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The Cellfie Show

Secret Lives of Surgeons, Dr. Peter Yu MD, Pediatric Surgeon - Talking true grit, drive, & compassion. Operating under stress & mentally training with an athletic mindset. General, thoracic, & trauma surgery 101. Showing up for yourself & going the extra mile. Focusing on things you can control & embracing uncomfortable situations.

The Cellfie Show

Tori Meskin x Sam Manassero

Society & Culture, Careers, Medicine, Business, Self-improvement, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Education

4.9553 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Secret Lives of Surgeons, Dr. Peter Yu MD, Pediatric Surgeon - On this one, we reveal the life of a pediatric surgeon, true grit, drive, and compassion. We talk operating under stress and mentally training with an athletic mindset. General, thoracic, and trauma surgery 101. Showing up for yourself and going beyond to achieve great outcomes. Focusing on things you can control. Embracing uncomfortable situations. Persevering goals with full effort. Please subscribe to our newsletter at https://www.tipsfromtori.com/subscribe (https://www.tipsfromtori.com/subscribe) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nurse.tori_/ (@nurse.tori_) https://www.instagram.com/cellfie_podcast/ (@cellfiepodcast) Thank you to Dr. Peter Yu for coming on the show! Please follow him on Instagram @secretlivesofsurgeons Thank you to our sponsor Barco Uniforms for sponsoring this episode! Please visit them at https://www.barcouniforms.com/ (https://www.barcouniforms.com/) Instagram: @barco.uniform Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/ (https://www.purple-planet.com) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Philly Jean King, the great female tennis champion, she said that pressure is a privilege.

0:28.6

And you have to sort of, I mean, sometimes people want to shy away from pressure, but if you're feeling pressure, if you have pressure, you've earned that. And

0:39.9

it's really a privilege to have. It's a privilege to be in that situation where other people

0:45.9

are looking at you to perform. And so I hold that very dear as well.

0:53.4

Here we go again, everybody.

0:55.3

Happy Tuesday.

0:56.6

On this episode, I am joined with Dr. Peter You to talk secret lives of surgeons.

1:02.4

General thoracic and trauma surgery, today we dive into the life of a pediatric surgeon.

1:08.6

We talk true grit, drive, and compassion, operating under stress, and mentally training

1:14.7

with an athletic mindset.

1:16.6

Showing up for yourself and going beyond to achieve great outcomes for patients, Dr. You

1:21.6

speaks about focusing on the things you can control, attitude before success, embracing

1:27.4

uncomfortable situations, and persevering with

1:30.2

full effort. I hope you are all staying well. This particular episode was recorded pre-COVID times

1:36.6

back at the end of February beginning of March. And some things in the hospitals have shifted,

1:43.0

including surgeries, but I still feel like this

1:45.3

is a really timely episode as we dive into the life of a pediatric surgeon.

1:50.5

This episode goes all over.

1:52.4

I was fascinated with Dr. Yu's perspective on surgery and his journey to become a pediatric surgeon.

1:57.8

So I hope you guys really enjoy this episode.

2:03.1

And with that, let's welcome Dr. Peter You to the show. Thanks so much for having me. It's such a pleasure to be here.

2:07.1

Thank you so much time. And I know you are a very busy man, so I really, really, really value your

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