Success Reimagined with Amna Shabbir MD

What if one of the most underrated forms of self-care is something you do for someone else?In this episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir sits down with Rose Thompson, Executive Director of Activate Good, to explore how volunteerism can strengthen not only our communities, but also our own sense of purpose, connection, and well-being. Rose shares her journey from education into nonprofit leadership and explains why meaningful service does not require endless free time or a special set of skills.They also explore the connection between achievement, perfectionism, and burnout. Rose opens up about growing up with intense expectations, stepping into executive leadership, and learning to lead in her own way rather than trying to fill someone else's shoes. Together, they discuss redefining success around impact, well-being, and helping others thrive.Whether you have an hour to give or are looking for a deeper sense of connection and purpose, this conversation is a reminder that small acts of service can create meaningful change for others and for ourselves.Key TakeawaysWhy volunteering can support purpose, belonging, and emotional well-beingWhy you do not need a lot of time or special skills to make an impactHow service can bring people together in an increasingly divided worldRose's experience with perfectionism, achievement, and imposter syndromeWhy success can be measured through impact rather than accomplishmentHow to start volunteering, even if you only have one hour to giveAbout Rose ThompsonRose Thompson is the Executive Director of Activate Good, a North Carolina nonprofit connecting individuals, families, youth, businesses, and community groups with meaningful volunteer opportunities across the Triangle. She joined Activate Good in 2013 and became Executive Director in May 2024.Her nonprofit career has included work supporting youth development and volunteerism across Wisconsin, New York, Georgia, and North Carolina. Rose is a Clemson University alumna and holds a Nonprofit Management Certification from Duke University. She also serves on the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, where she helps advance volunteerism and civic engagement throughout the state.Rose lives in Clayton, North Carolina with her husband, their three children, and a few beloved pets.Connect With Rose & Activate GoodActivate Good: https://activategood.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-thompson-95636768 Volunteer or Donate: https://activategood.org/donate/ About the HostDr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Workplace Wellness, Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.✅Want to explore Corporate Wellness Consulting and Fractional Well-being Officer work With Dr. Shabbir?Learn More:https://dramnashabbir.com/corporate-wellness-consulting/ Connect with Dr. Shabbir📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amna-shabbir-md/📹 Watch Dr. Shabbir's TEDx TalkPerfectionism Has A Solution - It is Not What You Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIzzM4Vg3s&t=3s  🌍 Want to Book Dr. Shabbir to Speak at your event or organization?Reach out at: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/Speaking ✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.👉 Take the Quiz: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/quiz ❌ DisclaimerThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or therapeutic advice. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any employer or institution.❤️ Enjoyed This Episode?Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Share it with a colleague, peer, or friend who needs this message.P.S. The sports references made in this episode correspond with the time of the recording

What does excellence actually look like, and when does pursuing high standards cross the line into perfectionism?In this episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir sits down with success coach, author, TEDx speaker, and podcast host Brian Bartes to explore what nearly four decades of studying high achievers has taught him about meaningful success.Brian explains why excellence happens long before anyone sees the results, why perfectionism can actually prevent us from performing at our best, and how our response to failure and feedback can reveal whether we're pursuing excellence or chasing perfection.They also discuss why consistent action matters more than motivation, how to separate your identity from your outcomes, and what high performers do differently when things don't go according to plan.Key TakeawaysExcellence is built through the work no one sees.Perfectionism can prevent us from taking action and sharing our work.People pursuing excellence welcome feedback instead of fearing it.Failure is an event and an opportunity to learn, not an identity.Consistency matters more than waiting until you feel motivated.Focus on the few actions that create the biggest results, then do them repeatedly.About Brian BartesBrian Bartes is a success coach, bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and host of LifeExcellence with Brian Bartes. For decades, he has studied success, personal development, and the habits of high performers.Through his results-driven coaching, Brian helps executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals clarify what they want, develop effective success habits, and take consistent action toward meaningful goals.He is also the author of four books, including Life Lessons: A Guide to Creating and Living Your Best Life.Connect With Brian BartesWebsite: https://www.brianbartes.comLifeExcellence Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zxe2G3kqgdEXJBwyLOsskInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianebartesLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbartes/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brianbartesX: https://x.com/BrianBartesYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/brianbartesAbout the HostDr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Workplace Wellness, Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.✅Want to explore Corporate Wellness Consulting and Fractional Well-being Officer work With Dr. Shabbir?Learn More:https://dramnashabbir.com/corporate-wellness-consulting/ Connect with Dr. Shabbir📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amna-shabbir-md/📹 Watch Dr. Shabbir's TEDx TalkPerfectionism Has A Solution - It is Not What You Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIzzM4Vg3s&t=3s  🌍 Want to Book Dr. Shabbir to Speak at your event or organization?Reach out at: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/Speaking ✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.👉 Take the Quiz: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/quiz ❌ DisclaimerThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or therapeutic advice. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any employer or institution.❤️ Enjoyed This Episode?Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Share it with a colleague, peer, or friend who needs this message.P.S. The sports references made in this episode correspond with the time of the recording

⚠️ Content Note: This episode discusses infertility, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, IVF, and reproductive health. Please take care while listening if these topics are difficult for you.We plan for our careers, finances, and futures, but fertility is often left out until it feels urgent.In this episode, Dr. Amna Shabbir speaks with fertility expert Dr. Vasiliki Moragianni about reproductive planning, the biological clock, and the myths that can shape fertility decisions. They discuss why high-achieving women may delay these conversations, how social media can create unrealistic expectations, and why infertility or pregnancy loss should never be viewed as personal failure.They also explore perfectionism, control, and the importance of making informed fertility decisions based on accurate medical guidance rather than fear, shame, or someone else's timeline.Key TakeawaysWhy fertility planning deserves proactive attentionWhat the biological clock means for fertilityHow social media can create misleading expectationsWhy fertility struggles are not personal failuresHow perfectionism and control affect the fertility journeyWhy informed conversations with fertility experts matterHow workplaces can better support reproductive healthAbout Dr. Vasiliki MoragianniDr. Vasiliki Moragianni is a double board-certified fertility physician, academic leader, and national speaker on reproductive empowerment for professional women. Originally from Greece, she trained at Cornell, Drexel, Georgetown, and Harvard Medical School before joining Johns Hopkins, where she serves as Medical Director of the Fertility Center and founder and director of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Center.Through her clinical work, leadership, and LEAD Framework™, she helps high-performing women turn fertility uncertainty into strategic clarity while helping organizations create more supportive cultures around reproductive health.Connect with Dr. Vasiliki MoragianniInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmoragiannifertility/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moragianni/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiliki-a-moragianni-md-ms-facog-40632957About the HostDr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Workplace Wellness, Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.✅Want to explore Corporate Wellness Consulting and Fractional Well-being Officer work With Dr. Shabbir?Learn More:https://dramnashabbir.com/corporate-wellness-consulting/ Connect with Dr. Shabbir📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amna-shabbir-md/📹 Watch Dr. Shabbir's TEDx TalkPerfectionism Has A Solution - It is Not What You Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIzzM4Vg3s&t=3s  🌍 Want to Book Dr. Shabbir to Speak at your event or organization?Reach out at: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/Speaking ✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.👉 Take the Quiz: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/quiz ❌ DisclaimerThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or therapeutic advice. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any employer or institution.❤️ Enjoyed This Episode?Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Share it with a colleague, peer, or friend who needs this message.

What makes someone a true thought leader?Dr. Amna Shabbir sits down with Allison Potts, Senior Director of Content at Community.co (the team behind renowned communities such as Forbes Councils), to talk about authenticity, expertise, AI, creativity, and perfectionism.Allison shares what makes thought leadership stand out, why expertise requires more than sounding confident, and how AI can support content without replacing the human voice. She also reflects on her journey from electrical engineering to publishing, leadership, and writing seven fiction books.Together, they explore why you don’t need a huge platform, or perfect ideas, to start sharing something meaningful.Key TakeawaysThought leadership should inspire people to think or act differently.Expertise can come from credentials, experience, or both—but honesty matters.Authentic stories and personality make content more memorable.Perfectionism can hold people back from sharing valuable ideas.AI is a useful tool, but it should not replace your voice or perspective.You don’t need a big audience to start building thought leadership.Strong leadership means helping people shine without making them copies of you.Success can mean feeling confident and comfortable with the choices you’ve made.About Allison PottsAllison Potts serves as the Senior Director of Content at Community.co, where her team of editors publishes hundreds of executive thought leadership articles every week. It's a role that requires a balance between publishing, strategy, and people management. After more than twenty years working across content, sales, and marketing, it's also one she's well suited for.What makes her background a little unexpected is where it started: a degree in Electrical Engineering from NC State. While self-described as being a geek and a reformed engineer, that foundation never really went away. It shows up in how she thinks about AI, technology trends, and the mechanics of why content either works or doesn't, with a perspective that tends to be more grounded than the conversation usually gets.Outside of her work helping executives find and sharpen their professional voice, Allison writes fiction under the name Allie Potts. She's produced seven books, contributed to multiple short story anthologies, and has appeared on a handful of literary podcast appearances to promote her science fiction, mystery, and contemporary fiction. While on the surface this may come across as a diverse range of interests, throughout her professional and personal experience is a genuine curiosity about what makes people want to engage with ideas in the first place. Sometimes she’s funny. Occasionally, it is even intentional.Connect with Allison PottsWebsite: https://alliepottswrites.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliepottswrites/Mastodon: https://alliepottswrites.com/2022/11/12/so-you-decided-to-join-mastodon-now-what/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliepottswritesAbout the HostDr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Workplace Wellness, Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.✅Want to explore Corporate Wellness Consulting and Fractional Well-being Officer work With Dr. Shabbir?Learn More:https://dramnashabbir.com/corporate-wellness-consulting/ Connect with Dr. Shabbir📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amna-shabbir-md/📹 Watch Dr. Shabbir's TEDx TalkPerfectionism Has A Solution - It is Not What You Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIzzM4Vg3s&t=3s  🌍 Want to Book Dr. Shabbir to Speak at your event or organization?Reach out at: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/Speaking ✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.👉 Take the Quiz: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/quiz ❌ DisclaimerThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or therapeutic advice. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any employer or institution.❤️ Enjoyed This Episode?Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Share it with a colleague, peer, or friend who needs this message.

Your child’s schedule can be full while their joy is disappearing.In this episode of Success Reimagined, Dr. Amna Shabbir welcomes back Dr. Stuart Slavin, pediatrician, medical educator, and author of The Success Trap, for an honest conversation about achievement pressure, perfectionism, and youth mental health.Dr. Slavin explains why conversations about teen anxiety and depression need to look beyond smartphones and social media to the academic demands, competitive activities, and constant comparisons shaping childhood. Together, they explore how children begin tying their worth to their grades—and why parents can feel just as trapped by the pressure to succeed.They also discuss practical ways to create a healthier balance: making room for play, celebrating qualities beyond achievement, and helping children respond to disappointment with self-compassion. This conversation offers parents permission to reconsider what success looks like—and explore a path that makes room for ambition, well-being, and joy.Key TakeawaysHow achievement pressure and social media can reinforce each other.Why perfectionism, comparison, and tying identity to performance can leave children feeling inadequate.How to shift conversations from grades toward learning, effort, kindness, and creativity.Why children need to hear that your love does not depend on their performance.What Dr. Slavin’s work in medical education reveals about supporting well-being and academic success together.About Dr. Stuart SlavinStuart Slavin, MD, MEd, is a pediatrician, medical educator, nationally recognized leader in well-being, and author of The Success Trap: How the Pressure to Stand Out Is Fueling Anxiety, Depression, and Burnout in Teens—and the Fundamental Fix They Deserve. For more than four decades, he has worked to create healthier environments where children, students, and physicians can learn, grow, and thrive. Through his research and educational leadership, he helps parents, educators, and communities rethink achievement pressure and support young people in flourishing—not simply achieving.Listen to my first episode with Dr. Slavin - Ep 10. Dr. Stuart Slavin on Medical Training, Mental Health & Culture Change - Unmasking Perfectionism Series - https://dramnashabbir.transistor.fm/episodes/ep-10-dr-stuart-slavin-on-medical-training-mental-health-culture-change-unpacking-perfectionismConnect with Dr. Stuart SlavinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstuartslavin/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-slavin-md-med-5b64106YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrStuartSlavinWebsite: https://drstuartslavin.com/Book: The Success TrapAbout the HostDr. Amna Shabbir, MD, NBC-HWC, CPC is a Dual Board-Certified Physician and TEDx Speaker with advanced training in Integrative Well-being, Performance, and Leadership Development. She speaks, coaches, and consults on Workplace Wellness, Perfectionism, Sustainable Success, and the well-being of High Achievers.✅Want to explore Corporate Wellness Consulting and Fractional Well-being Officer work With Dr. Shabbir?Learn More:https://dramnashabbir.com/corporate-wellness-consulting/ Connect with Dr. Shabbir📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.amnashabbir/💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amna-shabbir-md/📹 Watch Dr. Shabbir's TEDx TalkPerfectionism Has A Solution - It is Not What You Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIzzM4Vg3s&t=3s  🌍 Want to Book Dr. Shabbir to Speak at your event or organization?Reach out at: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/Speaking ✨ What Type of Perfectionism is Sabotaging Your Success?Take the FREE 3-minute quiz and discover your predominant perfectionism pattern (Self-Critic? Frustrated Fixer? Performer? Sustainable High-Achiever?). You'll get a personalized podcast episode designed for YOUR type + a complete resource guide with tools for boundaries, impostorism, nervous system regulation, and more.👉 Take the Quiz: https://www.dramnashabbir.com/quiz ❌ DisclaimerThis podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or therapeutic advice. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect those of any employer or institution.❤️ Enjoyed This Episode?Subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.Share it with a colleague, peer, or friend who needs this message.