Frontiers Friday #48. Deliberate Practice (Part II)
Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development
Frontiers Friday #48. Deliberate Practice (Part II)
Caring For Those Who Care
A few years ago, I began to think about how we are caring for those who care. Maybe I was slow to fully realise this, but as I worked with others in the helping profession, I see how orphaned many of us feel. Orphaned in a sense that we receive little to no guidance after becoming licensed, accredited or graduated. Most PD activities doesn’t seem to address this.
Some might call the experience of wounds and betrayals that they carry from the workplace as moral injuries; others feel like their development is of no concern to those who hire them; many are teetering on the brink of burnout.
More so than ever, in the fatiguingly long drawn-out course of this pandemic, I worry about you and me, and our friends in healthcare enterprise. After all, healthcare is people care. We need to care for those who care for others, simply because they are also people.
Do you have thoughts and suggestions about how we can support each other in a sustainable way?
Communities are formed not from our strengths and successes, but a willingness to bring our brokenness to the table. I would love to hear your input about this. Either email me or share your comments in this blog, Care for Those Who Care. Thanks.
(Why this spiel about "caring about those who care" in Part II of Deliberate Practice? Well, these is no "deliberate practice" without deliberate care.)
Here are 5 recommendations on deliberate practice (in case you missed it, click for last week's 5 tips).
From My Desk (Jun'20 Archive): 10 Frontiers Problem to Solve
These problems are ours to solve.
From My Desk (Feb'18 Archive): What Does Deliberate Practice Look Like? Onstage, Offstage, Backstage.
Spoiler: It's a lot more to do with what we do offstage and backstage.
Listen: How to Become Great at Just About Anything Freakomics (Ep. 244)
I've recommended this before some years ago, way before this iteration of the Frontiers Friday newsletter.
This episode is fun... and it features our dear colleague Sussane Bargman on her journey of professional singing!
Web-Read: Remembering the "Father of the 10,000-hours rule"...(p.s. he hated that title)
I love David Epstein's writing, especially his last book, Range. This is a great piece--a tribute to K Anders Ericsson.
Words Worth Contemplating:
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." ~ Bruce Lee
Reflection:
We mistake numbness as a strength, tenderness as a weakness, and needing to learn as being not good enough.
What other stories do we need to let go of to free ourselves to grow?
Deliberate Practice Web-Based Workshop
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
We have just completed the second cohort of the Deliberate Practice Web-Based Workshop. We are so proud of the participants from all over, and we continue to root for you.
Now...The doors are open for the 3rd cohort!
Starting from August 16, 2021, Scott Miller and I will take you on a guided 3-month journey by using principles of deliberate practice to improve your work.
It's a life-time access to the content, not a subscription-based model. We want you to be the first to be invited. If you are interested to join for the guidance, content and community, drop me an email to be on the waitlist to secure your place before we officially open the registration to others in a week. (We already have people on the waitlist).
Click here to sign up!
Space is limited to 40.
Oh...Don't forget to use the exclusive 15% discount code at the checkout: BETTERRESULTSTEAM
And if you bought the Better Results book already and are keen to join the web-based workshop, drop us an email with your receipt and we will give another $50 off, on top of the 15% ($89.25) discount.
BIG HUGS TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS WHO WANT TO BE AT THEIR FRONTIER!
If you've just joined us, I'm glad you can join us at the "bleeding edge." Feel free to check out the back catalogue of Frontiers of Psychotherapists Development (FPD).
And if you want to see past newsletters, click here.
In case you missed it, see the most recent missives
Part I Unintended Consequences
Part II nintended Consequences
Part III of Deep Learner
Part IV of Deep Learner