How do life challenges help you to develop alternative careers?

In this episode, I talk with Dr. David Rawaf, surgeon and Clinical Excellence Lead at Inovus, a doctor-led med-tech company about what happens when we experience personal and professional challenges.   Highlights Include: How a significant car accident halted David's aspirations to move to the US as a doctor. Why he persisted in applying for core surgical training despite the challenges he faced during the interview process. How his extracurricular interests and achievements outside of medicine has led to becoming an influential leader in healthcare across the world. Why it's important to focus on the journey more-so than the outcome when it comes to planning any career pathway for yourself.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Never make any decisions under duress stop, and take a step back After giving myself time to heal and focusing on a growth mindset I was able to look for an amazing job that in turn led to more opportunities I was able to understand more fully what was really important to me and  had a great support network that helped me to move forward I’ve always made it about the journey with anything in life and the journey moulded me into a far more rounded person We are programmed from the very start to follow a particular career path but there is always more than one path. It’s about finding the right one for you The clinical excellence lead is a dynamic role encompassing many different aspects including public speaking, management leadership and marketing You need to pause reflect and take the time to make a decision but don’t give up Shut out the noise, take a step back and decide what’s right for you and your values  and decide how you can mould your career to achieve it Whatever is happening in your career is unique to you but it's important to learn from it and from others   BEST MOMENTS ‘Stopping and taking stock of what was going on around me was important for me and everyone else’ ‘Whatever the hurdles, pause, reflect, heal yourself and keep going’ ‘Don’t be afraid to look at other things that can help to fulfill you and your career’     GET NEW EPISODES FIRST & MY UPDATES HERE https://medicfootprints.org/joinourmission    TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER WITH ME AND MORE. https://medicfootprints.org/gopremium   REACH OUT TO OUR TEAM! WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! [email protected]   DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE AND LEAVE A REVIEW!   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Abeyna Bubbers-Jones is a practising medical doctor and Founder of Medic Footprints: the global platform connecting doctors with diverse career opportunities beyond conventional medicine. Her mission is to dramatically elevate health outcomes in the world by connecting 1 million doctors with diverse careers by 2030. Continually exploring her own path off the medical treadmill, she has developed a wealth of expertise in specialist recruitment connecting industry & health tech companies with talented doctors, whilst supporting & coaching doctors in their own career development and wellbeing. She is an award-winning entrepreneur, Consultant Occupational Health Physician, BBC Expert Voice, Public Speaker, Musician and not-so-good boulderer!   REACH OUT! [email protected]