When [disease] Can't Be Stopped, That's Where

Coaching Done Well May Be The Most Effective Intervention Designed For Human Performance.

In Many Ways, The Effort To Study Philosophy Was My Rebellion Away From Medicine. I'm The Son Of Two Indian Immigrant Physicians, So The Natural Path For Me Would Have Been To Become A Doctor. I Ended Up Doing The Master's Degree At Oxford In Politics, Philosophy, And Economics While Already Having A Seat In Medical School. I Was Keeping That As My Escape Hatch. But My Hope Was That I Might Become A Philosopher Or Something Else Entirely.

No One Teaches You How To Think About Money In Medical School Or Residency. Yet, From The Moment You Start Practicing, You Must Think About It. You Must Consider What Is Covered For A Patient And What Is Not.

Over Time I Learned That There Are Two Very Different Satisfactions That You Can Have In Your Life. One Is The Satisfaction Of Becoming Skilled At Something. It Almost Doesn't Matter What The Terrain Is. There Is A Deep, Soul-feeding Resonance In Mastery Itself, Whether In Teaching, Writing A Complicated Software Program, Coaching A Baseball Team, Or Marshalling A Group Of People To Start A New Business.

I Said There Are At Least Two Kinds Of Satisfaction, However, And The Other Has Nothing To Do With Skill. It Comes From Human Connection. It Comes From Making Others Happy, Understanding Them, Loving Them.