How often do you walk into work hoping it will be a good day or at least not a bad one? What if it didn’t matter what happened and the good/bad was entirely in your control? In today’s episode, Christina Shenvi MD, MBA, PhD gives insight and specific strategies for a nearly perfect shift.

Guest Bio: Christina Shenvi MD, MBA, PhD is an emergency physician at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is president of the Association of Professional Women and Medical Sciences, director of the UNC Office of Academic Excellence, and a world-class time management coach www.timeforyourlife.org. A selection of her previous Stimulus episodes includes Procrastination, Habits, and ‘Too Much on My Plate.’

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We Discuss:

How do you define a nearly perfect shift?
What to do when you can’t get something done or things don’t go your way?
Why do we experience frustration?
The irony of power and powerlessness
Point of care frustration reversal
Even out your standard deviation and raise your mean
Mental contrasting with implementation intentions
What Bruce Lee can teach you about adaptability
Identify the opposite outcome
Change your own mind
Minimaize vs maximize

103. How to Have a Nearly Perfect Shift | Reversing frustration and identifying the opposite outcome

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