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If you want to get to the top of any niche in the veterinary world, you probably know it's going to be a tough slog at times. You might not realize, however, the impact of our career pursuits on other areas of our lives. Dr. Jon Congdon shares his insight into how to navigate your way to the top of a specialized field while maintaining your relationships, and sanity.   Dr. Congdon started from the bottom cleaning cages and worked his way up to being Director of Anesthesiology at one of the top 3 schools in the country, NC State Veterinary.  He is one of only 230 board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists in the country, one of my former classmates and a personal friend. Recorded live on location at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver Colorado, we discuss the progression of veterinary medicine, the highs and lows of being a specialist, and how to accept vulnerability in your knowledge. Dr. Congdon lays out his pragmatic practical approach to how to make everybody’s veterinary experience better with anesthesia. Getting into the meat of his veterinary story, the struggle of residency and the toll his career had on his relationships, Dr. Congdon relays his advice for those starting out on their journey and anyone interested in anesthesia. Putting importance on learning to think for yourself, searching for information and being prepared, Dr. Congdon brings a no judgment attitude to the field of anesthesiology.   In This Episode  An overview of the path to becoming an anesthesiologist Take home tidbits from Jon’s AVMA 2018 Lecture Making the veterinarian experience better for fractious cats The 4 major mechanisms for low blood pressure Relationship advice for anyone going into a residency Being satisfied without recognition    Quotes “You go to a conference and how much of it is really applicable? How much can you take home and use the next day? And that’s really the probably driving idea behind lectures that I do, is what do they really want to know, I mean I’m guessing but you know, and what might they take home tomorrow and actually do something with?” (6:40) “We get so worked up about our little niches, but there is a bigger world out there. And as I have heard many many times at NC State, believe in good intentions, take faith that people have the best of intentions. And they may make mistakes and it may look bad from the outside, but it's not like any of us are trying to make mistakes or are trying to be lazy, we're just busy. And cases come to us that we think are straightforward and then they are not and we have to adapt on the fly. This idea of community and this podcast is a huge part of that.” (40:46) “Anesthesia is super cool for me because I can identify a problem, I can administer a treatment, and I get to fix it right away. Anesthesia, it’s real-time physiology.” (1:04:54) “You will never get the credit. You will never be at the forefront of the story. But it shouldn't matter. We are not here to get accolades, we're here to get them through. We're not here to judge if they should be anesthetized, we're here to get them through. Other doctors are having those conversations with the clients, it's not our role to judge. If they need us we should be here, we are service specialists, we are here to serve the other doctors.” (1:17:50)   Links Enjoying these stories? Consider supporting Podcast A Vet on Patreon &amp; check out our awesome patron-only perks! AVMA Convention PAV 017: Jeanne Ficociello Invisibles Book   Find the full show notes here Keep up with everything Podcast A Vet Follow Podcast A Vet on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Join our free community of dedicated vet professionals looking to improve their practices and lives in our free Facebook community! We'd love it (and you) if you would take 1 minute and leave us a review on iTunes!

If you want to get to the top of any niche in the veterinary world, you probably know it's going to be a tough slog at times. You might not realize, however, the impact of our career pursuits on other areas of our lives. Dr. Jon Congdon shares his insight into how to navigate your way to the top of a specialized field while maintaining your relationships, and sanity.  Dr. Congdon started from the bottom cleaning cages and worked his way up to being Director of Anesthesiology at one of the top 3 schools in the country, NC State Veterinary.  He is one of only 230 board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists in the country, one of my former classmates and a personal friend. Recorded live on location at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver Colorado, we discuss the progression of veterinary medicine, the highs and lows of being a specialist, and how to accept vulnerability in your knowledge. Dr. Congdon lays out his pragmatic practical approach to how to make everybody’s veterinary experience better with anesthesia. Getting into the meat of his veterinary story, the struggle of residency and the toll his career had on his relationships, Dr. Congdon relays his advice for those starting out on their journey and anyone interested in anesthesia. Putting importance on learning to think for yourself, searching for information and being prepared, Dr. Congdon brings a no judgment attitude to the field of anesthesiology. In This Episode <ul> <li>An overview of the path to becoming an anesthesiologist</li> <li>Take home tidbits from Jon’s AVMA 2018 Lecture</li> <li>Making the veterinarian experience better for fractious cats</li> <li>The 4 major mechanisms for low blood pressure</li> <li>Relationship advice for anyone going into a residency</li> <li>Being satisfied without recognition</li> </ul> Quotes “You go to a conference and how much of it is really applicable? How much can you take home and use the next day? And that’s really the probably driving idea behind lectures that I do, is what do they really want to know, I mean I’m guessing but you know, and what might they take home tomorrow and actually do something with?” (6:40) “We get so worked up about our little niches, but there is a bigger world out there. And as I have heard many many times at NC State, believe in good intentions, take faith that people have the best of intentions. And they may make mistakes and it may look bad from the outside, but it's not like any of us are trying to make mistakes or are trying to be lazy, we're just busy. And cases come to us that we think are straightforward and then they are not and we have to adapt on the fly. This idea of community and this podcast is a huge part of that.” (40:46) “Anesthesia is super cool for me because I can identify a problem, I can administer a treatment, and I get to fix it right away. Anesthesia, it’s real-time physiology.” (1:04:54) “You will never get the credit. You will never be at the forefront of the story. But it shouldn't matter. We are not here to get accolades, we're here to get them through. We're not here to judge if they should be anesthetized, we're here to get them through. Other doctors are having those conversations with the clients, it's not our role to judge. If they need us we should be here, we are service specialists, we are here to serve the other doctors.” (1:17:50) Links <a href="https://www.patreon.com/podcastavet" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Enjoying these stories? 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Rebroadcast: From Cage-Cleaner To Director Of Anesthesiology w/ Dr. Jon Congdon

If you want to get to the top of any niche in the veterinary world, you probably know it's going to be a tough slog at times. You might not realize, however, the impact of our career pursuits on other areas of our lives. Dr. Jon Congdon shares his insight into how to navigate your way to the top of a specialized field while maintaining your relationships, and sanity.   Dr. Congdon started from the bottom cleaning cages and worked his way up to being Director of Anesthesiology at one of the top 3 schools in the country, NC State Veterinary.  He is one of only 230 board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists in the country, one of my former classmates and a personal friend. Recorded live on location at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver Colorado, we discuss the progression of veterinary medicine, the highs and lows of being a specialist, and how to accept vulnerability in your knowledge. Dr. Congdon lays out his pragmatic practical approach to how to make everybody’s veterinary experience better with anesthesia. Getting into the meat of his veterinary story, the struggle of residency and the toll his career had on his relationships, Dr. Congdon relays his advice for those starting out on their journey and anyone interested in anesthesia. Putting importance on learning to think for yourself, searching for information and being prepared, Dr. Congdon brings a no judgment attitude to the field of anesthesiology.   In This Episode  An overview of the path to becoming an anesthesiologist Take home tidbits from Jon’s AVMA 2018 Lecture Making the veterinarian experience better for fractious cats The 4 major mechanisms for low blood pressure Relationship advice for anyone going into a residency Being satisfied without recognition    Quotes “You go to a conference and how much of it is really applicable? How much can you take home and use the next day? And that’s really the probably driving idea behind lectures that I do, is what do they really want to know, I mean I’m guessing but you know, and what might they take home tomorrow and actually do something with?” (6:40) “We get so worked up about our little niches, but there is a bigger world out there. And as I have heard many many times at NC State, believe in good intentions, take faith that people have the best of intentions. And they may make mistakes and it may look bad from the outside, but it's not like any of us are trying to make mistakes or are trying to be lazy, we're just busy. And cases come to us that we think are straightforward and then they are not and we have to adapt on the fly. This idea of community and this podcast is a huge part of that.” (40:46) “Anesthesia is super cool for me because I can identify a problem, I can administer a treatment, and I get to fix it right away. Anesthesia, it’s real-time physiology.” (1:04:54) “You will never get the credit. You will never be at the forefront of the story. But it shouldn't matter. We are not here to get accolades, we're here to get them through. We're not here to judge if they should be anesthetized, we're here to get them through. Other doctors are having those conversations with the clients, it's not our role to judge. If they need us we should be here, we are service specialists, we are here to serve the other doctors.” (1:17:50)   Links Enjoying these stories? Consider supporting Podcast A Vet on Patreon &amp; check out our awesome patron-only perks! AVMA Convention PAV 017: Jeanne Ficociello Invisibles Book   Find the full show notes here Keep up with everything Podcast A Vet Follow Podcast A Vet on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Join our free community of dedicated vet professionals looking to improve their practices and lives in our free Facebook community!

If you want to get to the top of any niche in the veterinary world, you probably know it's going to be a tough slog at times. You might not realize, however, the impact of our career pursuits on other areas of our lives. Dr. Jon Congdon shares his insight into how to navigate your way to the top of a specialized field while maintaining your relationships, and sanity.  Dr. Congdon started from the bottom cleaning cages and worked his way up to being Director of Anesthesiology at one of the top 3 schools in the country, NC State Veterinary.  He is one of only 230 board-certified veterinary anesthesiologists in the country, one of my former classmates and a personal friend. Recorded live on location at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver Colorado, we discuss the progression of veterinary medicine, the highs and lows of being a specialist, and how to accept vulnerability in your knowledge. Dr. Congdon lays out his pragmatic practical approach to how to make everybody’s veterinary experience better with anesthesia. Getting into the meat of his veterinary story, the struggle of residency and the toll his career had on his relationships, Dr. Congdon relays his advice for those starting out on their journey and anyone interested in anesthesia. Putting importance on learning to think for yourself, searching for information and being prepared, Dr. Congdon brings a no judgment attitude to the field of anesthesiology. In This Episode <ul> <li>An overview of the path to becoming an anesthesiologist</li> <li>Take home tidbits from Jon’s AVMA 2018 Lecture</li> <li>Making the veterinarian experience better for fractious cats</li> <li>The 4 major mechanisms for low blood pressure</li> <li>Relationship advice for anyone going into a residency</li> <li>Being satisfied without recognition</li> </ul> Quotes “You go to a conference and how much of it is really applicable? How much can you take home and use the next day? And that’s really the probably driving idea behind lectures that I do, is what do they really want to know, I mean I’m guessing but you know, and what might they take home tomorrow and actually do something with?” (6:40) “We get so worked up about our little niches, but there is a bigger world out there. And as I have heard many many times at NC State, believe in good intentions, take faith that people have the best of intentions. And they may make mistakes and it may look bad from the outside, but it's not like any of us are trying to make mistakes or are trying to be lazy, we're just busy. And cases come to us that we think are straightforward and then they are not and we have to adapt on the fly. This idea of community and this podcast is a huge part of that.” (40:46) “Anesthesia is super cool for me because I can identify a problem, I can administer a treatment, and I get to fix it right away. Anesthesia, it’s real-time physiology.” (1:04:54) “You will never get the credit. You will never be at the forefront of the story. But it shouldn't matter. We are not here to get accolades, we're here to get them through. We're not here to judge if they should be anesthetized, we're here to get them through. Other doctors are having those conversations with the clients, it's not our role to judge. If they need us we should be here, we are service specialists, we are here to serve the other doctors.” (1:17:50) Links <a href="https://www.patreon.com/podcastavet" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Enjoying these stories? Consider supporting Podcast A Vet on Patreon &amp; check out our awesome patron-only perks!</a> <a href="https://www.avma.org/Events/Convention/Pages/default.aspx" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AVMA Convention</a> <a href="https://podcastavet.com/podcast/thrive-when-life-serves-lemons" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PAV 017: Jeanne Ficociello</a> <a href="http://www.invisiblesbook.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Invisibles Book</a> <a href="http://www.podcastavet.com/podcast/cage-cleaner-director-anesthesiology" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Find the full show notes here</a> <a href="https://podcastavet.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Keep up with everything Podcast A Vet</a> Follow Podcast A Vet on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/podcastavet/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/podcastavet" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/podcastavet/?hl=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583902398315146/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join our free community of dedicated vet professionals looking to improve their practices and lives in our free Facebook community!</a>

032: From Cage-Cleaner To Director Of Anesthesiology w/ Dr. Jon Congdon

In episode 185 Joe Polish interviews Jon Congdon, Co-Founder of Beach Body and they discuss:  The Lifetime Value of a Customer: If we kept putting good products out, then our own consumers would be more likely to buy more stuff. Not only that, they'd be more likely to tell their friends to buy stuff from us. Transparency: We made ourselves very transparent to our customers early in the evolution of the company, through message boards and other online communities. Nothing is really that important: You can get really stressed out over the small stuff and the big stuff. But at the end of the day, it turns out that it's kind of all small stuff. If you realize that they're not that important, then you are better at making very critical decisions. Like Who You Hire: We don't really want to hire anybody that we don't want to hang out with at our holiday party. I think that kind of goes for the vendors that we work with, too. Sometimes, you have a choice of 3 or 4 vendors that all qualify in that regard, and you just have to go on, Hey, who do I like? Hire Optimists: If an optimist is faced with a problem, they know they can solve it. Identifying Pessimists: Ask them about companies they worked for. If they keep talking about the companies as if they were stupid in the decisions they made and they weren't wise about this and they didn't do this right, and that's why each of the companies they've worked for has not succeeded in some way, and if it's always completely externalized, that means that the person is probably a pessimist. 

In episode 185 Joe Polish interviews Jon Congdon, Co-Founder of Beach Body and they discuss: <ul> <li>The Lifetime Value of a Customer: If we kept putting good products out, then our own consumers would be more likely to buy more stuff. Not only that, they'd be more likely to tell their friends to buy stuff from us.</li> <li>Transparency: We made ourselves very transparent to our customers early in the evolution of the company, through message boards and other online communities.</li> <li>Nothing is really that important: You can get really stressed out over the small stuff and the big stuff. But at the end of the day, it turns out that it's kind of all small stuff. If you realize that they're not that important, then you are better at making very critical decisions.</li> <li>Like Who You Hire: We don't really want to hire anybody that we don't want to hang out with at our holiday party. I think that kind of goes for the vendors that we work with, too. Sometimes, you have a choice of 3 or 4 vendors that all qualify in that regard, and you just have to go on, Hey, who do I like?</li> <li>Hire Optimists: If an optimist is faced with a problem, they know they can solve it.</li> <li>Identifying Pessimists: Ask them about companies they worked for. If they keep talking about the companies as if they were stupid in the decisions they made and they weren't wise about this and they didn't do this right, and that's why each of the companies they've worked for has not succeeded in some way, and if it's always completely externalized, that means that the person is probably a pessimist.</li> </ul>