Learn what the CURATE Method is and how to curate a life you LOVE every single day! Reset healthcare burnout and set goals.
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Mentioned on Ep 07: How to take action right away and how to set goals. Our CURATE method for 90-day goal setting.
Welcome back to The Burnout Doctor Podcast with your host, Dr. Jessica Louie. Today on episode 7, we are discussing how we set goals to take action right away. How to set goals using the CURATE Method.
As a previous pharmacy student, I LOVE acronyms. Acronyms are how I memorized information and made studying fun for the less complex topics in pharmacy school. I created the acronym CURATE early on in my business
A few notes on the background of this before we jump in applying it. I love to simplify processes and systems and that is how CURATE came about. I was also thinking of taglines for my business and going through different words to see what resonates best
One of the taglines I use for all my businesses is:
Simplify your Life
Lead with Confidence
Curate a Life you LOVE
I chose the word CURATE because it means to carefully select, organize and look after. It incorporates intention into everyday living and life. Taking action means getting uncomfortable in our lives – developing the next stage of our lives.
CURATE Method to set goals:
- Clarify your why and purpose
- Unpack and brain dump
- Reduce and simplify
- Align
- Take action
- Evaluate and enjoy
Step 1: Clarify your purpose and values
Get back to who you are as a person – what are your core values?
Get back to why you went into this specialty as a healthcare professional? Think back to what made you most excited about achieving your goal of becoming a ______. Pharmacist. WHY do you want to make this change that I’m setting out to make? Where is this coming from? Is it coming from my desire to be the best version of myself? To leave a stronger legacy?
If this is coming from a place of performing for somebody else or impress somebody else? – it’s not going to stick and it’s not how I want to live my life
Step 2: Unpack
I call this the brain dump step – we need to get all those ideas and thoughts out of our heads and onto paper. I find writing out these thoughts and ideas by pen and paper is easier to see visually but if you prefer a digital method, go right ahead! Always do what works best for YOU – this is not a black/white processes my friends.
Now, we all know you can’t do everything and achieve everything. Let’s apply our Less is More principle and simplify our ideas from Step 2.
Group like items together. Visualize what a day in my life will look like after I’m done implementing this change – really write down this visual and feeling you have when you’ve gotten to your end goal/destination
Step 4: Align
WHY, HOW, WHEN
We have our WHY we want this to happen from Step 1 on clarifying and Step 3 on reducing and simplifying with our visualization step. HOW am I going to make this change? Reverse engineer or take the end goal and end destination and write down the steps it takes to get there. Place priorities on the HOW steps
Now let’s get to WHEN. When am I going to make this happen? How often will I work on this?
Step 5: Take Action
WHEN step – put it on your calendar to take action
I like placing this visually somewhere where I can see it and hold myself accountable. One idea is a yearly plan or quarterly plan on your office wall
Live your Goals!
See examples in your Workbook on my actual visual reminders
Step 6: Evaluate and Enjoy
Set-up an accountability system. Is this a coach, friend, spouse, or colleague who will check in and ensure you are taking action. Make sure you also place these accountability sessions on your calendar.
Take a CEO day each month to evaluate your progress on your quarterly goals.
I use my custom planner & journal to track progress on a Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly basis.
Recap on how we use the CURATE method to set goals!
- How to take action right away?
- How to curate a life you love?
- How to live intentionally and joyfully each day
- How to set goals, work on your goals and achieve them?
- How to make a decision and lighten your mental load?
If you’re struggling right now, my coaching program offers 30-minute weekly sessions to check-in for accountability, reflect on progress, answer and guide you through difficulties. Apply now at DrJessicaLouie.com/coaching.
Until next time, spark joy my friends!
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