Episode 125
125. Work-Life Balance for Physicians? 40,000 doctors Prove These 3 Tools Are the Key
What if you could transform your work-life balance with just three simple tools?
Imagine setting clear boundaries, planning your week with purpose, and turning your days off into opportunities for true renewal.
In this special holiday episode, Dr. Dike Drummond shares three proven tools to help physicians create lasting life balance. Backed by insights from training and coaching over 40,000 doctors, these strategies are simple to implement and deliver immediate results.
When you’re juggling clinical and leadership roles with burnout breathing down your neck, this episode offers practical guidance to help you reclaim your time, energy, and joy.
~~ Establish solid boundaries between work and home to protect your personal time.
~~ Learn a 15-minute weekend planning process to design a balanced and purposeful week ahead.
~~ Transform your days off with three proven strategies for rest and renewal.
Access the free video training to learn these three life-balance tools, proven by thousands of doctors, and earn five CME credits while transforming your life.
Join the 3 Life Balance Tools FREE Online Video Training [LB3] with this link:
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Transcript
In this episode, I’ll share a tried-and-true path for physicians like you to create more balance in your life—a method proven in the real world through my coaching and training practice with over 40,000 doctors.
What You’ll Learn Today
In this special episode, you’ll discover:
How to establish a solid boundary between work and home.
A 15-minute weekend planning process to set yourself up for a more balanced week ahead.
Three specific ways to make your days off truly restorative, so they’re not just spent tackling a punch list of chores you didn’t get to during the week.
Welcome to the Stop Physician Burnout Podcast
and this is our Christmas Eve:A Free Life Balance Video Training Series
I’ve created a three-lesson life balance video training series that teaches the top tools I’ve developed in my coaching and training practice. These tools have been tested by thousands of physicians and are proven to work in real-world scenarios.
Here’s what’s included:
Three short video lessons: Each video is under five minutes (only one is slightly longer).
Immediate, actionable tools: Each lesson gives you something you can do today or this week to improve your life balance.
5 CME credits: You can earn continuing medical education credits for your participation.
The best part? It’s completely free. You’ll get lifetime access to the course, so you can revisit the lessons whenever you need a refresh.
Why This Matters
Rather than simply talking about life balance or "joy in medicine," this course provides practical tools to achieve real results. It helps you step out of Einstein’s insanity trap—the pattern of doing the same things over and over again while expecting a different result.
As a physician leader, your situation is even more complex:
You’re juggling both clinical and leadership roles, which means your life is busier and your risk of burnout higher.
Your burnout doesn’t just affect you—it can ripple through your entire team, increasing their risk of burnout too.
These tools are designed to help you regain balance, protect your well-being, and lead by example.
How to Access the Course
Check the show notes for a link to sign up for the course. Once you register, it’s immediately available in your library.
Here’s the direct URL if you prefer to type it in:
bit.ly/3MDBalance
Note: It’s case-sensitive: 3, M, D (uppercase), followed by balance (lowercase).
Alternatively, just copy and paste the link from the show notes.
Holiday Wishes
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or whatever celebration you’re enjoying this time of year. I wish you all the best for the new year ahead.
I hope these tools become an essential part of your burnout prevention strategy. In my coaching practice, nearly all of my clients use at least one of these tools to achieve better life balance.
Until the next podcast episode, keep breathing and have a great rest of your day.
Happy Holidays!
