Choose your tribe wisely

One of the most important things my mother taught me was to choose my friends intelligently. From a very young age, I remember my mother quoting Proverbs to me and telling me this, “Choose your counsel wisely.” The older I get, the more I believe who I allow to influence me plays an enormous part in the place I find myself in today. Research has shown you become like the five people you spend the most time with. I would argue that you also see the world through the eyes of those who you listen to the most. This is why I choose very carefully who I allow into my daily life, and why I find myself every few months unsubscribing, unfollowing, and disengaging from many voices. Life is hard. In my very immediate circle of people I love and care for, there is a lot of rough and painful life happening. There is divorce, abuse, addiction, depression, cancer, dementia, adultery, mental illness, financial instability, childhood illness, infertility, eating disorders, learning disabilities, and death. That’s reality for most of us, and most of us would not choose these things. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Practice Management Primary Care Source Type: blogs