hackett

PAV 026: Christine Hardy

PAV 025: Erin Crawford

PAV 005: Mike Suit

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 063: How To Use Social Media To Increase Your Income w/ Danielle Lambert

063: How To Use Social Media To Increase Your Income w/ Danielle Lambert

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03/19/19 • 50 min

If you have been living under a rock these past few years and haven’t hopped on the social media bandwagon yet, you could be missing out on huge business and monetary gains. Danielle Lambert has a passion for helping veterinary hospitals market themselves and has created a successful business teaching others how to convert business from the internet into income for your practice. Founder of the Snout School and VP of Business Development at Whisker Cloud, Danielle knows what she is talking about when it comes to monetizing social media and putting your best virtual foot forward.

Today Danielle explains just exactly how social media marketing works, why your website could be one of your biggest assets, and reasons why the online marketing game is not going anywhere. She is providing specific tips on how you could be supplementing your veterinary income with an internet related business, why you need to start with a goal when getting into the social media game, and reasons she is a big believer in paying for online advertisements to increase your ROI.

By putting content out onto the internet, and encouraging your team members to do the same, you could be creating a valuable aspect of your business that you didn't even know existed. The opportunity to retain more clients and increase your average transaction through online marketing tools is possible if you know what to do. Danielle is a wealth of knowledge on an increasingly important aspect of all businesses and is highlighting the necessity to bring this new wave of thinking into the veterinary field.

Does Danielle’s perspective make you rethink the amount of effort you spend on your social media strategy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments on the episode page!

In This Episode

  • Finding balance in your veterinary practice through social media monetization
  • How to measure social media campaigns to track your advertising success
  • What constitutes a successful post and how to increase your online popularity
  • Creating compelling content with a business strategy for client retention
  • Removing the competitive nature from online communities and increasing diversity

Quotes

“I want to develop Snout School into something that not only teaches veterinary hospitals how to market themselves but also helps empower women in veterinary medicine to find their unique career paths and use social media to achieve their goals.” (5:08)

“If you put a little bit of hard work and dedication into something, you can create whatever the heck kind of job you want now.” (7:28)

“I think that the more we get proactive about our business skills there are plenty of opportunities to do things that are going to help you out financially.” (18:33)

“Using social media as a tool and in a positive way, to have a positive impact on this industry and on the lives of pets, it’s there, and it can be used to your advantage, you just have to jump on in.” (33:35)

“I really wanted to see more, I wanted to showcase these women with these skill sets because I think it is more representative of the industry.” (40:04)

Links

Veterinary Social Media: The Snout School Community

Snout School #SnoutSquad

Danielle’s Whisker Cloud Website

Snout School Website

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Follow Danielle on Instagram | Twitter

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 042: Why Your Expectations Might Be Harming Your Fulfillment w/ Dr. Meghann Berglund

042: Why Your Expectations Might Be Harming Your Fulfillment w/ Dr. Meghann Berglund

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10/23/18 • 117 min

I have long been a fan of Dr. Meghann Berglund and I am thrilled to have her spread her wisdom and incredibly powerful words with all of us today. From shelter medicine to private practice and relief work, Dr. Berglund has seen a lot. And with two daughters on top of that, she has a wide range of stories and life advice to share.

We are discussing everything from the staggering 40,000 animals she has spayed or neutered over her career, to imposter syndrome and postpartum depression. She is sharing her theory of lizard brain and owl brain, why you need to make sure you ask for help when you need it, and why perseverance is the ultimate key to success.

By appreciating your own little acts of bravery and checking the expectations you hold for yourself, you can stop doubting yourself and start embracing the practice of courage. Dr. Berglund believes that by working to speak for those who do not have the ability to speak for themselves, we can find small victories that ultimately amount to self-confidence and freedom.

Join us for an honest and down to earth conversation about sharing your issues and being okay with your normality.

Have you ever struggled with some of the issues Dr. Berglund expresses on this episode? Let us know how you are getting by in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • Finding the ‘why’ behind your passion
  • Caring for vet school classmates beyond the years
  • Keeping your passion fresh throughout a veterinary career
  • The differences between shelter medicine, private practice and relief work
  • How to check your expectations and feel more fulfilled

Quotes

“Everybody has a story they can tell you, everybody has something they can teach you. And I started to realize that that's really, at least to me, what this podcast does. Everybody, no matter how well you think you know them, has treasures to offer and knowledge to give and experience to share. (10:40)

“You may not know [your why] in undergrad, you may not know it in vet school. I was lucky in that I managed to find it before vet school and then I had some purpose and some direction in vet school. But I'm not sure everybody does and that needs to be okay.” (34:50)

“The relief business was sort of a way to kind of dip my toe in a bunch of different places. But what it ended up being was just this really cool bouquet I got to pick from all my different skills and all the places I had worked.” (56:47)

“What I have gotten out of this experience, and out of my life's journey to this point, is that most bravery is unintentional.” (1:31:41)

“The merit is in the work and in the process and in the learning and not in the outcome. You can you know ‘that's fine’ and you toss it in the fail bucket and you learn something from it and you try again.” (1:51:24)

“Good or bad, everybody has their treasures. And listening to people and asking about their treasures they are carrying, or their fails that they are carrying, and just saying like ‘hey I see you for who you are’, is probably a good way for all of us to connect with each other better.” (1:54:14)

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Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast

Not One More Vet

QPR Gatekeeper Training

Veterinary Information Network

Collective Geekery Facebook Page

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 070: Financial Wellness Series: Part One w/ Brennan Pitard

070: Financial Wellness Series: Part One w/ Brennan Pitard

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05/07/19 • 27 min

Continuing on with our Financial Wellness Series we are joined by Brennan Pitard, a DVM who left practice only a few years after graduation to help bridge the gap between banks, lenders, and veterinarians. Having experienced the veterinary field himself, Brennan knows first hand the struggles, pressures, and roadblocks faced by his peers, and helps look past those obstacles to see the bigger picture and help others achieve their dreams of practice ownership.

One of the only, if not the only veterinary lender who helps new and aspiring practice owners on a step-by-step journey, Brennan is the kind of guy who will talk to you at 8 pm on a Friday night to help make sure that you understand the path to your future. To give you a taste of his knowledge, Brennan is here to provide the steps you need to take to realize your dream of practice ownership, why he chooses to look past the unfortunate circumstances of most debt and find a solution, and ultimately explain how he works to align veterinary medicine and banking.

Brennan and his team of lenders at First Financial Bank believe it's about the numbers, but its also about the people too. With the right financial partner, even burdens like student debt won't hold you back from reaching your goals of practice ownership and financial stability. Learn why you should be looking at income-based repayment if your goal is practice ownership, understand the process and timeline behind starting a practice, and why if you are thinking about buying a practice, you should probably do it.

You don't have to be a name or a number on a piece of paper to a bank, there are loaners out there like Brennan and the First Financial Bank team who will be with you every step of the process, ensuring you are always supported and never alone.

Have you taken steps to alleviate your financial stress and embrace your ideal career model? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • Comparing the lifestyle differences between practice work and ownership
  • Strategies to eliminate your debt on a realistic time frame for buying a practice
  • Ways to decide if you should be buying the real estate along with the practice
  • Steps an individual can take to become part of a team even as a sole owner
  • Habits to avoid and adapt to get your credit score to the optimal level

Quotes

“Right now it fulfills me to be able to help those veterinarians out there that think that they cannot open a practice, think they cannot start their own practice, don’t have the resources and the knowledge to do it, and it’s important to me to let them know they can do it.” (6:13)

“Being involved and getting to work with veterinarians on a daily basis and help them accomplish their dream makes it all worth it for me.” (12:15)

“There’s a lot of different pieces to the puzzle. If you were willing to take a leap of faith and have the confidence to spend that money or take that loan to accomplish your dream, there is no reason we should penalize you for having that under your belt.” (26:41)

Links

Contact Brennan at [email protected]

FFB Veterinary Loans Homepage

First Financial Bank Website

PAV 062: Financial Wellness Series Part One with Stith Keiser

PAV 066: Financial Wellness Series Part Two with Stith Keiser & Larry Alexander

Blue Heron Consulting Website

PAV 056: Sam Romano

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 069: How To Use Integrative Therapies To Care For Horses w/ Elizabeth Dooher

069: How To Use Integrative Therapies To Care For Horses w/ Elizabeth Dooher

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04/30/19 • 72 min

Get ready for all things horses as we are joined by Elizabeth Dooher, an equine veterinarian passionate about integrative therapies and helping horses around the world find healing. Elizabeth combines therapies such as chiropractic, acupuncture, rehabilitation, massage, laser therapy, nutrition and more and applies these treatments both at home in Vail, Colorado and abroad in countries like Egypt and Jordan. Today Elizabeth is diving into all things horses, acupuncture, and how she has found a way to take her passion for travel and turn it into a lifesaving practice.

If you have ever been curious what it is like to give acupuncture to a horse, want to learn the secrets to listening and communicating successfully with horses, or are looking to find your own middle ground between Chinese and Western veterinary medicine, this is the episode for you. Elizabeth takes us from the Sahara desert to equine charities in the Middle East to paint a picture of the vast landscape of international and integrative veterinary work.

Running on a philosophy of going with the flow, making a global impact and empowering veterinarians to interact with animals in new ways, Elizabeth is a positive energy source who thrives on the unknown to keep things interesting. By accepting what the Universe puts in front of you, and finding a way to mesh your unique passions, you can find the appropriate system for you to deliver optimal healing.

What about Elizabeth’s journey inspires you to follow your own soul purpose? Share with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • How to acupuncture a horse safely, carefully, and what reaction to expect
  • What it is like to attend vet school after eight years out of the education sector
  • Connecting with both animals and communities through integrative medicine
  • Veterinary expectations found in Jordan, Eygpt, and other Middle Eastern countries
  • Learning how to combine alternative therapies and travel passions for global healing

Quotes

“By the time I decided to go to vet school, I had a real purpose and a real reason and a real desire. It wasn't just a default choice, it was a very intentional decision for me to go to vet school.” (11:35)

“If we really listen to these horses, they are so willing to have such conversations with us and if we can respect that and honor that part of them, they will let us in in such incredible ways.” (18:17)

“It’s been a really neat way to get to know cultures and communities and people, and it just happens that veterinary medicine has been my vehicle to connect with these communities.” (41:26)

“I am 100% sure that I am safer walking down the streets of Aman, the capital of Jordan, at night than I am in any city in the US by myself at night.” (46:55)

“If you are going to do any sort of abroad work, you really sort of have to have that kind of attitude. Because these countries, they are not like the US, and we can't go there expecting it to be, and I don't wish that they were.” (1:04:58)

Links

Integrative C.A.R.E Website

Follow Integrative Care on Facebook

Egypt Equine Aid Website

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 029: How To Stand Out With Your Vet School Application w/ Gretchen Delcambre

029: How To Stand Out With Your Vet School Application w/ Gretchen Delcambre

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07/17/18 • 66 min

Two of the most common holdups potential students have before applying to vet school are how to make sure your application stands out, and whether or not vet school is the right path for you in the first place. Today, Gretchen Delcambre, director of vet school admissions to Colorado State answers everything you need to know before you submit your application to vet school.

Gretchen describes the application process, how to set your application apart from the crowd, and why grades aren’t everything. Gretchen focuses on Colorado State’s selection process and the criteria they are looking for, breaks down how they narrow down the 2200 annual candidates, and the importance of hearing the whole story of an applicant. She will put to rest your worries about having a perfect 4.0 GPA, why you should focus on what makes you different and highlights the other things on your application that can be even more important than grades.

In This Episode

  • A breakdown of the vet school application process
  • Why it's not a bad plan to apply to multiple schools
  • The ‘holistic review process’
  • What it's like to be in a relationship with another veterinarian
  • The importance of experience over grades
  • Perseverance and why you should keep applying even if you don't get in the first few times

Quotes

“Even though I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do, it was just going to open more doors. So that's why I jumped into vet med.” (6:49)

“When this admissions position came up there was someone who sort of rang the bell and said ‘hey you should really look at this’ and I did and it was the right fit for me because the admissions position, I am really advocating for our profession and needing a diverse group of students coming in to go and fill all the crazy niches in the profession” (23:14)

“Part of our holistic process is we can look at stories even within transcripts. We understand that sometimes college is a hard transition for students coming out of high school. So sometimes you might not rock out those A’s and B’s in the first semester or second semester. What we are looking for is those upper division sciences... we are really looking at upper trends towards those last years. It's not about that shiny 4.0 it's more about the growth.” (30:49)

“Once you get into vet school, take that pressure off yourself, it's about learning the material not making the grades.” (34:38)

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CSU DVM Program

For DVM Admissions questions, email [email protected]

For tours and advising appointments for anyone not currently a CSU undergraduate and within 1 year of applying, email [email protected]

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 028: How To Be Intentional About The Culture Of Your Clinic w/ Dr. Tim Holt

028: How To Be Intentional About The Culture Of Your Clinic w/ Dr. Tim Holt

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07/10/18 • 67 min

A city boy from Denver who found his calling dealing with livestock in Gunnison, CO, Dr. Tim Holt has been challenging the status quo in the veterinary world for years. Having never touched a horse or a cow until veterinary school in 1984, Dr. Holt spent the beginning of his career treating livestock while researching Pulmonary Hypertension in bulls and cattle. Since 2004 Dr. Holt has been working with large animal livestock at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at CSU, and mentoring his students.

Dr. Holt believes in focusing on client relationships, helping students understand ranch work, and helping them navigate how exactly a veterinarian survives in this world. Dr. Holt encourages his mentees to find things that they are passionate about and enjoy doing while enjoying the people you work with, which he assures us is the key to a long and happy career. In addition to his career history, we discuss the new trend of specialization, acupuncture and chiropractic treatment for livestock, and Dr. Holt’s surprising collection of tattoos.

In This Episode

  • Tim’s amazing recount of his memorable first day on the job
  • Focusing on pain control during surgery
  • How Tim changed the culture around veterinary care in his small town clinic
  • The importance of financial responsibility and life-work balance
  • Finding pleasure in learning

Quotes

“To be honest I went through vet school knowing that I would be a small animal practitioner, but yet chase the bulls with pulmonary hypertension. That was my big goal.” (9:38)

“I went from a job that I truly, truly, loved to a new job I truly, truly, love. Because even though it’s not mixed animal and I miss the small animal practice, I now hang out with youth every day. And the vet students are a joy I am passionately thrilled for them and I can’t say enough about the excitement the vet students give to me.” (30:54)

“If you keep adding to your world and you keep looking to do new things and you keep adding to your education and you never stop, I don’t know how you get bored with that.” (44:12)

“If somebody came to me and said ‘should I be a veterinarian?’ I’m going ‘there is no better profession’” (56:49)

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Veterinary Loan Repayment Program

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Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field - 102: How To Help Your Patients When They Get A Canine Cancer Diagnosis w/ Lori Cesario

102: How To Help Your Patients When They Get A Canine Cancer Diagnosis w/ Lori Cesario

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12/17/19 • 39 min

A woman who wears many hats, Lori Cesario is passionate about having her hand in many fields while remaining dedicated to her oncology patients. Originally hailing from California and a Ross University Vet School graduate, Lori is here today to remind us not to sweat the small stuff.

Today Lori is here to share insider tips on everything from what it takes to build an online oncology resource to paying off student debt and what kept her focused on the oncology road. If you are looking for tips on motivating yourself while feeling accomplished, want to learn about surgical oncology as a general practitioner or are interested in learning how journaling improved Lori’s life, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

How do you take stalk in what you have done and keep moving towards your future goals? Share your motivational tips with us in the comments on the episode page.

In This Episode

  • Tips for getting out of debt by making some serious money spending changes
  • The importance of getting your thoughts down on paper to better relax
  • Why you should be setting real-life actionable steps to accomplishing your goals
  • A peek into the life of an oncologist and ways to not be consumed by the work
  • Learn what it takes to become a surgical oncologist and what keeps the passion alive

Quotes

“It feels a lot better just to confront it and figure out a plan and make progress and make progress and make progress rather than to get all of that anxiety.” (15:32)

“If I’m just still kind of going over and over a case or a client that was really difficult or something, I have found that journaling really helps.” (22:27)

“When you set goals or you have things that you want to do, you are comparing where you are now to where you want to go. And so you often never feel like you have accomplished everything, so you can sort of feel negative about that. But if you look back at older journal entries or make sure to say ‘what have I done in the last 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, then you can realize all of the things you have accomplished.” (25:11)

“It’s nice to learn how to do new things and I like being able to do multiple different things at once, I think that is nice. It is nice to have multiple different types of outlets.” (30:17)

Links

Canine Cancer Academy Website

ORU Wrapping Fabric Website

Advanced Surgical Oncology at the Oquendo Centre

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