“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are taught from an early age to avoid comparing ourselves to others.  Then, we are sent off to school, where we are ranked, compared, and pitted a...

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
–George Bernard Shaw

Who Needs A Reinvention?

Everyone.

Reinvention gets a bad rap. People hear the word and think it sounds woo. Or, they believe it means scrapping everything and starting over, like tor...

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
–Peter Drucker 

When I was in middle school, I was tasked with researching a career. I found a book in the school library that detailed the path to becoming a doctor. College. Medical School. Internship. Residency. Fellowship. I h...

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
–Sydney J. Harris 

During a recent conversation with my physician coach, I found myself reflecting on my favorite part of our family vacation to the Caribbean. We snorkeled, swam with turtles, rented jet skis, held starfish, and...

“Being in the GAP puts you in the passenger seat of your own experiences. You’re reactive to whatever happens—and when things don’t go how you expected or wanted, then you’re the powerless victim. The GAIN, on the other hand, puts you in the driver’s seat of your own life. You decide what your...

“Holding on is believing that there's only a past; letting go is knowing that there's a future.”
―Daphne Rose Kingma 

Are you familiar with the concept of choosing a Word Of The Year? 

Have you chosen a Word Of The Year?

You may be wondering: “What’s up with Hersh? Why ...

“Perfection is the enemy of good.”

–Voltaire

Regarding the invention of the electric light bulb, Thomas Edison famously said: “I have not failed.  I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”  Can you imagine a world where Thomas Edison looked at his pile of failures and decided to give u...

“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.” 

― Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit 

Physicians are not strangers to the ...

Dear Physician Coaching Skeptic,

I see you.  I hear you.  I was you.

I imagine many of you believe that I was always a die-hard fan of coaching.  You might even think I signed up for my first coaching program without hesitation or objection.  If you know me, you also know that isn’t me.

“Change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

–Roy T. Bennett, The Light In The Heart

Before physician coaching, I did not believe that I had the capacity for change.  I would dare say that I had a relatively dismal opinion of anyone’s ability to change.  Of course, we all have the p...

“Working hard for something we do not care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion.”

― Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Have you ever set out to accomplish a new goal?  Maybe you wanted to lose weight, save ...

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
– Anne Lamott

While coaching a physician, we started talking about his upcoming vacation.  He and his wife had planned a two-week South Pacific trip, which sounded incredible.  As he spoke about his break, he t...