Staying Motivated and Confident
Climbing Mountains in Ecuador
Many of you know that I’ve been away most of February in Ecuador. I was climbing in the Andes on a trip called “The Three Volcanoes” with 6 other biotech/climbing friends. Our goal was to summit Cotopaxi, an active volcano and Ecuador’s second highest mountain (19,347 feet). We hiked multiple days through beautiful, scenic areas…
Read More2025 is HERE!!! New beginnings!
Happy New Year! My hope for all of my readers is that you have had a wonderful start to the new year; if instead, it has been challenging, I am sending my thoughts and will share a practice that has helped me in trying times – Gratitude In our most difficult times, coming back to…
Read MoreEnd of year reflections
A dear friend of mine recently said “I’m LOVING this year of Nerissa”. I met this friend climbing Kilimanjaro and since that time she has become a very important friend. She has been through a lot with me since we summited Kili in 2023. “the year of Nerissa” – I have to say it is…
Read MoreAhimsa
As I mentioned in last week’s blog, I spent time in Koh Samui, Thailand at a beautiful yoga retreat center called Vikasa. I spent the week meditating, attending yoga classes, receiving thai massage therapy, relaxing by the pool, hiking to a waterfall and visiting an elephant sanctuary. It was a quiet, gentle trip in which…
Read MoreHipCamp and other year-end reflections
I’m in Thailand!!!!!! The island of Koh Samui to be exact. I’m sitting on the porch of my private cabana. The waves are crashing around the rocks on the “secret beach” in front of my room. Coconuts hang from a tree immediately in my sightline. Rain falls intermittently; sometimes heavily, other times in light drops.…
Read MoreVacation
Looking forward to sharing my travel learnings when I return! Ready to make a career transition to pharma/biotech… want to explore a way to use your medical training and knowledge in a fulfilling way without nights and weekends call or charting. Watch this webinar on Getting Past the Three Major Hurdles to a Career in…
Read MoreGratitude
One cannot be upset, angry or fearful when being grateful…Consider adding a gratitude practice daily:Name 3 things you are grateful for each morning and in the afternoon too! Ready to make a career transition to pharma/biotech… want to explore a way to use your medical training and knowledge in a fulfilling way without nights and…
Read MoreGratitude
GRATITUDE I’m working on this practice… I told you last week I was at Tony Robbin’s Unleash the Power Within (UPW) event recently. I WALKED ON HOT COALS!!! Tony’s teachings were transformational. Yes, lots of “WHOO” – and it was AMAZING! GRATITUDE – Take a few minutes today, as you read this post, to reflect…
Read MoreWhat are you thinking that is holding you back?
When I coach physicians that are interested in transitioning to a fulfilling career in the pharma/biotech industry, 95% of them come to me with LIMITING BELIEFS. Thoughts that are running through their heads, programmed in early in their lives usually AND especially during their medical training! These limiting beliefs GET IN THEIR WAY OF SUCCESS!…
Read MoreVeterans Day
Today’s blog isn’t about pharma or biotech… It’s about learning and growing. How many times do we just roll through life doing things without really understanding why? It struck me that tomorrow is Veteran’s Day – And yes, I know it is to honor our military veterans. My dad was a veteran. My brother is…
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