{"id":562,"date":"2025-06-02T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/?p=562"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T12:32:05","slug":"monday-morning-coffee-at-protean-is-back-with-a-fresh-new-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/monday-morning-coffee-at-protean-is-back-with-a-fresh-new-format\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Morning Coffee at Protean is back\u2014with a fresh new format!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a short break (thanks to travel, commitments, and yes\u2014COVID, Seriously! I thought it was GONE!!! :=(( ), I&#8217;m excited to restart this series with a new rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Beginning of the month:<\/strong> A blog focused on healthcare staffing\u2014the challenges, trends, and insights from our work at Protean Med.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mid-month:<\/strong> A more reflective post on personal and professional growth\u2014because life and work are so often intertwined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, I want to talk about something every recruiter experiences\u2014yet not enough of us say out loud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>When Recruiting Drains You, Find Your Life Vest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest: recruiting can be frustrating. You chase leads that vanish. Candidates don\u2019t show up. Clients change their minds. The right fit doesn\u2019t materialize no matter how hard you try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s like building a house in shifting sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve had weeks where I question why I do what I do\u2014until I remind myself: <strong>this work matters<\/strong>. Behind every placement is a physician making a living, a hospital staying staffed, a patient getting care. That\u2019s my anchor. That\u2019s my life vest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re in staffing, you know this feeling. You also know the quiet satisfaction of helping someone land where they belong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To everyone out there in the grind: <em>Find your \u201cwhy,\u201d hold it close, and keep showing up<\/em>. The impact you make isn\u2019t always immediate\u2014but it\u2019s always real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s to a new chapter of <em>Monday Morning<\/em> Coffee at Protean\u2014biweekly blogs that fuel both mind and mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a short break (thanks to travel, commitments, and yes\u2014COVID, Seriously! I thought it was GONE!!! :=(( ), I&#8217;m excited to restart this series with a new rhythm. This week, I want to talk about something every recruiter experiences\u2014yet not enough of us say out loud: When Recruiting Drains You, Find Your Life Vest Let\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":564,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562\/revisions\/564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/proteanmed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}