Ten Ways Doctors Ruin Their Vacations

The purpose of vacations is rejuvenation. Very few doctors reach the goal of being completely rejuvenated by the end of their vacation. We work hard for many years and from time to time we need to take a break and recharge our batteries. For a vacation to be effective at rejuvenating us, it needs to … Read more

Finding Your Happy Place

(My newest book, The Doctors Guide to Finding Joy in Your Work will be coming out on March 11th. Mark that date on your calendar and be one of the first to buy the book on Amazon. If you know others who need more joy in their lives, get an additional copy to give them … Read more

Ten Financial Mistakes Doctors Make

Physicians go through extensive training to become doctors bringing in a high income. Unfortunately, they have no training in how to manage all that money. Consequently, we make a lot of money mistakes.  I have taught personal finance for the last three decades. It has been both fun and rewarding, especially when someone finally realizes … Read more

Remember Your Why

(I hope you plan to pick up 15 easy CME credits at the Real Estate & Entrepreneurship Conference for Physicians on September 26-28, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Time is running out. Attending the conference virtually is also an option. Thanks to all of you who test read my next book, The Doctors Guide to Reclaiming the Joy … Read more

Seven Things that Foster Independence in Medicine

Each July new physicians come out of residency and begin their lives as attendings. Many of them will or have already unwittingly set themselves up to lose their independence. All physicians can just as easily set themselves up for independence.  Independence in medicine is not about being in private practice vs being an employee, although … Read more

Four Things I Wish I Knew as a Young Physician

As years go by, we learn many lessons from the school of hard knocks. Although some of these lessons we could have learned from someone who had previously learned the lesson, such as don’t grab an electric fence. If we learn from someone else’s experience, we won’t get the hard knocks that come with learning … Read more