How to manage your Stress Effectively & Achieve More - Interview with Dr. Beth Rushworth Speaker, Editor, Writer & Award-Winning Dentist

In this episode, Brad’s guest is Beth Rushworth, Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry due in 2020, speaker, writer and award-winning Associate at the Ivory Dental Practice. The list of what Beth has already achieved is extensive and broad-ranging and she discusses with Brad the pressures and challenges that face young dentists as they begin to carve their careers and make their mark in the profession. Stress is a reality in any profession and Brad and Beth discuss in depth the ways stress can be recognised and effectively managed for dentists on their professional journey and in the achievement of goals.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Dentistry is a stressful profession and working within it is stressful for anyone whatever their role. I identified early on at university that the ways in which I was rationalising and coping with stress meant I needed to take action. I had no ability to separate home and life and it became all-consuming. The physical symptoms of stress were becoming overwhelming and I immersed myself in different strategies to work out what was best for me to cope with the stress. Training myself early on in my career with strategies for coping means it is now more organic. I identified that it was my initial reaction that I needed to work on to manage my stress. With a patient complaint your initial thought can be panic, someone’s not happy, my careers over, everyone is going to hate me but the rational response is what’s happened? What can be done? What’s the worst-case scenario? It’s common in high-stress jobs for your perceived risk to be different from the actual risk. The perceived consequence is different from the actual consequence. Guided Meditations help me be structured and think about the right things. I have become better at scheduling my time to make sure there is time for me. I’ve worked hard to be in a situation where I can be more selective about what I do. 20% of what you do will lead to something else and be recognised you just don’t know which20%,  I give 100% always. It’s never too late to change your direction and improve on where you are at and the situation you are in. Taking a step back and looking at what’s important to you creating structured steps to get you to where you want to be can be very effective in minimising stress and anxiety.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I make a consistent effort with everything’ ‘I really believe that when you give  things will come back’ ‘I wrote to 100 different magazines asking, ‘can I write an article for you?’ and only 1 replied and said yes’    VALUABLE RESOURCES The Chimp Paradox book by Dr Steve Peters Dr Bethany Rushworth Instagram    ABOUT THE HOST Brad believes that everyone at any level should be focused on achieving multiple sources of income to create diversity and balance in life. He feels passionate about helping dentists work towards freedom by building wealth in different areas and helping to develop a mindset to improve one’s ability to handle the stresses of clinical life.    Still a practising dentist, Brad has implemented strategies to create a practice to allow him to carry out the dentistry he wants whilst continually expanding with loyal staff and patients. These strategies can be adapted to any dentist, whether you are an associate or the practice owner, to help bring back your passion for dentistry.   In addition to running a successful private dental practice, he has grown several other dental businesses and as an investor is growing wealth outside of dentistry to help protect his legacy for his growing family.   He is chair of the Horsforth Town Team, dedicated to the promotion and development of business in his local area in North Leeds, UK.   Due to his track record and down to earth advice, he has become sought after as a mentor and spends part of his time dedicated to mentoring dental professionals about business, mindset and personal development.   CONTACT METHOD Brad Thornton Instagram Brad Thornton LinkedIn Brad Thornton Facebook