#29 4 Misery Makers That Make Vet Med Careers So Hard (and what you can do about it!)

Some of the hardest components of a veterinary career are amplified by four things:

• Stressful Client Interactions
• Unexpected Patient Death
• Board Complaints / Negative Performance Evaluations
• Negative Online Business Reviews

We try our best to avoid these things... 

... to keep them from happening.

And then when they do, we turn inward...

> we blame ourselves
> we determine we are bad vets or vet techs
> we conclude we aren't fit for this job

This all creates a lot of suffering for us in this profession. 

It makes us miserable at work, and at home. 

But the suffering that we experience... it's all optional.

In veterinary medicine, we will interact with clients, we will have patients die, we will receive feedback (solicited or otherwise)... 

... it's all just part of the job.

What's not part of the job is the negative conclusions we draw about ourselves, our abilities, our colleagues, or clients, and our future. 

That part is all optional.

That part is neither inevitable nor guaranteed. 

In this week's podcast episode, I dig into these four misery-makers and offer an alternative perspective that can begin to change everything you believe about your prior experiences and the future of your chosen career.

Resources:

⭐Get The Alternative Career Guide for Veterinary Professionals: Create A Career Tailored to You!

https://joyfuldvm.com/jobguide

⭐Join VetMed;JOY CLUB: Elevate Your Life & Veterinary Career Experience

https://joyfuldvm.com/joyclub

⭐Listen to The Joyful DVM Podcast: Be Inspired by Empowering Perspectives on Navigating Life as A Veterinary Professional

https://joyfuldvm.com/podcast

⭐Join VET LIFE ACADEMY: Transform Your Veterinary Life & Career from the inside out

https://joyfuldvm.com/vetlifeacademy

⭐Learn How to Support Your Organization and Enhance Employee Wellbeing

https://joyfuldvm.com/organizations

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