“Flowing with Purpose” – 2021

Gros Ventre River

Bridger–Teton National Forest, WY

Purpose and Relevance: Your Lifelong Companions

The personal feeling of relevance is closely intertwined with the actualization of your potential and more specifically, the fulfillment of your purpose in life.

Perhaps, it is most commonly thought of as a sense of pride in oneself, in part as a result of a lifetime of accomplishments, both personal and professional. This is particularly the case when such accomplishments were attained in the service of others.

The need to feel relevant is an integral element of the human experience. It is a desire that knows no boundaries: age, sex, race, language, geography, occupation or vocation.

It is widely experienced and yet it is ultimately quite personal.

The Companions on My Journey: Purpose and Relevance

My career as a plastic surgeon unexpectedly came to an end due to significant medical problems. Happily, years later, I am cured, healthy and well.

At...

Joyful Renewal 

USA

My best wishes to you and your family for a healthy and prosperous 2025!

Glittering and Joyful!

USA

My best wishes to you and your family for a joyful holyday season!

Enrique

Pumpkin Paradise – 2006

USA

With gratitude, I extend my best wishes to you and your family!

Enrique

Impending Sunrise – 2022

Virginia Range, NV

 Navigating the Road to Preparedness

The transition from your career is one of those major life events for which it is critical to prepare well in advance. 

As you consider this, it will become evident that the magnitude and scope of the challenge is significant. You will realize that to achieve a successful transition you will need to devote focused effort over a significant period  of time. These inevitable, initial questions will arise: 

• How do I begin? 
• What should I do? 
• In what order should I do it?

I am confident that you have learned long ago, as I have, that great achievements require great preparation.

The First Step of the Path 

To begin, there are three major concerns for which preparation is essential.

The first of these is to prepare yourself, personally, to enter the next great phase of your life. As you do so, it is important to keep in mind that your spouse, family and staff, are also going through their transi...

Accents of Autumn – 2013

Carson Canyon, CA

Your Career Transition Is a Stimulus for Personal Development

Change and transition are words that are sometimes used interchangeably. However, these two words have different meanings and what they describe have distinctly different purposes, especially with regard to the transition from your career.

Lessons I Learned on My Journey

My personal experience with change and transition illustrates this point. Years ago, I was diagnosed with colon cancer and then developed other medical problems. Together they created an unexpected change that ended my Plastic Surgery career and triggered my transition. Thankfully, years later I am cured, renewed and fulfilled in my new career. 

The end of my career was precipitated by an unexpected change. The subsequent transition was not an event. Rather it was a process that involved sustained, focused and deliberate effort over a period of time.  That effort was directed at a particular envisioned outcome...

Sneffels Range – 2013

Colorado

Navigating Your Career Transition

As a seasoned professional, the prospect of transitioning away from a life's work can be a complex and multifaceted journey. It requires a meticulous blend of personal readiness, professional realignment, and preparation of your enterprise. In this article, we delve into the nuances of preparing for this significant life event, ensuring that you are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary for a smooth and rewarding transition.

Embracing Change: A Personal and Professional Renewal

The transition from your career to the next chapter of your life is not merely a change; it is a metamorphosis that requires introspection and strategic planning. The initial phase of this journey is deeply personal. It is the bedrock upon which you will design your framework as it relates to you professionally and your enterprise.

This transformative process is a testament to your life's work and an opportunity to redefine your goa...

Mt. McKinley – 2011

Denali National Park, AK

Your Lifestyle as Art

Grand art born of great, visionary artists often arises from a spontaneous idea, an image in the mind’s eye.  The evolution of an idea that culminates in a tangible work of art, whether a painting or a photograph of a spectacular landscape, requires a blending of grand vision and the execution of exceptional technique.

Similarly, in order to create a masterpiece that will be your new lifestyle, you must imagine a clear vision of your future before you begin to create it. The path to doing so is to prepare yourself by creating and executing a realistic post career lifestyle plan that will guide you to making your new life an exuberant reality.

There are some things in life like faith, family, country, etc. that require serious respect and appreciation. Then there are others that stimulate a special sort of devotion. For me they are,  among other things, fly-fishing and landscape photography.

In the course of my tra...

Home Grown Love – 2009

Florida

 Honor Mom…From Me to Mine, From You to Yours

I am confident that each of us has reasons to be grateful. Beyond life itself, there is our world of people that each of us can think of that warm our hearts and cause us to smile.

We have been graced by the benevolence of others. We recognize it and quietly think kindly of them. 

Sometimes, we want to thank them personally, in the manner that we were taught when we were growing up. To express our heartfelt gratitude. To do so brings joy to those who have given of themselves for our benefit, as well as satisfaction to ourselves.

I know that many of our blessings are divinely ordained. 

Another source is fellow human beings.  We know them as family, friends and acquaintances. Then there are those we do not know, but know who we are. They manifest their goodwill toward us even as we are unaware.

Each has their unique version of love and goodwill that benefits each of us.

Grace and Goodwill

It is reward...

Renewal in Progress – 2010

Grand Teton National Park, WY

 Preparing for Your Journey

As a seasoned plastic surgeon, the prospect of transitioning away from a life's work can be a complex and multifaceted journey. It requires a meticulous blend of personal readiness, professional realignment, and practice preparation. In this article, we delve into the nuances of preparing for this significant life event, ensuring that you, as a an accomplished member of the plastic surgery profession, are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary for a smooth and rewarding transition.

Embracing Change: A Personal and Professional Renewal

The transition from a thriving surgical career to the next chapter of your life is not merely a change; it is a metamorphosis that requires introspection and strategic planning. The initial phase of this journey is deeply personal. It is the bedrock upon which you will design your framework as it relates to you professionally and your practice.

This transfo...