Dr. Cory S. Fawcett 
(Keep an eye out for my upcoming book The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work. We can all use a little more joy in our lives and this book will help you attain it.) “I hate the Monday after a call weekend.” Have you ever said this, or something like it? Maybe you … Read more
(Keep an eye out for my upcoming book The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work. We can all use a little more joy in our lives and this book will help you attain it.) This month marks eight years since I left the hospital as a working physician for the last time. At … Read more
(Keep an eye out for my upcoming book The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work. We can all use a little more joy in our lives and this book will help attain it.) Money is a lot like oxygen. When we have enough, we don’t think about it. When we feel we do not have enough, we can’t stop thinking about it. Imagine a … Read more
The time has come for the next instalment in my award-winning Doctors Guide book series. Coming in mid-February is The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work. Contained within the cover are the tools to not only find more joy at work, but also in all other areas of your life. Test readers who … Read more
Doctors today are drowning in debt. That’s not a big revelation, but how did we get here? We moved in a little at a time, like a lobster in a pot of water slowly increasing in temperature until it finally dies when the water gets too hot. Think back to a few months before your … Read more
Professionals who realize something is wrong with their finances, but can’t pin down the problem, often contact me. Although they make a very good income, they are not accumulating wealth as rapidly as they feel they should. Or they feel at their current trajectory, they will not have enough savings to retire in the manner … Read more
Sunday is traditionally a day of rest in the United States, but not for those in the medical field. Illness doesn’t take the weekend off. Call obligations cause us to work some weeks straight through without a break. Patients don’t all go home from the hospital on Saturday night to give us Sunday off. Rest … Read more
I enjoy reading books for both education and entertainment. I learned a long time ago that leaders are readers, so I make it a point to constantly be reading a book or two. With such a large annual reading list, people often ask me for book recommendations. Getting book recommendations cuts down on reading duds. … Read more
How many times have you committed to make a significant change in your life, only to find yourself a year later having made no headway on the commitment? Have you ever made a resolution to lose 30 pounds only to notice three months later that your weight was slightly higher than your starting weight? While … Read more
As another year ends, there are a few tasks we should all consider completing. Some of the tasks have penalties assessed if they are not completed on time and others just lead to a lost opportunity if the deadline is missed. I missed a big opportunity the year I retired when I didn’t realize my … Read more
