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By Kathy Mordini

The past few years I’ve noticed a lack of work/life balance and the problem has been increasing. This point really hit home for me last year when my 13-year-old nephew asked me to go to a Cubs game at the last minute at the start of a crazy week. We had an incredible evening and it’s motivated me to push harder to create those moments.

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By Becky Krull, DVM

I was sick of going through life on auto-pilot. In order to get out of that lifestyle, I had to figure out what I really wanted out of life, what is important to me and how I want to spend my time here on earth, in this one body and one life.  That lead to me formulating a mission statement for my life, my mission statement consists of my values. My values direct me to live my life intentionally and with purpose. They help me prioritize what I want and need to do.  They guide me in decision making, both big and small. 

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This week, Dr. Andy Roark and practice management goddess Stephanie Goss discuss the plague that is free pet advice requests via text, messenger, and email. Stephanie and Andy discuss why these requests happen (that part is not hard to figure out), how these requests take a toll on vet professionals, and how we can not only deflect them but come to feel okay about doing so.

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This week on the podcast, Dr. Andy Roark and the amazing Stephanie Goss answer a question about working for a manager who doesn’t seem to want to manage. This person was promoted up from the front desk and does not have any formal management experience. Now the new manager does her best but isn’t effective at managing or motivating people. The practice owner doesn’t want to hear about this problem and turns a blind eye. What can possibly be done?

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In this episode, Dr. Andy Roark and the one-and-only Stephanie Goss tackle a question from the mailbag: “Why is it okay for vets to break the rules when the techs can’t???” Andy and Stephanie lay out why this happens and what can be done about it.

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