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Taming overwhelm Step 2- List, Prioritize, Eliminate, Delegate, and Let Go delegate list overwhelm prioritize

Last week, we covered the first lesson in Taming Overwhelm: be fully present with the person or task at hand. 

This week we ...

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Taming Overwhelm Step 1 - Lessons from the Tsunami. focus mindfulness overwhelm perspective present tsunami

I don’t know a single physician who hasn’t felt overwhelmed at some time, and commonly, felt it very often.  For a long time,...

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Making up stories, AKA Building skyscrapers and suffering.

Who doesn't love a good story?  Well, it really depends on the story, right?  Many of us makeup stories in our heads and beli...

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Christmas 2020 was a success! christmas gratefulness permission perspective

Christmas 2020

 

Christmas 2020 was back to the basics in the Alaska Caylor home. A few of the tools I learned from coachin...

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Video: Exploring Limiting Beliefs confirmation bias growth limiting beliefs video vlog

In this month's Vlog I discuss limiting beliefs and how you can start to uncover them and decide if you want to change them o...

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The rumble of renovation - from houses to residency training and beyond. academic medicine be at the table brené brown mutual respect renovation rumbling

Brene’ Brown defines a rumble as “a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, ...

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COVID19 Coping coping covid family medicine pandemic

The pandemic is stretching everyone in multiple directions simultaneously.  It is terribly inconvenient and disruptive.  It i...

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What do roller coasters, movies, and Justin Timberlake have in common? Emotions. emotions family medicine feelings processing resident physician

When I bring up feelings and emotions with residents, I can almost sense the suppressed cringe.  It’s actually very easy for ...

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Video: Easy veggie recipe cooking with the caylors easy veggie recipe eat the rainbow healthy lifestyle kids in the kitchen video vlog

When you have many raw veggies, but not enough of any one type - this is a delicious, no thinking plan.

Dice them all up, mi...

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The gift of the benefit of the doubt. 4th aim academic coaching benefit of the doubt gifts

 

I have friends and colleagues who naturally grew up giving people the benefit of the doubt. I didn’t. Early on, I often as...

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