Most high income earners will take at least one cruise during their lifetime. If they are like me, they will take several. I have loved cruising since I took my first during residency when my wife and I journeyed down the Mexican Riviera, which was made famous by the television show The Love Boat. This … Read more
A few weeks ago I published an article titled Many Physicians Waste Their Vacation Time. It is the preface to today’s article, so if you haven’t read it, click on the link to do so before continuing with this article. One physician wrote me, in response to the above article, expressing the issues they faced … Read more
With burn out rampant in the physician community, you would think physicians would cherish their vacation time. Since vacation is a time to take a break from our normal routine and recharge our body battery, we should come back from our vacations rested and ready to work again. But many physicians don’t get any rest … Read more
This month I celebrate my 61st birthday. This birthday marks the first time I really considered the concept of my time on earth running low. Exactly how much time do I have left to do all the things I still have on my bucket list? Will I see my grandsons graduate from college? Will I … Read more
(Check out my latest appearance on The Changed Physician Podcast where we discuss finding the right job as a physician on the first try which will save you $175,000 and a lot of headaches.) For the last few winters we have taken an RV trip to warmer weather in January thru March. This year we … Read more
This month marks six years since I walked out of the hospital in Lebanon, Oregon, to the song 18 wheels and a dozen roses, by Kathy Mattea, after my final week of locum tenens work. I was reluctant about giving up surgery at age 54, wondering if we had enough passive income and retirement savings … Read more
Last summer, at a time when I was having trouble sleeping, a friend told me how he used his sleep monitoring smart watch to discover the things he did that both helped and hurt his sleep activity. My conversation with him combined with watching my son use his new smart watch to control his phone … Read more
(Today’s guest post comes to us from Emma Jones, whose father was a physician and knows first-hand the importance of busy professionals making time for their family.) Everyone has unique responsibilities and commitments, and finding the time to prioritize family amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life can often feel like a daunting task. … Read more
(My wife and I will soon be enjoying our timeshare on a three week snow birding vacation in the Texas cities of San Antonio, Austin, and Galveston. If you live in or near any of these cities (Houston?) and would like to join us for a meet up, contact me, we’d love to meet you. … Read more
In 2006 I was sitting on the couch watching the TV show The Biggest Loser, contemplating my own need to hit the gym to lose a few pounds, when I had an incredible realization. As I thought back through my life, the only time I ever worked out consistently was when I had a coach. … Read more
