Giving Yourself Permission to Explore with Linda Lawrence MD

<h2>Connect with Dr. Linda Lawrence</h2><p><b>Linda Lawrence MD</b><br />Founder, People Always Healthcare Consulting<br />Executive Coach | Physician Leader | Speaker</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.peoplealwayshcc.com/" target="_blank">https://www.peoplealwayshcc.com/</a><br /></p><h2>Connect with Bryan Jepson</h2><p><b>Bryan Jepson MD, CFP®</b><br />Host, <i>The Second Shift Podcast</i><br />Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://bryanjepson.com" target="_blank">bryanjepson.com</a><br />Podcast: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://2ndshiftpodcast.com" target="_blank">2ndshiftpodcast.com</a><br />Financial Planning:<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="targetedwealthsolutions.com" target="_blank"> targetedwealthsolutions.com</a></p><h2>About This Episode</h2><p>What if you don't need to know exactly where your career is going before you start exploring what comes next?</p><p>Dr. Linda Lawrence has built a career around following opportunities she could never have predicted. An emergency physician by training, she spent much of her clinical career in the U.S. Air Force, rising to the rank of colonel and serving in senior leadership roles. She has also served as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and is now an executive coach and founder of People Always Healthcare Consulting.</p><p>In this conversation, Linda and I talk about what it takes to build a meaningful next chapter without having the entire path mapped out in advance. We explore how to recognize the work that gives you energy, why networking should be about curiosity rather than transactions, how physicians can become more comfortable with ambiguity and failure, and why giving yourself permission to explore may be the most important first step toward a second shift.</p><p>We also discuss leadership, coaching, identity, relationships, and the difference between pursuing another accomplishment and building a life around what actually matters to you.</p><p>As Linda puts it: <b>fear regret more than failure.</b></p><h2>In This Episode</h2><p><b>00:00</b> – Opening: Paying attention to what gives you energy<br /><b>02:43</b> – Linda's path from emergency medicine to military leadership<br /><b>07:32</b> – Discovering that leadership could be energizing<br /><b>11:55</b> – Why adding something meaningful can actually reduce burnout<br /><b>14:16</b> – The people around us can sometimes see our path before we