Happy New Year everyone! Today, I’m taking a moment to look back on 2020 and start 2021 with gratitude.
First, I thank each and every one of you for your support and encouragement. Sharing a piece of my passion on this platform, blog and podcast is truly an honor.
I’m not one to write down New Year’s Resolutions each January. Instead, I like to plan out goals for my personal and professional lives – this step can happen ANYTIME of the year, month or the week – there is no waiting until January 1st to start something in your life! Join me in setting goals – listen to episode 101 and episode 7 on CURATE your goals and download the podcast workbook today!
A Recap of 2020
Before I start on this recap for the fourth year in a row, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that 2020 was challenging. It did NOT go as planned. The most difficult part was losing my grandfather to metastatic prostate cancer in March 2020. The next most difficult parts were seeing my family locally less often, not being able to hug them, not being able to travel to family (I am intentionally choosing not to get on an airplane until I’m vaccinated), and seeing burnout rise within our healthcare profession at an alarming rate.
Along the way, I learned a lot. I stepped back a lot to reflect. And I’m grateful for 2020. I’m grateful for my personal health, my family’s health and for the joys that we encountered this year. All of our years look different. Please do not compare what I share in this yearly reflection as a measure of success or as a way to compare yourself to me. We all write our unique stories.
My Word for 2020 was THRIVE. See my word for 2021 below.
3 Biggest Wins:
- Joy at Work course was launched and the complimentary workshop is available here.
- The Burnout Doctor Podcast reached 100 episodes and featured 27 pharmacist during October to celebrate Pharmacist Month Stories
- I gave back during March – May 2020 to frontline pharmacists and healthcare professionals with our Spark Joy in Healthcare care packages. See recap here.
Most Rewarding:
- Seeing client transformation through burnout coaching virtually and simplifying coaching (in-person before March and virtually after). It truly is rewarding to see how lives are changed through coaching accountability. See how to work with me here.
- Through client transformations, I achieved Master-Level Certified KonMari Consultant status and cannot wait to continue helping people simplify their lives as a way to stop the growth of healthcare burnout. See 3-ways to work with me here.
- Investing in myself with a Hydrow Rower and achieving my goals of 100,000 meters, 250,000 meters and 500,000 meters before the year-end. It was truly one of the best investment to support my mind and body at home this year. Read here the blog post on why I love this rower.
- My fiancé and I got engaged after 7 years together. Find out why we are not having a wedding in upcoming podcast/YouTube episodes! My fiancé also finished 14-years of training and joined his private practice. We make it work as a dual-couple in healthcare with intention and joy in our lives. We opted to forgo our 3-week vacation to celebrate his graduation (a trip to Europe or Tokyo) and will hold off on travel indefinitely. His highlight was receiving his first vaccine dose before the New Year (he performs procedures daily on hospitalized patients).
- We moved to a new home. I sold the first home I purchase 4 years ago and my parents moved too. We all live in the Los Angeles area still but are IN LOVE with our new homes (still 1100 square feet and we didn’t add any furniture during the move).
- We invested in our first all-electric car this year. This was an VERY intentional purchase AFTER 3 years saving for this purchase. YES, I still own my 2000 Camry and we replaced my fiancé’s Civic (we knew we were giving it back to his family after his training finished) and we researched and saved for this car purchase for 3+ years. We opted for all-electric because we no longer want to support petrochemical/oil companies and we are doing our part for eco-friendly, non-toxic living. We went with a minimalistic design to support our simple lifestyle. We also opted to only replace one of our two cars and are mostly living off this new car because I work from home for now.
- Growing our eco-friendly, non-toxic community with workshops here and information here.
I published & spoke at…
- 68 new podcast episodes on The Burnout Doctor Podcast
- 9 new Blog Posts on Petite Style Script
- Updated Shop on Find Your Script
- 12 new Videos on my YouTube Channel
- Several partnerships with Features & Press – see all here
- NBC LA News
- Pharmacy Times News
- Medelita Blog
- Fatherly Blog
- AACP Pharmacist Feature
- USC School of Pharmacy Feature
- Redfin Holiday Feature
- HeyJessica Blog Feature
- Scale to your Next Million
- Millennial Transition Feature
- Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast
- Biz of Pharmacy Podcast
- Faces of Finance Podcast
- Doctor Me First Podcast
- Edutainer Podcast
- Public Health Pharmacist Podcast
- Young Doc Podcast
- PQS Podcast
- Millennial Doc Podcast
- Philanthropy 212 Podcast
- Mastermind Effect Podcast
- Mindful & Intentional Podcast
- 3 speaking engagements – see more here
- Clarify Simplify Align Planner & Journal and Spark Joy in Healthcare Shop
I set intention:
- I read several books – noteworthy ones listed here
- Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker
- The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
- How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonensheim
I worked with some amazing brands and companies I love and support:
Coming up in 2021 for Clarify Simplify Align and The Burnout Doctor Podcast:
My Word for 2021 is ABUNDANCE!
My focus this upcoming year is on abundance and community. Through this, I will be hosting more virtual ways to meet as a community online. I will also be supplementing our weekly podcast episodes with a LOT of videos posted on YouTube. Subscribe here for when new videos launch soon.
I’ve made it easier to work with me. Find:
- Online Courses – Joy at Work or Digital Declutter or Financial Freedom
- Burnout Coaching here
- Simplifying Coaching – VIP Service, 1-Hour Consults or Simplifying LIVE for the most cost-effective service.
See my previous Year in Review Posts here:
Thank you for following along and supporting my businesses. I look forward to a joyful and intentional 2021 year together!
Spark Joy in Life my friends,
Dr. Jessica Louie