#192: Tracy Bingaman, PA money genius: How to do what’s best for you and your family so you can do best for your patients, and how to create a financial margin so you’ll have “F-U” freedom
Hi! Thank you for listening! I'd love to get to know you; send me an email at hope.cook@gmail.com or visit my website for more "words of Hope." My book is coming out later this year, and if you'd like to be on my list of first readers or beta readers, please let me know! Are you interested in having me speak at your event? Do you want to hear more about group coaching? Key points: Think about career choices in terms of sustainability, what needs to happen to allow you to work in medicine for years to come? You don’t have to sacrifice your needs and your health for your patients and your job Ask yourself what YOU need first and foremost. Only then can you serve others. You can’t provide compassionate care if you’re burned out. Create a margin between what you spend and what you make so you’ll have the freedom to walk away if you need to. First ask yourself which values matter the most to you. Then look at how you show up on an average day, does this support your values and how you want your life to be? Pay attention to your health. Your body will let you know when your values and priorities are misaligned. Don’t become so entangled in your identity as a PA that you lose sight of your own self-worth. Let go of guilt over making job changes. We’re all adults, we’re free to make choices and live lives without regret. This job is not your “one shot.” We add exceptional value to the healthcare system both as providers to our patients and colleagues with the doctors we work with. Tracy Bingaman’s info: Website, FB Instagram, Tracy’s free quiz on burnout