Time management tip: to-do list

Time management is one of the challenges of modern day living.  One way to organise your time more effectively is by writing down your to-do list.
Notice I used the words: ‘write down.’  Some people believe so long as you keep what needs to be done in your head you can easily get everything done.
But you [...]

Stress management metaphor

Stress management is about lightening an unwanted heavy load. When you carry a lot of stress around with you all day you might talk of having a ‘load on your mind.’
Imagine if your worries were rocks which you carried in a rucksack on your back and every time you met put another [...]

Prescription for doctors who want more time

Reclaim time for yourself, during evenings and weekends – you are important and having time for yourself is vital. So when you begin to free up time set goals just for you, and do things you’ve missed while you’ve been so busy.
Speed up tasks by making simple changes -even quite simple changes will make a [...]

Coaching doctors

Part of looking after yourself is about finding the right person to support you through some difficult decisions.
It can be a huge leap out of your comfort zone to make that  first contact with a coach: you may think that by so doing you are  admitting not being able to find the way forward yourself.
Not [...]

Improve your time management skills

Are you overwhelmed with the amount of work you have to do in your day to day life as a doctor? Delegating is OK in theory but sometimes you find yourself doing jobs which are not really in your remit. It’s too easy to start to feel sorry for other members of the team who [...]