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Life Is Your Guru
Sometimes when you do as I do and speak, write books, run practices and coach teams it’s easy for people to assume that you are naturally...
Dr Dave Nicol
6 min read


4 Easy Steps To Make Your Dreams Real
Do you want to start every day with insane energy levels and focus, so you get the important stuff done and start creating the life you...
Dr Dave Nicol
2 min read


The Friday 'Hug' Challenge
It’s Thursday night and I hope you’ve had a rewarding week so far. This is not going to be a long post today for one reason - I’m...
Dr Dave Nicol
2 min read


Why ideas suck & execution is everything
Were you at BSAVA this year? It was my first trip to this congress since migrating back to the UK. It was a good event and I saw some...
Dr Dave Nicol
4 min read


9 things all veterinary professionals need to know about their mind & body
Physical and mental pain are experienced commonly in staff working in veterinary hospitals across the world. While some of the causes lie...
Dr Dave Nicol
4 min read


What I learned about fear, growth & 'flow-state' on an Austrian Mountain
Last weekend a friend invited me at short notice to join him for a couple of days Snowboarding in the Austrian Alps. I was in two minds...
Dr Dave Nicol
5 min read


3 unexpected phrases that act as emotional fire fighters
One of the most important things you eventually work out when you have to manage people is that 90% of the challenge is managing yourself...
Dr Dave Nicol
4 min read


7 Reasons to Write a Daily Journal
Journaling is a discipline that I’ve only come to in the past two years but it’s one that I find remarkably powerful- both for the...
Dr Dave Nicol
3 min read


A letter in leadership from the US Marine Corp
One of my blog readers, Chris (who is a Company Commander on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps), wrote to me after reading an earlier...
Dr Dave Nicol
2 min read


How do we keep veterinary medicine fun?
I just got finished up with my first interview for a new podcast I’m hosting (due later this month) with Dr Diederik Gelderman. We had a...
Dr Dave Nicol
3 min read





