Knowing When to Say Yes with Sports Medicine Physician Margot Putukian

Madam Athlete

On today’s episode, I’m talking to sports medicine physician Dr. Margot Putukian about knowing when to say yes.
Margot is currently the Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer and has served as a team physician for US Soccer since 1994. She recently retired as the Director of Athletic Medicine at Princeton University and has served as a leader in many sports medicine organizations, including as a past-president of AMSSM. Over the years, she’s taken on many additional roles, from covering the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, years working with US Lacrosse, to helping the NFL unify their approach to concussion as a member of the Head, Neck & Spine Committee. With each opportunity she always makes sure that she has the bandwidth to do good work before committing and she shares how this is key to knowing when to say yes.
We talk about:

• The threads of imposter syndrome that drive us to take on more than we might be able to handle.
• How networking and making new bonds, not just attaching your name to a project, are the real rewards when taking on additional projects.
• The next generation of women in primary care sports medicine that are inspiring her.

To narrow down what really matters to you when deciding whether to say yes to a new opportunity, use my free guide to defining your values, and get ready to start saying YES to the work that lights you up!

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