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Cardiology

  • Heart block = easy
  • S2 E029 Arteries
  • S2 E028 Veins, Veins, Veins
  • S2 E027 Atherosclerosis and Dyslipidemia: A review for the PANC
  • S2 E026 Finishing up Heart Murmurs for the PANCE
  • S2 E025 Welcome Back & Let the Murmurs Begin
  • S2 E024 Heart Block for the PANCE or PANRE
  • S2 E023 Ventricular Rhythms
  • S2 E022 Afib & Aflutter
  • S2 E021 Introduction to Conduction Disorders
  • S2 E20 Myocardial Infarction
  • S2 E019 Ischemia
  • S2 E018 Endocarditis, Pericarditis and Tamponade
  • S2 E017 CHF and Hypotension
  • S2 E016 Hypertension Medications
  • S2 E015 Black Friday Deal & Congenital Heart Defects
  • S2 E014 Cardiomyopathy and Hypertension

Companion Episode

  • 125b Retention Practice & PANCE Questions for Cerebrovascular disorders
  • 124 Companion Episode: Working Through TIAs and Strokes

Dermatology

  • 156 Burns, Wounds, Skin Cancer & The Study System That Exposes Your Gaps
  • 155 Benign vs Concerning Skin Lesions – “Do I Worry?” Patterns You’ll See on PANCE
  • 154 Derm Patterns That Give You Easy Points – Hair, Nails & Rashes
  • 153 Desquamation, Blistering Disorders & Why Extra Time Might Hurt Your Score
  • 151 Childhood Viral Rashes Made Simple – Exanthems, HFMD, Chickenpox & the Patterns That Show Up on PANCE
  • 150 Skin Infections, Bites & Infestations – Pattern Recognition, Treatment Buckets, and Easy PANCE Points
  • 149 Acne vs Rashes – How To Think Through Derm Questions And Pick up Easy Points
  • S2 E050 Derm Misc for the PANCE/PANRE
  • S2 E049 Derm: Skin Cancer for the PANRE and PANCE
  • S2 E048 Vascular and blistering issues for the PANCE/PANRE
  • S2 E047 SJS/TEN for the PANCE or PANRE
  • S2 E046 Derm integrity for the PANCE/PANRE
  • S2 E045 Derm viruses
  • S2 E044 Childhood Exanthem
  • S2 E043 Bacterial skin infections
  • S2 EO42 Spiders, Bugs and Fungal Infections (Yuck!)
  • S2 E041 Hair, Nails & Pigment Disorders
  • S2 E040 Derm Part 3
  • S2 E039 Dermatology part 2
  • S2 E038 Dermatology Part 1

Dominate PA school

  • Dominate Medicine 008
  • 33 Days to Pass Your PANCE June Cohort – Part 2
  • 33 Days to Pass Your PANCE June Cohort – Part 1
  • DoM 007 Rotations and feeling down
  • Dominate Medicine 006
  • Dominate Medicine 005 Rotations and the 2% rule
  • Dominate Medicine 004
  • Dominate Medicine 003
  • Things you’ve already got

EENT

  • S2 E072 Wrapping up EENT
  • S2 E071 Throat and Mouth Infections and Inflammation
  • S2 E70 The Nose and Sinuses
  • S2 E069 Inner Ear and Hearing Loss
  • S2 E068 External and Inner Ear from the PANCE Blue Print
  • S2 E066 COVID-19 and the Eyeball
  • S2 E065 Eye and Trauma and Subconscious Study Cues
  • S2 E064 Nystagmus and Retinal issues for the PANCE
  • S2 E063 The Eyeball Part 2 for the PANCE
  • S2 E062 The Eyeball Part 1

Endocrinology

  • S2 E037 Lipids
  • S2 E036 DM2
  • S2 E035 Diabetes Type 1
  • S2 E034 Addison’s disease
  • S2 E033 Cushing’s Syndrome
  • S2 E032 The Parathyroid
  • S2 E031 Thyroiditis and Thyroid Cancer
  • S2 E30 Thyroid hyper-hypo

Genitourinary

  • 148 PANCE Question Walkthrough GU
  • 147 Organizing Testicular Disorders & beating PA School Anxiety
  • 146 Penile disorders, BPH and a key to focus
  • 145 GU Neoplasms. Only the pieces you need to pass.
  • 144 GU Infectious disease and getting more questions right
  • 143 Bladder disorders – How you’ll see them on your exam
  • S2 E097 Genitourinary Neoplasms and a small hack to help you through school
  • S2 E096 Infectious Disorders of the Urinary Tract
  • S2 E095 Urology Problems & how to beat the PANCE
  • S2 E094 Male genitalia, Studying for test questions and understanding the PANCE
  • S2 E093 The Bladder & how to make your work better

GI

  • S2 E092 Hernias, Diarrhea and Study Tips
  • S2 E091 Food issues & A Path to Growth
  • S2 E090 Metabolic Disorders and a new format
  • S2 E089 Liver Cirrhosis and Studying in December
  • S2 E088 Hepatitis & the Valley
  • S2 E087 Colon & Rectum & 3 Words That Might Change Everything
  • S2 E086 The Colon & Getting to the Right Answer
  • S2 E085 Small Bowel and a Job Hunt Tip
  • S2 E084 Stomach, Pancreas and Anxiety
  • S2 E083 The Esophagus and a little anxiety management

Hematology

  • S2 E082 Hyper-coagulability
  • S2 E081 Coagulation Disorders
  • S2 E080 Clotting overview
  • S2 E079 Lymphoma and an important tactic for the PANCE
  • S2 E078 Leukemia
  • S2 E077 Hemolytic Anemias
  • S2 E076 Macrocytic Anemia
  • S2 E075 Microcytic Anemia and a Better Way to Remember
  • S2 E074 Red Blood Cells
  • S2 E073 Hematology Overview

Infectious Disease

  • 107: Perinatal Infections and How to Keep Getting Better
  • 106: Childhood Exanthems, Rabies, Mumps and Creating Stronger Memories
  • 105: HIV & Things That Make You Itch and Burn
  • 104: Viruses & looking into 2023 and when the 33 Days cohorts will be offered
  • 103: Spirochetes and TB – If these have you confused, let’s get it sorted it out
  • 102: Parasites and Change Your Approach
  • 101: Fungal infections, Test Questions and The 33 Days Program
  • 100: Bacterial Infections Part 2 & an app I’m loving
  • 099: Infectious Disease Part 2 & When It isn’t Easy
  • 098: Bacterial Infection Part

Interviews

  • 152 The 90 Point Comeback – Failing 3 PANCE Attempts to Passing on the 4th with 33 Days
  • 142 The Comeback: From 222 to Passing the PANCE in One Giant Leap
  • 141 From Struggling to Passing the PANCE
  • 140 High School Valedictorian Decelerated
  • PANCE Skyrockets From 222 to a 359!!!
  • +130 Points & From Struggling to Graduating!
  • From At Risk to Crushing It!
  • Next steps after failing the PANCE twice.
  • Unique Challenges In PA School
  • PA Student Finds Her Way
  • Bonus: 4 students Share Their Amazing Experience
  • 33 Days to Pass Your PANCE – Live discussion group
  • S2 E067 Failing PA School
  • S2 EP 061 What to do When You Fail The PANCE

Musculoskeletal

  • 116 Rheumatology Part 2: It’s Hard!
  • 115 Rheumatology Part 1 and a $2,500 giveaway
  • 114: OA, Infections and Tumors & How to Know When You’re Done Studying
  • 113: Spine Part 2 & A New Frame to Retain More of What You Learn 
  • 112: The Spine Part 1 – Learning vs memorizing
  • 111: Upper Extremity Part 2 & an Exercise to Boost your Scores
  • 110: Upper Extremity Part 1
  • 109: Knees, Foot & Ankle and Something Special Next Week
  • 108: Lower Extremity

Neurology

  • 132 Neuro: Neoplasms & how to be a better student
  • 131 Neuro: Spinal Cord issues
  • 130B PANCE Prep for Infectious Neuro Disorders
  • 130 Encephalitis Review for the PANCE
  • 129b: Quick Encephalopathy Review for the PANCE
  • Episode 129: Encephalopathic Disorders
  • 128b Cranial Neves 6-12 PANCE Practice
  • 128: Cranial Nerves 6-12
  • 127b: Cranial Nerves 1-5 PANCE Questions and Review
  • 127: Cranial Nerve Palsies – Part 1
  • 126b: Syncope, Hydrocephalus, Coma PANCE Questions
  • 126 Syncope, Coma & Master Class Tonight! 
  • 125b Retention Practice & PANCE Questions for Cerebrovascular disorders
  • 125 Cerebrovascular Part 2 & Exciting things in January
  • 124 Companion Episode: Working Through TIAs and Strokes
  • 124 Strokes and TIAs
  • 123 Seizures & Cognitive Disorders – Last episode of 2023
  • 122 Peripheral Nerve Disorders & how to keep getting better at what you do
  • 121 Movement Disorders – Best episode ever
  • 120 Movement Disorders
  • 119 Headaches – Get These Right!
  • 118: Brain Trauma & Memorizing Medication tip

Ob/gyn

  • S2 E013 Contraception, Infertility and Breast Issues
  • S2 E012 Ovaries and PID
  • S2 E010 Disorders of the Uterus for the PANCE and PANRE
  • S2 E009 A Review of Cervical and Vaginal Disorders for the PANCE and PANRE
  • S2 E008 The Menstrual Cycle for the PANCE and PANRE
  • S2 E007 Preterm Labor, Labor, Delivery & Postpartum problems for the PANCE and PANRE
  • S2 E006 Third Trimester Bleeding & ID During Pregnancy for the PANCE and PANRE
  • S2 E005: Rh Incompatibility and Eclampsia
  • S2 E004 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • S2 E003 Abortions and Ectopics
  • S2 E002 OB Prenatal Care & Active vs Passive Studying

Physician Assistant Review Questions

  • 148 PANCE Question Walkthrough GU
  • Episode 100 – This week we go through over 50 review questions
  • PA Review Questions for the Bowel Part 2 and Misc GI
  • PA Review Questions for the Pancreas and the Bowel Part 1
  • PA Review Questions for Disorders of the Gallbladder and the Liver
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for the Stomach and the Esophagus
  • PANRE Review Questions for the Eye
  • PA Review Questions for Dermatology Part 2
  • PA Review Questions for Dermatology Part 1
  • PA Review Questions for MI and Valve Disorders
  • PANRE Review Questions for CHF, Dyslipidemia and Arthersclerosis
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Hypertension and Cardiomyopathy
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Contraception and Infertility
  • PANRE Review Questions for PID and Breast Disorders
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Cervical and Vulvovaginal Disorders
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Ovarian Disorders
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Uterine Disorders
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for the Menstrual Cycle and Some Difficulties with It
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Metabolic Syndrome and Hypoglycemia
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Diabetes Type 1 and 2
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Addison’s Disease and Cushing’s Syndrome
  • PANRE Review Questions for Thyroid Cancer
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for the PANRE — Hypothyroid & Thyroiditis
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Complications of L&D and the Postpartum Checkup
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for L&D and Postpartum Hemorrhage
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Infectious Complications of Pregnancy
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions: Third Trimester Bleeding
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Rh Incompatability
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions: Preeclampsia & Eclampsia
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Physician Assistant Review Questions for Ectopic Pregnancy and Abortions
  • Short Questions: Reviewing megaloblastic and normocytic anemias.
  • Short review questions on Microcytic and Hypochromic Anemias

Psychiatry

  • 139 Sex, Sleep & Drugs – Get points on the easy stuff
  • 138 Easy points on Personality Disorders and how to limit your studying
  • 137: Never mix psychotic disorders again: Easy points on the PANCE
  • Stop losing psych points: ADHD vs Autism vs Conduct & Anorexia vs Bulimia —what the PANCE is really testing
  • 135: Bipolar and Depression
  • 134: Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
  • Episode 133: Abuse, Violence, and Trauma Disorders
  • Abuse, grief and suicide
  • Substance abuse, Acute Stress Disorder & Conduct disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • ADHD and Mood Disorders
  • Eating Disorders and Autism
  • Anxiety Disorders

Pulmonology

  • S2 E060 Pulmonology – ARDS and more for the PANCE
  • S2 E059 Pulm Neoplastic Disease
  • S2 E058 Pulm Infections part 2
  • S2 E057 Pulmonary infections Part 1
  • S2 E056 Pneumonia
  • S2 E055 Pulmonary Circ and PA WEEK!
  • S2 E054 Pleural disease for the PANCE
  • S2 E053 Restrictive Lung Diseases and what to avoid on your breaks.
  • S2 E052 CF & why key terms aren’t enough
  • S2 E051 COPD & Asthma (and my best advice for struggling)

Reproduction

  • 158 Menstrual Disorders on Exams: How to Think, Not Just Memorize
  • 157 Breast Complaints, Cancer Clues & Rewriting Your Study System

Study Tips

  • 33 Days to Pass Your PANCE June Cohort – Part 2
  • 33 Days to Pass Your PANCE June Cohort – Part 1
  • NMTA
  • The least sexy, but the most important
  • Anxiety Fix for the Long Haul
  • A fix for anxiety
  • What keeps you up at night?
  • Fear and the art of test taking
  • Medical content is useless
  • Can’t sleep
  • ​As the water rises over your upturned nose…
  • ​Who’s your character?
  • People skills
  • ​The question pops up from time to time, and it’s a good one
  • How To Be Better Than Everyone Else
  • Are you in the mood…
  • ​Today’s a fun day
  • ​Forced to hear the truth
  • Keeping your investments
  • Happy Happy Or Angry Angry
  • Should I wait until clinical year?
  • Another happy passer
  • Have you placed a Foley catheter yet?
  • Foundational skills
  • Old men (and women) arguing
  • The Loneliest Duck in the World
  • ​Worst Email Ever
  • ​I went for lessons
  • ​Crashing in front of my kids
  • ​How to win at everything
  • ​Happy happy happy
  • ​There are always problems
  • 4 hours. That’s the MOST you have.
  • Advice from a SEAL Admiral that you can use
  • Understanding Feedback Loops
  • I got this email a while back
  • Ideas from a World War II Hero
  • Holy Smokes
  • All I really did was ask using your basic format
  • Oh the Bonuses
  • Blatant attempt to get you your Dream Job
  • I found out yesterday. I GOT THE JOB!!
  • So many bullets
  • Inside of the Dream Job Package
  • You’re not worried, are you?
  • Only 13% of jobs…
  • AAPA salary numbers don’t matter
  • Have I got something for you
  • Where do you want to be in a year?
  • This Thursday
  • Is anyone hiring?
  • Every single time
  • A happy customer wants a refund
  • How to win friends and influence staff members
  • Panicking PA has a question
  • I get emails about discounts all the time
  • Failed twice
  • Podcast For Free
  • Closing very soon
  • Is money the problem?
  • End of year review
  • A Spectacular Student in 2022
  • PA student skills you need
  • Passed the PANCE
  • Best PA or Best PA Student?
  • Left-handed single-hand ties
  • Don’t make resolutions
  • Something devastating happened
  • You don’t have to be the best to be the best
  • Merry Christmas!!
  • A gift that can’t be given
  • A serious lesson on Studying
  • A surgeon speaks some great advice
  • ​Important for 2022
  • #winning
  • ​Leadership?
  • ​Massive test taking tip
  • ​What the heck is fibrosis?
  • ​Do one thing, do them all
  • What I do better than anyone else
  • Word finding isn’t my thing
  • Immediately after my PANRE
  • Larry had a tough go of it
  • Curious what The Final Step is?
  • 14 job offers in one day
  • Better tomorrow
  • Understanding Feedback Loops
  • Guaranteed
  • A HUGE secret
  • For your listening pleasure
  • Phil wrote
  • What you can do
  • Here’s how to win, even if you suck
  • Pancakes on Sunday
  • Why are rounds so blasted EARLY?
  • You aren’t a terrible test-taker
  • More emails coming in
  • Cheaper version of TFS
  • Used books
  • Incomprehensible
  • Getting hollered at
  • Test prep tip enclosed
  • Almost gone
  • My #1 Goal Here at PAER
  • GI in the November issue
  • Horrifying sales message enclosed
  • 33 out 44 issues
  • Identify GI answers at a glance
  • Nothing beats a good scrub tech
  • ​I’m all for hard work, but…
  • ​Not cutting corners
  • ​Clarity
  • ​Where to Spend Your Time
  • ​Trick or treat
  • ​Worst advice out there
  • ​Guaranteed to ruin your shower
  • ​Five Review Questions from TFS
  • ​Are you a leader?
  • ​How to win friends and influence staff members
  • ​Here are the priming questions from today’s show
  • ​Tiny voices
  • ​Notes on taking notes
  • 6 questions from TFS
  • ​Handing You a Study Schedule
  • ​Email from Miranda
  • ​18-month-old patient is allergic to water
  • ​An Army of Sheep on the Horizon
  • ​What Kay and Allie Have to Say
  • ​Fear and the art of test taking
  • Grind, work harder? Nope, not me
  • ​Einstein and the greatest idea of all time
  • ​Best Purchase of PA School
  • ​Georgetown Professor has a better way to study
  • I can’t wait
  • ​Save yourself from your worst enemy
  • ​PA Week Package Now Available
  • With great power…
  • Florida Trip Weekend
  • Happy PA Week
  • ​This comes first
  • ​From the old mailbag
  • ​Stop putting your nose to the grindstone
  • ​Sunrise
  • ​My oldest is in 7th grade
  • ​Tonight’s the night
  • Deadline tonight
  • ​Question Walk Through
  • ​Just got this email
  • ​The Boy Scout motto strikes again
  • ​Hoping to pass?
  • ​Which Resources?
  • ​Stuck between two choices
  • ​7th grade test taking skills killing grad students
  • ​Tip for cumulative exams
  • ​Watching students puke
  • ​Taking MY PANRE in 10 days
  • ​Which Resources?
  • ​Learn to take tests and learn the material at the same time
  • ​A good place to start
  • ​Debbie’s questions about spaced repetition
  • The Final Step 2.0 Available Now
  • ​Dyslexia? Maybe we should rethink it
  • ​Ortho questions straight from The Final Step 2.0
  • ​Breaking Point – Complete Mental Meltdown
  • ​The argument for memorization
  • ​Confessions of a 3rd year student
  • ​Nose to the grindstone?
  • Be a warrior
  • ​Finding your Passion (aka Specialty)
  • ​Learned something amazing today
  • ​Time management…???
  • You can’t make more time
  • ​Reps offer more than lunch
  • ​The meaning of life (in my humble opinion)
  • ​Coming soon
  • ​Listen on your drive
  • ​One last reminder
  • ​Victoria talks about her days as a PA student
  • ​PAES sales pitch enclosed
  • ​What is PAES?
  • ​It doesn’t have to be elaborate – just consistent
  • ​Talking to your brain
  • ​Nervous that I would miss something
  • ​Can’t sleep
  • ​”We fear change.”
  • ​What keeps you up at night?
  • ​Moving past your peers
  • First principles
  • ​Test day checklist
  • ​9 hours of surgery
  • ​It works!
  • ​5 rules for rotations and 1 recommendation
  • ​Only a fax machine
  • ​New episode and a little anxiety management
  • ​The reverse to-do list
  • ​For the Doubters
  • ​Sleep more, live longer
  • ​Some days I’m amazed at what I get to do
  • ​In two weeks, cardiology will be gone
  • ​Not for PAES members (since you guys are already in the know)
  • ​Trauma is a disease
  • ​What Trump does so well
  • ​Test day easy button
  • ​5 things to ROCK your rotations
  • ​August approaches
  • ​Some words from the PAES editor
  • ​Dejected to elated – one PA-C’s story
  • ​A blatant attempt to upgrade your skills
  • ​Thank you Carissa
  • Good
  • ​“Chicks dig guys with skills”
  • 60 things for you to do….
  • ​Have you ever tried to study after a glass of wine?
  • ​Is being average good enough?
  • ​This isn’t the same game anymore
  • ​Coolest job ever
  • ​Spine surgeon admits it’s all about mindset
  • ​How are your rotations going?
  • It’s all over
  • The last day of Christmas in July
  • Christmas in July still going strong
  • One of the best things to come out of the pandemic…
  • A few hours left to get better test scores
  • Christmas in July continues
  • Negotiations
  • ​The Dream Job package is available today
  • ​Change your future
  • ​Cleaning up the mess. Better yet, not making it in the first place.
  • ​Get the podcast – every episode
  • ​Christmas in July gift for you
  • 5 things not to do the month of your exam
  • Freedom = no whining
  • One thing you must do before your exam
  • Worry Notebook
  • Heads to the printer tomorrow
  • Erin and Ken get it done
  • PAES Issue #40
  • Joanna passed her PANRE and is off to get an MBA
  • Confused about PAES
  • One of the things that made Michael Jordan great
  • Too much to do?
  • The reverse to-do list
  • The first day
  • How to cut suture
  • Answering common questions
  • What a great week!
  • Shutting it down
  • In the shower?
  • My favorite testimonial of all time
  • Increase your scores by 30%
  • Key terms are dead
  • You’re being lied to
  • What is it and how does it work?
  • We have a winner!
  • Life changing content – Read this and forever change how you study
  • I’m unlocking the doors!!
  • Only 200 copies of TFS 2.0 available (and a peek at what’s inside the TFS 2.0 Package)
  • Conquering that first step
  • Jess wrote…
  • Can you answer these?
  • A missed diagnosis – how key terms work in real life
  • Once and done
  • It works!!
  • But I can’t memorize things…
  • How do you guys do it?
  • My favorite resource
  • Focus at Will
  • ​Get more work done and feel better about it
  • Out of time
  • ​A few words from the community
  • Be careful memorizing key terms
  • Before Breakfast Bullets
  • Student Editor
  • Defining Key Terms: What they are and what they’re not
  • Key terms – for better or worse?
  • I disagree with your professors 100%
  • PAES Bonuses
  • An unhappy customer
  • A Guide to Key Terms
  • TFS 2.0
  • Too busy?
  • The most important skills you MUST have for rotations
  • Out of place? Let’s fix that
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Want to do a rotation with me?
  • Feeling out of control sucks!
  • Talk with me
  • Worried about rotations and being behind? Listen up.
  • Creepy email
  • Three apps for you
  • Coming to a close
  • Sharing the goodness
  • Corey’s Story, a battle with overload
  • Faster Test Taking
  • Perks of PAES
  • Here’s why to get the May issue of PAES
  • ​Covering Cardiology so that it makes sense
  • If you could only learn one topic for Cardio
  • A legend speaks
  • Remembering more
  • Extend your focus
  • Tales from the PANCE
  • Why is he lying!?!?
  • Closing the doors
  • What Michelle had to say
  • The Biggest Question of all
  • Where do you want to be in a year?
  • Worried about your interview?
  • A peacock among pigeons
  • AAPA salary numbers don’t matter
  • One month’s salary as a PA
  • Only 13% of jobs…
  • Job boards suck
  • Hands down, the best way to land a job
  • The Dream Job Package is available now
  • Do you know these off the top of your head?
  • How to fail your PANCE
  • Quit screwing around
  • How to choose resources
  • Anxiety vs Confidence
  • Building from Yesterday’s Email (more foul language)
  • Foul language awaits inside
  • I suck at tests
  • Questions you can answer
  • How to pass your PANCE ( or medicine)
  • Two Easter Presents Inside
  • I think you might be missing the point
  • 10 things I believe
  • Which one are you?
  • Where is that pigeon?
  • I need to cancel my subscription…
  • Out of the weeds
  • Loaded up the audio
  • Don’t look up. Keep working.
  • Sometimes bad things happen
  • Substitutions are the best
  • Taking the arrows and still winning the war
  • Removing anxiety
  • Do you want to be here?
  • I don’t study meds
  • Ideas come from everywhere
  • The five questions I ask…
  • Kenobi, Morpheus
  • #1 Exam Tip
  • 5 keys to exam success
  • Writing test questions
  • Go ahead and schedule your exam
  • Going, going, gone
  • St. Patty’s Day
  • Pretending or doing?
  • Crazy community member
  • Willpower and endurance
  • Can you answer these?
  • London
  • Stamina: major point from a PANCE taker
  • Harbor vs barber
  • Useful chunks (instead of super detailed)
  • Confidence and anxiety
  • Why I deleted the snakes
  • The most gallstones ever?
  • Questions right from The Final Step
  • Memory chips
  • Billy Ache
  • Don’t watch the news
  • Discounts, Emails, Audio, and Print
  • Does it really help?
  • A seasoned pro or a wriggly worm?
  • Pancakes on Sunday
  • Just got this email
  • Emotional support peacock?
  • I’m thankful for..
  • Do not read the answer choices. Stop. Think.
  • Longer neck = less sleep
  • Do you want to be average?
  • Practice shirts matter
  • Jedi training
  • Yesterday’s email
  • Power pose
  • My material isn’t good enough
  • Simple but not easy
  • Fearful and Anxious
  • Get yourself in there
  • If you don’t want to get better, don’t open
  • Pour gasoline on it!
  • For the cynics
  • Shameless sales message
  • I found my magic wand
  • Holy Flash Cards Batman
  • Beer Maker Knows Where It’s At
  • $1,000 a week for life
  • Bloody Awful Advice
  • New PAER app is so sweet
  • Questions torn from the page of The Final Step
  • The First Step
  • Jill and Jayne wanted to share
  • TFS FAQ
  • Don’t study treatments
  • 5 things to keep in mind for the big day
  • I get emails about discounts all the time…
  • Simple memory trick to help your…memory
  • A few questions from TFS
  • Off to the printer
  • Three very smart PAs
  • PA school has its issues
  • Maybe the best time management tip of all time
  • Snail Mail Disaster
  • Time
  • Good morning!
  • Up on my wall
  • Finding the time
  • You can get tactics anywhere
  • Time & Money
  • I’d be a Kiwi
  • Bonuses Galore
  • Opening your eyes
  • Success in any area of your life
  • The right path
  • All Bleeding Stops Eventually
  • Pointed question from Ada
  • Daniel’s Advice about PA Debt
  • $400,000 in student loan debt
  • Are you in control of your life?
  • $160K in the HOLE and digging out
  • Oh, the messes I’ve made
  • And it begins…
  • The Worst Person to Write a Book
  • Disaster Management
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