About this episode

Dr. Kenneth Ro shares his journey to becoming an ER doctor and discusses the importance of focusing on strengths and presence in leadership.

What got you interested in the work you do? Maybe you experienced a work of art that drove you to an easel or a grandparent put a camera in your hands and you couldn’t stop taking pictures. For today’s guest, it was watching a TV show about a doctor at a young age that led him to medicine. Dr. Kenneth Ro is a physician, creator of the RECLAIM Method, and author of PRIME: How to Win the Second Half of Life . In our conversation, we talk about his journey to become an ER doctor with zero backup plans. He also shares how asking deep questions and becoming a patient himself, led him in a new direction to not just help people get better, but become healthier. We touch on a lot including why we should focus on strengths not inadequacies, learning to assert calm and collectedness in chaotic situations, why he focuses on the convergence of science, story, and soul, the difference between stress and stress response, the distraction epidemic, and the power of presence, especially when it comes to leadership. Show Links Kenneth Ro, MD PRIME: How to Win the Second Half of Life by Kenneth Ro, MD Byron’s Babbles: Ontological Humility Marcus Welby, M.D. ER (TV Series…

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