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[3:28]
Personal & Professional Truth: Dr. Ian talks about his third year in medical school when he was going through rotations in various disciplines. During a particular rotation, he was called into the office of one of the professors on service - a meeting he thought was going to result in a mentorship or him receiving kudos on his work. Turns out, he was told that he was carrying himself and dressing in a manner that was above his station. This was a tricky moment for Ian. He had been dressing well to present himself in the most professional light. In that moment, he had to figure out what was truly going in with the conversation and how to best handle it (he typically has a very direct approach) without jeopardizing his grade. Ian chose to tread lightly - he thanked the professor for sharing and explained that he dressed that way because he wanted to put his best foot forward. It was then that he realized the truth, he is not someone who can operate well in a hierarchy. That instance taught him, very early on, that being in the hierarchy of medicine, in a traditional sense, wasn’t his path - especially in situations where he’d have to hold his tongue for the sake of being politically correct.
[12:19]
Hard Work and Motivation: Dr. Ian explains that he’s a very motivated person. He likes to work, likes the feeling of working and likes what it brings him; he feels better when he works for it. I asked him about his Instagram post “I may not be as good as you but I will outwork you,” and he said it’s how he’s won the game. He will work and work, this is something he tries to impart to his followers, particularly those seeking weight loss transformations; you have to work hard for what you want in life. Dr. Ian says putting in that effort and yielding your result tastes so much sweeter and feels so much better.
[23:06]
Leave Something in the Tank: We talked about his writing process; he says his writing is zone like and he’s constantly in the flow. He offered a key piece of advice: he makes sure that when he’s done writing, he doesn’t stop when he runs out of ideas, he stops where he still has more to tell. This is done so that he has somewhere to pick up the next day. Dr. Ian doesn’t run his tank down to E, he leaves with about a ¼ remaining and that has stopped him from getting writers block, helping him to continue to create. His advice to young writers is to spend time just writing and then go back to make your edits. Trying to do, what his son calls, “surgery” on your writing while in the midst of creating can be challenging to the process.
[30:01]
Doctors and Artists: Dr. Ian and I share similar passions for art and medicine, this struck me when I read that he calls himself an artist and I asked when he came to that realization. At nine years old he knew he wanted to be a doctor and that he was a very creative person. He knew that his life was going to be involved in story in some form. During his first year in college his aunt, who is an avid reader, told him to pick up The Firm. That book was a game changer for him, the story was so gripping - he knew that he wanted to create story to ignite those same feelings that he had while reading the book.
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