5 Ways to Maximize Your Time Spent on LinkedIn Is LinkedIn “just another social media platform”? “Is spending time on LinkedIn worth it?” “Where do I even start with LinkedIn?” I would argue that LinkedIn may be the most...
By most people’s estimations, you’re stuck. You’ve invested time and money into this pharmacy career that suddenly feels wrong; and you make such a great salary, walking away seems crazy. You can’t imagine staying and you can’t imagine leaving. I’ve been where you...
It’s no secret that pharmacists have work stress. What you may not know is the truth about pharmacist suicide risk. Anecdotally, I hear pharmacists saying, “burnout runs rampant through the pharmacy industry,” just as it does through other healthcare...
Gary Clinton doesn’t think of himself as an innovator. He simply saw an opportunity to buy an existing space for his business venture, and he took it. The bank-turned-pharmacy building had a drive-thru window, so he incorporated the drive-thru into his pharmacy...
I recently sat down with Brittany to talk about what her experience with our coaching at The Happy PharmD. First, we started by reflecting on where she was as we started her journey. Brittany told me, “I felt very overwhelmed with my job.” While she felt trapped in...
You’ve worked hard to graduate from pharmacy school. Now, even though the hard work is finished, the challenges are just beginning. Somehow, you have to begin the process of paying off your pharmacy student loans. Given that the average pharmacy student accumulates...
If you’re in the job search, a few easy things that will make you stand out are 1) having strong self-awareness 2) fitting in with the team and 3) being about to tell others about your strengths as well as how you behave in typical work environments (note:...
Finding the right pharmacist for the right pharmacy position isn’t easy, but it’s crucially important. Lester Nathan, known as the Pharmacy Sage, understands the importance of the interview process because he has spent years helping pharmacists on both sides of the...
Recently, I sat down with my coaching client Liz to recap her story and journey through our coaching experience. Liz reached out to us at The Happy PharmD because she was feeling stuck in her career. “I felt like I had made all the wrong choices.” She...
I recently had a conversation with Carlos Irula, a pharmacy manager with Kroger Pharmacy in Frisco, TX. Carlos graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2014 and has since launched a side business called Care Commute. He’s a great example of how...
