Episode 111: Measuring What Matters: Designing Patient Transformation
This episode also addresses the challenge of measuring transformation in functional medicine, where data is not always the best indicator of success.
The biggest difference between a struggling entrepreneur and a successful one is… (drum roll, please)
Let’s play a game! Answer honestly, how well do you organize your life?
My Finnish grandmother always used to say, “Everything has a place and there’s a place for everything.” This includes your thoughts!
We think thousands of thoughts per day, most of which are negative and repetitive. The key to effectively managing those thoughts is to mentally create specific containers that neatly organizes them so you only have to think about them once. Then you can carefully file them away under their unique labels!
As a Functional Medicine Doctor, with my own private practice in Cheeseland, Wisconsin I start all of my new patients on a “5 R Plan” targeted to heal their intestinal health.
These principles go way beyond gut healing and can be applied in many other areas of life. I share some of my favorite ones below!
For example, set a timer and allow yourself 10 minutes on social media. Schedule your meditation. Schedule deep squats while gossiping errr I mean talking to your coworker.
Example: Yellow means I get to be a #dancemom that day
Green= Speaking engagement
The best part is you can drag and drop if you don’t get to every task that day!
Now I would love to hear from you! What are some of your top favorite organizational tips?
I am a Functional Medicine Physician, Speaker, Author and Mentor located in Monroe, WI.
This episode also addresses the challenge of measuring transformation in functional medicine, where data is not always the best indicator of success.
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