Pharmacy Life Radio

The Power of Slowing Down – with Dr. Thomai Dion – PLR 35 Oct 17, 2016

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Today, Thomai and I talk about how she started with Think-A-Lot-Tots (all 4 books available in Amazon)

Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @TDthesciencemom

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Everything Matters – Myth 1 – PLR 34 Oct 03, 2016

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In a world where everything is meant to hold EQUAL value, our world just does not work this way.

Don’t confuse action with progress. You can be active all day long and not make a dent.

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INTRODUCTION: 6 Productivity Myths – PLR 33 Sep 26, 2016

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Who is this for?
1. “I’m too busy”
2. Late on projects
3. Forgetting deadlines
4. Haven’t had a vacation in 5 years
Our own productivity journey
1. I share
2. You share

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What it’s like being married to a Pharmacist – PLR 32 Sep 19, 2016

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Today, my lovely wife Megan and I talk about how it is to be married to a pharmacist.

Feel free to share this to people who are dating pharmacists, or considering getting into a relationship with one!

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Slow Down – PLR 31 Aug 22, 2016

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After our recently-concluded 8-part series of the 7 Habit of Highly Effective Pharmacists, we decided to take a short break. There won’t be an episode next week, but we’ll definitely be back the week after that, with more content and new ideas for our podcast. We’d love to hear from you, though. Contact us here.

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Sharpening the Blade – Habit 7 – PLR 30 Aug 15, 2016

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We’re wrapping up the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pharmacists. Today, we’re talking about Sharpening the Blade.

What is the single most important investment you can make in your life?

What did you learn yesterday?

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Synergy – Habit 6 – PLR 29 Aug 08, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about the 6th habit of highly successful pharmacists, synergy.

Do you feel like sometimes your team isn’t working cohesively, like certain members are bringing the team down?

Synergy – the whole is greater than the sums of its parts

It’s the essence of principle-centered leadership

It catalyzes, unifies, and unleashes the greatest powers with people. It takes the motive of Win/Win, the skills of empathic communication, on the toughest challenges in life

We use synergy by valuing differences, respect them, build on strengths, and to compensate for weaknesses.

Synergy at times can be chaotic if allowed by leadership

People can descend into poor decision into the workplace, but with the best of intentions. Sadly, people get burned by their experiences and feel like they can be who they are at work

You’ve either experienced this or watched this happen. Leaders will make new rules based on the actions of a few abusers, and because a few people break the rules, it limits the creative freedom for everyone
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First Understand, then be Understood (with Megan Barker) – Habit 5 – PLR 28 Aug 01, 2016

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Today, we have my lovely wife, Megan, on the show.

How do most people communicate?

Key to effective communication with others is to understand them before they understand you
As a man, I can’t emphasize how awful my brain is wired to understand my wife
Typically, when we respond to people, we do it four ways, –We evaluate (agree or disagree), we probe (ask questions from our own frame of reference), we advise (based on our own experience), we interpret (we try to figure people out based on our paradigm)
Reflective listening
1. Relay back to the listener with a rephrasing of the feeling and content
Resist the urge to fix a problem
This is a DIFFICULT SKILL!
THEN BE UNDERSTOOD
MOST PEOPLE start with logos first, which almost never works
Application
1. Next time you are in any conversation, test your ability to understand first. Resist the urge to speak your opinions immediately
2. Reflect back the content and feeling of the other people

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Think Win/Win – Habit 4 – PLR 27 Jul 25, 2016

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Focus onto working with others
Problem
Interdependence vs. independence
Win/win isn’t a technique for you to pick up today. It’s a whole way of thinking that takes years of practice.
Win/Win
Win/lose or lose/win
Win/Win or no deal
Expectations

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quadrants — **First Things First! – Habit 3 – PLR 26** Jul 18, 2016
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Today, Jody and I talk about the third habit of highly successful pharmacists.

First things first!

Have you ever had a period of your life were you just felt like you were constantly putting out fires?

Habit 1 : you are the creator – you’ve taken responsibility for your actions by becoming a proactive person
Habit 2 : create the mental creation for your life – You’ve taken the time to understand your principles that will guide your life
Habit 3 : the physical creation of habit

The third habit is the physical creation of the project. It is the manifestation of the second habit. What we’re focusing on is what’s called effective management of ourselves.

You can’t manage time, that’s impossible. What you’re really doing is managing you, self-control.

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Begin with the End in Mind – Habit 2 – PLR 25 Jul 11, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about Habit #2, Begin with the End in Mind.

Frankl says we detect rather than invent our missions in life

“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life… Therein he cannot be replaced nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone’s task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.”
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Proactive Mindset – Freedom of Choice – Habit 1 – PLR 24 Jul 04, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about the first of the seven habits of highly effective pharmacists.

The first habit in the series is to adopt a proactive mindset.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Pharmacists – PLR 23 Jun 29, 2016

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Jody and I bring you the first installment of an 8-part series.

This series is based on the 7 principles that will change the way that you see the world and make you an effective pharmacist.

We’re going to focus first on the inside and the way we think who we are and how we interact with the world.

The first 3 episodes will focus around you and how you interact with you.

The next 3 will be how you interact with others and how to most do that effectively.

The last ones focuses on bringing it all together.

These habits are the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire. Knowledge is what we do, skill is how we do it and desire is why we do it, and we have to have all these to make our lives better.
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What You’re Missing Out at the Next Conference – PLR 22 Jun 20, 2016

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How to find your next career step
How to become an attractive candidate as a life long learner
The number one rule for every conference that attendees must follow
When was the first time you went to a national conference?
What steps can students take to make the most out of any conference?
What about the pharmacist, who maybe just has to attend a conference for CE credit? What can they do to make it worth their time?
What about approaching people if you’re an introvert?

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How the Public Views Pharmacy – PLR 21 Jun 06, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about what the public thinks of pharmacy.

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How to Build Trust with Patients – PLR 20 May 30, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about relationship-building.

How do you help deal with or counsel a patient who distrusts you for reasons outside of your control?

How to build trust with patients
1. Reliability
– Consistency
– Speak their language, don’t talk down to people
– “Never believe that just because you have a degree, that you’ve earned people’s respect”
2. Honesty
– Sometimes, telling the truth can be awkward
– Address the mental barrier
– “Let’s talk about the elephant in the room”
– Empathy
— One of the most powerful human interaction
— Active listening
— “Put yourself in their situation”

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HOW TO HANDLE A BULLY – PLR 19 May 23, 2016

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Today, Jody and I talk about work-related bullying and how to handle it.

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Self-Development and Work-Life Integration – PLR 18 May 16, 2016

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Today, Lucinda Maine talked about growing an important career asset.
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Creating Disney Magic in a Pharmacy – PLR 17 May 09, 2016

Today, we talk to Lee Cockerell about Creating Disney Magic in a Pharmacy

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How to Prevent Burn Out – PLR 16 May 02, 2016

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Today, I share the last of the Burn Out Series with Dr. Clark Gaither, How to Prevent Burn Out.
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How to Fix your Burn Out – PLR 15 Apr 25, 2016

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Today I share the 4th installment of our Burn Out series.

6 Causes of Burn Out – PLR 14 Apr 18, 2016

Today, Dr. Burn Out and I share:

6 Major Mismatches/ Causes of Burn Out

1. Work Overload
2. Lack of Control
3. Insufficient Reward
4. Breakdown of Community
5. Absence of Fairness (Trust, Openness and Respect)
6. Conflicting Values

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What’s the Difference Between Stress vs. Burnout – PLR 13 Apr 11, 2016

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Today we continue with our series and talk about the difference between STRESS and BURNOUT

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3 Signs You’re Burned Out – PLR 12 Apr 04, 2016

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Today we talk to Dr. Clark Gaither, aka “Dr. BurnOut”

– We begin a series of podcasts about the world of burnout
– 3 keystone signs that you are experiencing burnout
– Know the difference between stress and burnout

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