This book is a call to action for physicians everywhere to embrace their natural leadership role and use the tools and resources available to them despite being mired by the various bureaucracies that often lead to burnout. The reader is given an excellent framework in starting the dialogue, sharing the strategies as well as the technologies that allow physicians to ask bigger questions and share their collective knowledge with one another. You are left with feeling there is no one better to shift the paradigm in healthcare than physicians and their dedicated teams.

This book takes me back to my eighteen-year-old self when being a doctor was all I ever wanted to do. The idea of using my skills and knowledge to make a real difference to patients’ lives was my idealistic view of what my life would be like, how I would be valued, and what my purpose in life would be. I see it in my eighteen-year old daughter as she waits for confirmation of an offer from a medical school—any medical school! Over the last twenty-nine years working in the NHS, although I still remember my initial purpose, it had been difficult, at times, not to feel disempowered, frustrated, and wonder whether it is all worth it—and I know I’m not alone. Dr. Garbelli’s excellent and original text is very timely, after a global pandemic, to give doctors the tools to cope with the daily frustrations of being a doctor and to rekindle their passion for medicine, thinking back to their eighteen-year-old selves. I highly recommend this book to allow young and not-so-young doctors to discover their true potential so that they can be their best and deliver the best possible care to their patients.

I am honored to have the privilege of reading this heartfelt account of experiences when working in medicine. One might believe that when training to be a doctor, rich rewards lie ahead in caring for and curing patients. While true, these will be tempered with often choppy and dangerous waters when trying to balance constant frustrations, particularly around bureaucracy and other irritations, when you are often made to feel that doing your best just isn’t good enough. It is well documented that the ensuing effects on mental health are all too real and can have disastrous consequences on clinical staff. This book is to be commended for the depth of understanding and the sound suggestions and advice it offers.