In this interview with Dr. Shola Ezeokoli, physician, speaker, coach and author, you'll here one of the most important questions that doctors, lawyers, accountants and other professionals on the brink can ask themselves: "What do you want?" A simple question, but so difficult to answer when we've spread ourselves thin and are merely trying to get through the day, let alone manage our time in a way that takes care of ourselves.

Dr. Shola Ezeokoli is the multi-talented founder and CEO of Balance with Dr. Shola LLC and the Physician Heal Yourself brand. Known for her vibrant personality and innovative approach to physician coaching,
Dr. Shola is passionate about helping early to mid-career physicians create lives of more wealth, autonomy, freedom, and fun through her work as a professional coach, speaker, and author.

You can reach out to Dr. Shola here:

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Book: Physician Heal Yourself

To reach out to Merideth Bisiker, host of the Bound for Change podcast, you can email podcast@talktomycoach.com.

Timestamps:

5:23 Shola's story with burnout while working as a physician

7:24 How the stigmatization of mental health challenges interferes with getting help

8:34 What topic did the media NOT want to hear Dr. Shola speak about with them?

9:26 Doctors are not heroes

13:28 How Dr. Shola helps her physician clients heal from burnout

19:03 Dr. Shola is not a fixer

20:20 Not everything is your business, so stay in your own lane

22:58 Why Dr. Shola won't help everyone

26:36 The KEY question Dr Shola asks her clients

28:13 We can't donate to every cause, so choose what makes most sense

In this episode, we discuss how each of Candice's clients a different need and a different want when it comes to money. We also talk about how to set financial boundaries, and how sometimes our boundaries can be too rigid, and what we can do when we run into that problem. I also asked her for a few little tips and tricks for people who want to improve their relationship with money. You can reach out to Candice here:

Candice Bakx-Friesen website
Investor Smarts
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Instagram (Investor Smarts)
LinkedIn
Twitter

To reach out to Merideth Bisiker, host of the Bound for Change podcast, you can email podcast@talktomycoach.com.

Timestamps:

3:59 Candice's definition of boundaries

5:57 Strict boundaries and cancel culture: Are we too strict with our boundaries these days?

7:48 The number one issue in relationships when it comes to money

10:48 Candice's approach to supporting her financial coaching clients

14:38 The pandemic's effects on people's spending habits and financial boundaries

16:36 Budget: The word that everybody hates

18:19 Candice's words of advice to people who are feeling the financial effects of the pandemic

25:52 Tips for people who are starting to live within a budget and feel social pressure that would result in over-spending

32:49 How to work with Candice

In this episode you'll meet Palash Sanyal, emotional intelligence coach and conflict resolution specialist. Our conversation quickly dials into how employees and managers navigate setting boundaries in the workplace. We brainstorm ways in which managers can support new employees so they feel comfortable communicating boundaries, and we delve into the various types of boundaries - which is a completely different conversation that will surprise you.

Palash was born and raised in Bangladesh and moved to Canada in 2017. He's currently based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and his education and background have been tied to water, so he often dares to call himself a water security expert. And as an aside, he also has an engineering degree, and he's going for his CPA in accountancy.

You can reach out to Palash here:

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Cedar Aspen Coaching Aspen

To reach out to Merideth Bisiker, host of the Bound for Change podcast, you can email podcast@talktomycoach.com.

Timestamps:

4:43 Palash's definitions of boundaries, including the fluidity of boundaries depending on the context, and the definition of loose boundaries

10:41 Should "Setting Boundaries" be a dedicated section in Employee Orientations?

15:36 The relationship between policies and setting and maintaining boundaries in the workplace

19:50 How emotional intelligence will help individuals navigate uncomfortable situations that arise from unclear boundaries

25:12 Remote and cooperative spaces can be born out of new boundaries being set by management

31:21 Overcommunicating: Is it a help or hindrance in the workplace

35:36 "Button in the shirt factory" analogy: The trend of executives continuing to work on the ground floor to keep in touch with their employees

41:31 Is it appropriate for CEOs to do all the jobs, or should they focus on just doing what they know and have expertise in?

43:47 There should be a class that teaches us how to ask questions

51:52 How you minimize the impact or minimize the loss and make something good out of those situations and people used to do that all the time.