#220: Tactical Tuesday: You Have What it Takes to Create Whatever You Want

<p><strong>OVERVIEW:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner, and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast explains how and why you should leave your job if it no longer makes you happy. He shares his recommendations for looking at alternative career options and what types of changes to make. He also stresses the importance of changing your mindset to take the necessary steps to achieve your goals.</span></p> <p><strong>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s not a lot of freedom or autonomy in the healthcare space anymore, but it’s easier to stay in your current job (even if it makes you unhappy) because you’ve already invested time, money, and effort. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s okay to be scared of change. Fear is innate and helps us survive risks. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re spending more than 20% of your time in an unhappy place and doing tasks you don’t want to do, make a change.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Move away from pain to pleasure. Consider entrepreneurship, a new career, or a new employer. You’ll know when it’s time to make the change once you’ve exceeded your pain threshold. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your personal assets are always at risk when you’re employed or you’re a contractor in the healthcare space.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Burnout causes mental and physical exhaustion. You lose interest in doing other activities because any free time is spent recovering.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Working in healthcare—especially if you work for an employer—can be very stressful because you need to be at peak performance levels at all times. Healthcare requires mental fortitude.  </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason’s first business venture was