Dr. Adaira Landry

In terms of why we wanted this big comprehensive book is we knew that we could, as we trimmed out a lot of the data, we could cover a lot more ground and it would become this like comprehensive starting place for people who are especially entering the workplace. Yes, you might need additional resources.

In terms of why we wanted this big comprehensive book is we knew that we could, as we trimmed out a lot of the data, we could cover a lot more ground and it would become this like comprehensive starting place for people who are especially entering the workplace. Yes, you might need additional resources.

So at the end of every chapter, of course, we have more reading and additional things that they can watch and stuff. But we feel like this would be enough where if you just read this book, you would be like light years ahead because there's so much there's so much content that it would at least alert you to, OK, this is how I avoid conflict. This is how I build brand or expertise.

So at the end of every chapter, of course, we have more reading and additional things that they can watch and stuff. But we feel like this would be enough where if you just read this book, you would be like light years ahead because there's so much there's so much content that it would at least alert you to, OK, this is how I avoid conflict. This is how I build brand or expertise.

This is how I care for myself. And so even though it's not a lot of depth, it at least is highlighting a lot of topics and creating awareness there. We have actually initially wanted the book to be just for early career professionals. We mentioned that in the intro. We have found mid-career, senior career professionals still finding it helpful and full of information that they had not learned.

This is how I care for myself. And so even though it's not a lot of depth, it at least is highlighting a lot of topics and creating awareness there. We have actually initially wanted the book to be just for early career professionals. We mentioned that in the intro. We have found mid-career, senior career professionals still finding it helpful and full of information that they had not learned.

So I think there's still value across the career span, but I think there's a lot more value for that early career professional who's like, why does it seem like everyone else has it figured out and I don't? I've said this before.

So I think there's still value across the career span, but I think there's a lot more value for that early career professional who's like, why does it seem like everyone else has it figured out and I don't? I've said this before.

It varies day by day, truly. Because, and that's how we wanted the book to be, where you could just turn to the table of contents and pick the section that you feel like you are going through right now and read that section. So it doesn't have to be read to cover, but it could be.

It varies day by day, truly. Because, and that's how we wanted the book to be, where you could just turn to the table of contents and pick the section that you feel like you are going through right now and read that section. So it doesn't have to be read to cover, but it could be.

I think for me right now, I'm actually really in this space of micro skills for learning how to grab your next opportunity. And one of the things, the specific micro skill within that chapter is pausing before you accept an opportunity. So I was of the mindset of, Growing up, I was like fully subscribing to this mantra of say yes to everything. You probably have heard that before.

I think for me right now, I'm actually really in this space of micro skills for learning how to grab your next opportunity. And one of the things, the specific micro skill within that chapter is pausing before you accept an opportunity. So I was of the mindset of, Growing up, I was like fully subscribing to this mantra of say yes to everything. You probably have heard that before.

At least it's very common in my field of medicine, which is like if someone offers you an opportunity, you say yes. You say yes, especially early on because you never know what you're missing out on. So I fully engaged in this belief and I said yes to everything for many years. And that led me to feeling like the burnout, the overwork, The feeling like you're behind all the time is normal.

At least it's very common in my field of medicine, which is like if someone offers you an opportunity, you say yes. You say yes, especially early on because you never know what you're missing out on. So I fully engaged in this belief and I said yes to everything for many years. And that led me to feeling like the burnout, the overwork, The feeling like you're behind all the time is normal.

Like that should be how it is because we're always saying yes. That means we're not filtering things out. And without that discernment, you just are saying yes to a lot of noise, a lot of what's called non-promotable work, things that don't really help scale your career or even help your reputation grow.

Like that should be how it is because we're always saying yes. That means we're not filtering things out. And without that discernment, you just are saying yes to a lot of noise, a lot of what's called non-promotable work, things that don't really help scale your career or even help your reputation grow.

So I think we put this micro skill in there because we want people to know that it's OK to not impulsively say yes and to really inquire and learn what's in front of you and see if it's worth your time. That strategic skill I learned really late. Even when it came to picking my field of emergency medicine, I didn't explore it to a depth that I would if I was picking a specialty now.

So I think we put this micro skill in there because we want people to know that it's OK to not impulsively say yes and to really inquire and learn what's in front of you and see if it's worth your time. That strategic skill I learned really late. Even when it came to picking my field of emergency medicine, I didn't explore it to a depth that I would if I was picking a specialty now.

Like there weren't questions that I was asking. I was just like, oh, this seems fun. But I wasn't thinking about it in a much deeper level. And so this idea of probing, investigating before you commit to something can really help you understand that. what the return on investment is. I didn't come up with these terms, but there's two terms that I love. FOMO, the fear of missing out.

Like there weren't questions that I was asking. I was just like, oh, this seems fun. But I wasn't thinking about it in a much deeper level. And so this idea of probing, investigating before you commit to something can really help you understand that. what the return on investment is. I didn't come up with these terms, but there's two terms that I love. FOMO, the fear of missing out.