Paradigm Shift: Treat Your Patients with Compassion and EmpathyĮmpathy and compassion do not imply behavior that condones destructive habits. I have spent considerable time in crafting my own and it is paraphrased as follows: “Finding the good in myself, others and the world to be present and act on inspiration, not judgment, and extend loving compassion to whom all I encounter.” A daily mission statement that delineates one’s purpose or “mission” in life can keep us aligned to what we deem as truly important and meaningful. When we focus on the vocation, rather than the business, patient and surgeon satisfaction soar. The privilege we all hold is not to be taken lightly. We are called to engage in the noblest of vocations-that of a healer. Each of us has been granted an unusual privilege of caring for others and mitigating suffering. But we cannot lose sight of why we are working so hard. I understand the argument against this paradigm shift: “I can’t help patients if I am losing money or don’t have a job.” There is nothing wrong with ambition and we deserve to be fairly compensated for our work. Paradigm Shift: We Are More Than Our Accounts ReceivableĪ more-appropriate view, and one more-grounded in reality, is that we are all so much more than our accounts receivable. ![]() But professionally, and specifically in my specialty, I have experienced certain inaccurate paradigms that need to be adjusted or properly shifted.īelow are some common, inaccurate paradigms, along with substitute views or fixes for each that align with Covey’s time-tested principles. Each individual’s paradigms are one’s own, and I do not presume to tell my readers how they should see the world. Similarly, each of us can experience substantive growth if we examine and modify our own personal paradigms so that they can become more aligned with what is truly real. ![]() In this celebrated treatise, Kuhn describes how sizable advances in science occur subsequent to a “paradigm shift” or drastic change in how the world (data) is (are) interpreted by scientific observers. The term “paradigm” launched into mainstream parlance after Thomas Kuhn’s landmark work, The Structure of Scientific Revolution in 1962. Covey states that the closer our paradigms match reality and the time-tested principles of fairness, honesty, diligence, and integrity, the more peace and effectiveness in one’s life will be realized. Įach of us sees the world through different lenses, determined largely by our personal experiences and early conditioning by parents or caregivers. Covey continues and maintains that how we interpret people and events is inseparable from our character. From these paradigms, our attitudes, behaviors, and relationships with others are formed. Covey asserts that this perspective is a large determinant of individual growth and happiness. In Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, author Steven Covey employs a loose definition of “paradigm” to mean how one interprets what one sees. In other words, we project our own inner realities on the world and onto others. ![]() We tend to see others as we are not as they are.
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