Hello! 💐

Many years ago, I didn’t think I’d be able to expand my career beyond medicine, let alone be good enough to run a business.

This was despite all my qualifications and experience as a doctor. On paper, most would drool at what I’d achieved thus far in my life.

But I just couldn’t see it.

This kind of thinking held me back from doing a lot of things like

• Seeing new career opportunities that were right for me

• Improving on unique skills I already had that could move me forward in my career

• Reaching out to people who were doing well and learning from their experiences so it could inform my own

I had a self-deprecating mindset that simply didn’t serve me.

There was a point in my career where I just knew something had to change; I was near burnout, I felt super low and I just couldn’t envisage spending my working life walking hospital corridors forever.

I didn’t want the same traditional career conveyor-belt pathway that every other doctor wanted.

I wanted more than that.

.. and I knew in my gut that it wasn’t just about getting more qualifications..

It was about changing my mindset. 

This was a scary concept in itself because it forced me to really look at myself as I was and evaluate my true potential.

I realised I needed a new playbook because I only knew what I knew.

So I went and got help through therapy, coaching, surrounding myself with likeminded people with a growth mindset and regularly committing to these as a dependency like the air I breathe.

What did I notice?

• I was kinder to myself, which helped me to recognise & celebrate even my smallest achievements. This helped me build confidence.

• I was able to see challenges as opportunity for learning - not a sign I shouldn’t be doing it at all.

• The likeminded people I connected with were hugely supportive and non-judgemental. Spending time with them gave me a huge buzz that I’d never felt in clinical medicine.. or anywhere.. despite many of them being doctors who had taken a different path than the rest.

• It took TIME.. much LONGER than I wanted..and happened in small increments, where I could only notice the real difference when I looked back.

I also gradually achieved my vision:

• A flexible medical career and impactful business for good with a global imprint

• A flexible lifestyle where I could spend time with my family, kids and travel without asking permission from anyone

• A much better income where I earned more as a part time self-employed than I would working full time as an employed

• Improved financial stability

• Full autonomy over my working week

Don’t get me wrong.. it wasn’t an easy path. And it still isn’t as I continue to grow. So I keep up that recipe.

In recognising how many doctors are struggling with the same thing, I created the Doctors in Industry Fellowship™ 

I want as many doctors as possible to benefit from that same recipe - whilst learning and growing with a likeminded supportive tribe.

Why not take a moment to think now; 💭

Are you missing out on opportunities that would be perfect for you because you’re not in the right mindset or not surrounding yourself with the BEST people to help take you to where you want to be?

Explore and apply for the Doctors in Industry Fellowship™ Cohort 3 today »

Doctors in Industry Fellowship™

In preparing for our upcoming DII Fellows Retreat Day, 10th Birthday Party and Mini Summit with a Caribbean vibe, I’m designing the agenda for our session on Personal Branding & Future Proofing Your Career as a Doctor.

We’re focusing on how to:

• Articulate your why and identify your audience

• Utilise the power of storytelling to sell and connect deeply with your target audience

• Leverage and professionalise relationship building (aka Networking!)

Want to join this nearly sold out event?

You need to apply and be accepted as a new Fellow in the next week to join.

Apply TODAY here »

🗓️ Disrupting Doctors Careers™ Podcast

We’re re-releasing this one from last week as we didn’t get to do the social media dance or do it enough justice..!

Not sure what skills to focus on when moving from clinical to a career in health tech?

We cover:

• Ways to bridge the gap between clinical skills and health tech industry requirements.

• Why medical schools could benefit from AI, blockchain, and entrepreneurship education. 

• How to leverage your hustle for skills as a pathway to developing a flourishing health tech career

• How to develop a robust strategy for moving away from medicine into a health tech career

How to Bridge the Skills Gap in Healthcare as a Doctor

with Dr. Jing Ouyang

Co-Founder of Patchwork Health

Spotify | Itunes | Watch it

✈️ Travel Doctorpreneurs (TD) 

When the pandemic hit a few years ago, there were so many who bet against our host travel agency surviving that storm. I mean, you can’t blame them, they could only see what was obvious to them at that moment.

But when the vision, business foundation and community are built stronger than several waves of a pandemic amazing things happen as it did with our host agency. It not only survived the pandemic, it came out thriving! And continues to do so, not only by the number of agents but also by adding more travel options and bringing onboard more travel suppliers.

We’ve got exciting news of yet another travel supplier coming onboard to work with us - I’m keeping this one a secret till the official announcement ✈️

Find out more and join

Career Coaches & Mentors

If you need some career guidance moving forward, please check out our amazing team of career coaches who have a wealth of experience working with doctors across the world on all things alternative careers.

Not sure what coaching involves? Check this article out.

Welcome to our New Members!! 🎉🎉🎉

We’re wildly celebrating doctors who are taking bold and courageous ACTION in becoming an MF Community or Premium Member. In doing so their contribution ensures we remain independent, inclusive and doctor-led!

This includes Nikhil D, Sabina, Elizabeth and Nikhil S!

Some of our most popular webinars available to members is:

Applying for Management Consulting with Bain: This is one of 2 webinars covering all you need to know to stand out as a doctor and get into one the world’s top consulting firms.

Health Tech for Doctors: How to Get In! Where we explored key topics from our panelists on what you need to do to get the medtech opportunity you want.

OFFER OF THE MONTH

NEW members get ONE free tip on improving their LinkedIn profiles.

Just sign up, email us with your LinkedIn profile URL and describe what you’re trying to achieve through your profile.

Join MF Community Membership at £39 per month and get a FREE LinkedIn Profile Tip 

(worth £200!)

Thank you all for joining and see you at our upcoming events which include Lifestyle Medicine, Burnout in Career Change and Health Tech Consulting

 🤔 My LinkedIn Journey

We hammer the importance of being on LinkedIn if you’re developing a non-clinical career, developing your network outside of medicine, or moving to industry.

But I know it’s really daunting, especially if you’re new to the platform.

I’m trialling this section in this Sunday newsletter to give you some inspiration on what could work for you.

I became a LinkedIn Top Voice, earlier this year which I’ll write about another time, but check out this post which got 5628 impressions, 44 reactions and 51 comments.

Why 99% of alternative careers are obtained by 1% of doctors

💁🏾 What we need help on

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Your Mental Health

We want to remind you that you can access a wealth of resources for burnout and mental health. A good start for those in the UK is Practitioner Health.

Our upcoming member-only event Tackling Burnout in Career Change will be rescheduled for next month.

Until next week.. Warm wishes

Abeyna, Ola and the MF Team