How can we get better as speech pathologists and professionals in private practice?
Here are 15 short cuts we’ve used over the years:
- Say “yes” to new experiences related to your interests but out of your comfort zone (Sivers).
- Seek out wise mentors and supervisors who’ve ‘been there, and done that’.
- Follow the work of speech pathologists you admire and wish to emulate.
- Read about great figures in history: “make geniuses your friends” (Durant).
- Learn from thinkers in other disciplines and build a ‘latticework’ of key mental models to think through complex problems (Munger).
- Journal every morning to clear your mind of nonsense (Cameron).
- Pretend to explain things you know a lot about to a 5-year-old (Feynman).
- Teach others, and share what you know.
- Practice deliberately (Ericsson).
- Make time for daily periods of ‘deep work’ with no distractions (Newport).
- Learn how the world works and align your goals to realities (Tussman).
- Share your best stuff with the world – don’t hoard it (Dillard).
- Don’t shy away from adversity (Taleb).
- Examine your biases, and listen to and read the opinions of smart people you don’t agree with.
- Read widely and actively by explaining new information to a colleague in your own words.
Do you have any other short cuts you use to improve your skills as a speech pathologist?
For more tips and short cuts, read our book ‘How to Supervise Speech Pathologists Properly in Private Practice‘.
Hi there, I’m David Kinnane.
Principal Speech Pathologist, Banter Speech & Language
Our talented team of certified practising speech pathologists provide unhurried, personalised and evidence-based speech pathology care to children and adults in the Inner West of Sydney and beyond, both in our clinic and via telehealth.
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