Kathy Dooley

1. Do prioritize what you want to get done. 2. Don’t claim to be “too busy.” It’s a load and my least favorite excuse. Busy is an illusion.

1. Do tell people around you what they mean to you on a regular basis. 2. Don’t fail to contemplate what they mean to you as you go through life’s motions.

1. Don’t clean your plate. 2. Do load it up with less food.

At 12:12 pm on 12/12/12, I was teaching the spermatic cord contents to a brilliant, attentive and hilarious group of med students who stopped everything to acknowledge the moment. We agreed there was no place we’d rather be. So.Much.Fun. In case you need the mnemonic for the cord’s contents, it’s “Pampers don’t contribute to a very good social life.” 😉

On Saturday, a man told me a lovely story. He said he owned a French restaurant in Philly. It was he and his wife’s favorite. They loved it so much they bought it. And as I reveled in this gorgeous story, I saw his left hand without gold as he hit on my friend and asked to take us to a club. And THAT is why I have never been in a hurry to get … Read more

1. Cry your eyes out, if you need that. 2. Roll your eyes at it, if you need that. 3. But for Pete’s sake, spend the rest of the time LAUGHING your eyes out about it. Call me if you need me for steps 1-3. 🙂

Today,  I worked side-by-side with an orthopedist,whose patient she referred to me for movement retraining. This is not a war. This is about the patient. Show what you can do, and it unfolds. This is not a competition but a symbiosis. Now, let’s get people well.

“Dr. Dooley, I’m in zero pain. I can’t even believe it. I tried to get my friend to come to you, but she doesn’t think it will help -despite what I tell her.” And THAT is when you give your personal cell phone. No greater call I could ever receive.

You have a ton to learn? Yeah, me too. That doesn’t mean you don’t have something to TEACH. That’s WHY you are learning. Go Doolinate your day. 😉

I’m not too busy. I’m not too tired. Those are illusions. I’m not going to encourage patients to do things I’m not doing. So let’s do this. Lead by example.