Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness

Kent Kruse, a VetPartner colleague, suggests... My advice would be for veterinarians to ignore the recommendations of veterinary management “consultants” not to carry an Accounts Receivable. It has been well proven...

Did you know that you’re an example to the team, and often the “attitude” leader? Whether you’re the practice-owning veterinarian, an associate vet or a relief vet, the rest of the team often looks to you as the...

Take half a day and learn about you. Sign up for personality tests, find your core strengths, then shape your future accordingly. Thanks, Dr. Cooney – veterinarians spend so much time caring for patients, clients and...

Are you tilting at windmills, you Don Quixote you? If it’s been a while since you read that book – or at least the Cliff’s Notes – that means that you’re battling imaginary foes or wasting your time and energy on...

Every job has its stresses. Don’t let the hard days steal your joy. Remember your why! Why you wanted to be a veterinarian in the first place – why you worked tirelessly, studied tirelessly and maybe even celebrated...

What do you think about on the way home from the hospital? Are you focused on the drive or ruminating over the day’s challenges? Are you beating yourself up over a decision you made or anticipating a lovely...

Today’s Tiny Bite of wellbeing wisdom is from Dr. Zack Bissell, who practices in Jacksonville, FL at Coastal Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Bissell’s advice for other veterinarians is to trust your gut when working up a...

Is it more important to you that you win an argument or that you feel good? Most of life teaches us it’s important to be right, so when spats, arguments or even civilized differences of opinions crop up it’s easy to...

Today’s Tiny Bite of wellbeing wisdom is from Dr. Rebecca Kestle, owner of Cliftwood Animal Hospital in Sandy Springs, GA. You’re going to make mistakes – don’t beat yourself up about them. Learn from them, and take...

Is your life funny-crazy sometimes? Sometimes life is absurd – strange things happen that shouldn’t be able to happen, and sometimes you are present enough to see it. Enjoy the ridiculousness of life…when you’re in...

Got a client coming in today that you dread seeing? Maybe they’re difficult, or maybe they’re a close-talker, or maybe they just don’t know when it’s time to leave? When you know you have to spend time with someone...

Do you try to live up to other peoples’ ideas of who you should be? If there’s someone in your life who expects you to behave, believe and achieve the way they want you to that’s probably causing you a lot of stress,...