As healthcare providers, it's easy to forget to prioritize our happiness as we care for our patient's well-being. I delve into 5 common ways nurses inadvertently outsource their happiness and offer 5 valuable strategies for internalizing it.
By exploring what happiness means to each individual and recognizing where we may seek it in the wrong places, clinicians can take meaningful steps toward a more fulfilling personal and professional life.
Take advantage of this thought-provoking discussion that will inspire you to reflect on your own happiness journey.
Key Takeaways:
12:10 - Buying material possessions
13:26 - Outsource happiness to food
14:50 - Consuming drugs and alcohol
16:52 - Seek validation from others
18:25 - Outsourcing happiness in social media
19:39 - You can consult other people, but generate and drop on your wisdom
20:48 - Understanding and accepting yourself
22:10 - Developing emotional flexibility, emotional intelligence, and emotional fitness.
25:46 - Embracing the human experience
26:53 - The Importance of setting and monitoring goals in life
🚀 Want to start your own nurse-led business with the skills you already got?
✅ Download the Bedside to Business Roadmap – a step-by-step launch guide for nurses ready to build an online income stream.
🎓 Watch the Make Nursing Optional Masterclass – discover the 6 steps to turn your nursing skills into a profitable business (without needing another certificate).
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📩 Got an aha moment from this episode? I’d love to hear from you!
Email: hello@liamcaswell.com
If you’re a nurse who knows you’re made for more—and you’re craving bold conversations about building a freedom-based, impact-driven business using the skills you already have—The NursePreneur Podcast is for you.
You’ll love this show if you're already tuning into The NursePreneurs Podcast with Catie Harris for nurse entrepreneur spotlights, the Gritty Nurse Podcast with Amie Archibald-Varley and Sara Fung for advocacy and raw honesty, The Nurse Break by Jackson Heilberg for real career stories, Scrubs and Stocks by Ellaine Maala for nurse wealth and investing, or Nurse John’s I Beg Your Pardon for comedic truth-telling from the bedside trenches.
Here, host Liam delivers behind-the-scenes strategy, belief-busting mindset shifts, and practical steps to help you build a soul-aligned nurse-led business—without needing another certificate to get started. This is the podcast for nurse entrepreneurs who are done waiting and ready to lead.
