Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunate

For many of coaching clients, the reason we are working together is because their "professional" life has taken a significant turn---or is about to. In other words, they are either: a) questioning whether the professional road they're on is one they want to stay on, or b) they are already embarking on a "new road" and we're navigating the bumps, or c) they were abruptly bumped off the road they thought was "the one" for them.

Here is the task that I want to challenge you, my reader, with: look at your road in medicine and the choices you've made, or the twists in the road that you didn't plan on, and see if you can find the major clues that point to your "true self." Your "true self" points to your "destiny."

Let's Have Some Fun With "Archetypes"

A common "metaphysical" approach to looking at "true self" and "destiny" is to uncover your "archetype." The work of Carl Jung and his 16 archetypes is familiar to many of you who are psychologists, psychiatrists, or to those of you who have taken a Myers Briggs personality profile. However, even before Carl Jung, "archetypes" and mythological personalities have appeared in various cultures and religions for over a thousand years as a means to explain the mystery of human existence. Numerology has been used as tool to arrive at or calculate aspects of the archetype or "destiny" and is still a tool for modern followers of Kabbalah and I Ching.

There is much more to learn about this topic than I can provide here, but I thought it would be fun to "borrow" a few archetypes from various disciplines to see if you recognize yourself in one or more of them. Here we go:

Shaman (aka Curandera) - This is the path of the holistic healer, who incorporates intuitive information along with observable facts. Mind, soul and body are one and the same. As a physician, has it been your desire to integrate all three and serve as a Shaman? Have you been frustrated by the reality that modern medical practice does not support this notion (either through practice convention or reimbursement). Is medicine leaving you drained because it has become so tactical and procedural, and lacking in soul-connectedness with patients?

Warrior - This is the path of trailblazers and those who step up first to fight for the cause. Have you found yourself in positions where you are the voice of dissent? Are you generally on the front line rallying your physician colleagues to stand up for their rights? Or, alternatively, have you been accused of "starting a fight" for no good reason, or being inappropriately confrontational? Warriors without a legitimate battle often find themselves in trouble.

Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunatel

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road that you didn't plan on, and see if you can find the major clues that point to your "true self." Your "true self" points to your "destiny."

Let's Have Some Fun With "Archetypes"

A common "metaphysical" approach to looking at "true self" and "destiny" is to uncover your "archetype." The work of Carl Jung and his 16 archetypes is familiar to many of you who are psychologists, psychiatrists, or to those of you who have taken a Myers Briggs personality profile. However, even before Carl Jung, "archetypes" and mythological personalities have appeared in various cultures and religions for over a thousand years as a means to explain the mystery of human existence. Numerology has been used as tool to arrive at or calculate aspects of the archetype or "destiny" and is still a tool for modern followers of Kabbalah and I Ching.

There is much more to learn about this topic than I can provide here, but I thought it would be fun to "borrow" a few archetypes from various disciplines to see if you recognize yourself in one or more of them. Here we go:

Shaman (aka Curandera) - This is the path of the holistic healer, who incorporates intuitive information along with observable facts. Mind, soul and body are one and the same. As a physician, has it been your desire to integrate all three and serve as a Shaman? Have you been frustrated by the reality that modern medical practice does not support this notion (either through practice convention or reimbursement). Is medicine leaving you drained because it has become so tactical and procedural, and lacking in soul-connectedness with patients?

Warrior - This is the path of trailblazers and those who step up first to fight for the cause. Have you found yourself in positions where you are the voice of dissent? Are you generally on the front line rallying your physician colleagues to stand up for their rights? Or, alternatively, have you been accused of "starting a fight" for no good reason, or being inappropriately confrontational? Warriors without a legitimate battle often find themselves in trouble.

Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunate

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s tool to arrive at or calculate aspects of the archetype or "destiny" and is still a tool for modern followers of Kabbalah and I Ching.

There is much more to learn about this topic than I can provide here, but I thought it would be fun to "borrow" a few archetypes from various disciplines to see if you recognize yourself in one or more of them. Here we go:

Shaman (aka Curandera) - This is the path of the holistic healer, who incorporates intuitive information along with observable facts. Mind, soul and body are one and the same. As a physician, has it been your desire to integrate all three and serve as a Shaman? Have you been frustrated by the reality that modern medical practice does not support this notion (either through practice convention or reimbursement). Is medicine leaving you drained because it has become so tactical and procedural, and lacking in soul-connectedness with patients?

Warrior - This is the path of trailblazers and those who step up first to fight for the cause. Have you found yourself in positions where you are the voice of dissent? Are you generally on the front line rallying your physician colleagues to stand up for their rights? Or, alternatively, have you been accused of "starting a fight" for no good reason, or being inappropriately confrontational? Warriors without a legitimate battle often find themselves in trouble.

Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunate

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ern medical practice does not support this notion (either through practice convention or reimbursement). Is medicine leaving you drained because it has become so tactical and procedural, and lacking in soul-connectedness with patients?

Warrior - This is the path of trailblazers and those who step up first to fight for the cause. Have you found yourself in positions where you are the voice of dissent? Are you generally on the front line rallying your physician colleagues to stand up for their rights? Or, alternatively, have you been accused of "starting a fight" for no good reason, or being inappropriately confrontational? Warriors without a legitimate battle often find themselves in trouble.

Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunate

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Artist - This is the path for those to see, hear and perceive beauty and the quintessence of human experience through various media. The creative mind, eye or hand require self-expression, which may have limited outlets in clinical practice or healthcare management. Artists without the time for or means of expression find themselves longing and frustrated.

Chief - This is the path for those who want to be in charge, who can see a way, a plan, a strategy and relish in creating stability, organization or movement. Chiefs without a large enough organization or constituency may be frustrated by their inability to impact. In healthcare, fortunately there are many outlets for Chief archetypes.

Nurturer - This is the path for the caring "earth mother/father/parent" whose drive is to comfort, protect and nourish the flock. In medicine there are many of these archetypes, and they often do well. Nurturers avoid conflict, however, in their quest to create harmony and will find themselves at odds when situations are overly complex, ambiguous or aggressive.

Mystic - This is the path of the philosopher and spiritual seeker, who likely has experienced much angst and soul-torment along his/her professional road ---this is often the way to enlightenment. The Mystic delights in observing the complexity of the universe and our place in it, and so may tire of the constraints and routine of clinical care. Mystics are often misunderstood as unrealistic visionaries, or aloof daydreamers.

Remember that these are only a handful of archetypes, and my interpretation and application for physicians is dangerously brief, so don't panic if you don't find yourself here or if you don't like what you hear. My point is: dare to look at your professional path as a soul journey, and perhaps one that other "archetypes" have taken before you. Learning about archetypes will help you understand yourself better and put your current professional fork-in-the-road in a different perspective.