{"id":3412,"date":"2023-05-23T10:39:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2023-05-20T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T14:44:49","slug":"use-the-doctor-model-for-your-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/use-the-doctor-model-for-your-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Use the \u201cDoctor\u201d Model for your Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Sometimes when I am coaching a leader or business owner who is overwhelmed with their schedule, I often recommend the \u201cDoctor\u201d model. Most are surprised by this suggestion and have no idea what I mean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><b class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">Let me explain to see if it resonates with you\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">When you attempt to make an appointment with a doctor, have you ever been given only select days and times for appointment availability? Absolutely! And why is that?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>Doctors may have a clinic schedule, a surgery schedule, a schedule for rounds, etc. Days and times are blocked for each.<\/li>\n<li>Doctors schedule vacations just like the rest of us \u2013 rarely are we told when the doctor is out of the office or leaving early.<\/li>\n<li>Doctors prioritize additional training and attendance at professional events to advance their skills \u2013 taking them out of the office.<\/li>\n<li>Doctors are parents too \u2013 and they often take time to attend after-school events with their children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">When you are told that your doctor isn\u2019t available, you wind up accepting other options, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\"><i class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">What if you started handling your own schedule like a doctor does?<\/i><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">\n<li>Block days\/times for certain activities and don\u2019t take meetings during those blocks unless it is something you need or cannot avoid.<\/li>\n<li>Plan your vacations and make them non-negotiable with plenty of notice and planning.<\/li>\n<li>Map out the professional networking or training\/development events you wish to attend and block out the times to ensure it happens.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Make time to attend events for your family and friends, even if you must get away early.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Take a long weekend every once in a while &#8211; simply to recharge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"bard-text-block style-scope\">I used to be riddled with guilt and worry about what others would think. At the end of the day, you need to set an example by getting things done AND taking time for yourself. Prioritizing getting your work priorities accomplished AND being able to share they are done well will be key to feeling good about the adjustments you make to your schedule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes when I am coaching a leader or business owner who is overwhelmed with their schedule, I often recommend the \u201cDoctor\u201d model. Most are surprised by this suggestion and have no idea what I mean.\u00a0 Let me explain to see if it resonates with you\u2026 When you attempt to make an appointment with a doctor, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[25,36,18,32],"class_list":["post-3412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-insights","tag-career-satisfaction","tag-leadership","tag-personal-growth","tag-priorities"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}