One thing about working in the OR five days a week: there isn’t much feedback in scrubs and, man, if you go up a size in scrubs, you’re really in trouble. It’s like driving across the country and only checking the map once a day.
I’ve been in sweatpants and running pants a lot more lately. I mention jeans in particular because today I got up took a shower and put on a pair of jeans and mine are actually a little looser. Without coaching baseball, I’ve been out playing with my kids A LOT more. My activity level is probably triple what it was. My ice cream consumption is also way up so I was surprised my jeans weren’t a little tighter, but I’ll take it.
One of my favorite people to follow is Michael Hyatt. I’m not going into his background here, but let’s just say he’s a smart guy who’s got his stuff together. One of his favorite sayings is:
“What does this make possible?”
You’re faced with a challenge, but also with some new opportunities. A few weeks ago, my wife bought me a thing of shea butter from a local store run by a father-daughter team. They were really into it and told her this great story about how they made all of their products and on and on. My hands are always a mess in the winter from scrubbing every day; this morning, as I was rubbing this stuff in, it occurred to me that the store where my wife bought this stuff is either getting killed with zero sales or knocking it out of the park selling more hand cream than they can keep up with.
Hand cream is probably right up there with toilet paper.
The point for you is that there are lots of ways to look at (and use) what you’ve got. You can’t change what you’ve got, but you can use it. You can watch Netflix and drink wine in your Thanksgiving pants, or you can use the time you’ve never had before to exercise, balance your checkbook, clean the closets, and, yes, create better study routines.
If you’ve been on the couch long enough and you’re ready to jump back in the game, well that’s where I come in. I’ve heard cries from every corner of the community this week asking how to do this all from home with X, Y, and Z issues.
I can’t answer them all individually (though I’m trying) but what I did do was write this month’s issue of PAES with the current situation in mind.
This month, I’m going to share with you a big chunk of what I do to get all my work done and stay motivated in a chaotic home. In the normal course of PA school, this issue would be incredibly useful, but in your current situation, it’s like water in the desert.
The deadline is Tuesday. It’s coming quicker than I thought. Click below:
Physician Assistant Exam Scholars
Brian Wallace
P.S. Because there’s so much to talk about this month, I just can’t fit it into one issue. But I don’t want to wait until May to get it out to you. It’s just too important right now. So what I’m doing is creating a course that I’ll release to the entire community in early April that’s going to help you get your sanity back and keep you on track. Members of PAES will get info on how to access that course as a special “free” bonus when they receive the April issue.