The Pathway to Peak Performance Podcast

Performing Under Pressure in Medicine | Dr. Pasquale Eckert's Pathway To Peak Performance

Jock Putney Season 1 Episode 28

This episode supports: Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization that creates life-changing wishes for children facing critical illnesses. Founded in 1980, its mission is to bring hope, strength, and joy to children and their families during extremely challenging times.

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This episode of The Pathway to Peak Performance proudly supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization dedicated to creating life-changing wishes for children facing critical illnesses. These moments of hope, strength, and joy have a lasting impact, not just for the child, but for their entire family.

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Peak performance isn’t luck, it’s reps, routines, and doing the hard things consistently.

In this episode of The Pathway to Peak Performance, Jock Putney sits down with Dr. Pasquali Eert, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon operating at the highest level of his field. From building discipline through simple daily wins to thriving in the intensity of residency and trauma care, Dr. Eert breaks down the mindset, structure, and work ethic required to deliver elite patient outcomes day after day.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why “reps” matter when choosing a specialist and how volume builds true mastery
- What oral and maxillofacial surgery training is really like behind the scenes
- How to compartmentalize difficult cases while staying deeply committed to patient care
- Common wisdom teeth myths and why sedation and experience matter
- How full-arch dental implants can be functionally and emotionally life-changing
- Orthognathic (jaw) surgery explained in plain English
- The future of stem cell banking from extracted teeth and why timing matters
- Why mentorship is critical—and how finding the right one can change your trajectory

If you’re striving to perform at a higher level, professionally or personally, this episode delivers practical insights on discipline, structure, resilience, and sustained excellence.

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Dr. Pasquale Eckert's Pathway to Peak Performance
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