Docs Outside The Box

213 - Confessions of a Recovering Physician


Listen Later

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show!

“Winning is hard when you’re not sure what the goal is.” — Doc G

What’s good everyone!

Has the thought of leaving medicine ever crossed your mind? I mean who hasn’t daydreamed about quitting their job to pursue their passion?

Maybe you thought that being a physician is your calling but— what if this calling burns you out or doesn’t make you happy anymore? Would you still stay?

In today’s episode, I got Doc G to confess with us why he left his full-time medical practice and pursued a path that really brought him joy. Doc G is a former high earning physician who is behind the medical blog, DiverseFI and the host of The Earn & Invest Podcast (Formerly What’s Up Next).

Doc G and I are going to discuss his financial freedom journey and how he put himself in a place where he can retire when he wants, do what he wants, and enjoy all of it!

These are the five main things we discussed in this episode:

  • Doc G shares his early experience with medical blogging and how he started DiverseFI
  • Shattered expectations and moving away from being a physician
  • The anxiety of knowing and feeling like that what you do isn’t for you anymore
  • Discovering your real passion, making a living out of it, and redefining success in your own terms
  • How he answers #imnotjustadoc

The Guest

Doc G was an internal medicine physician when he discovered the personal finance community through a book called The White Coat Investor.  Since then he has left clinical practice to pursue his passion for deep conversations about money and life.  

Earn & Invest | Twitter | Facebook Community | Instagram

Resources Mentioned:

GruntDoc — Ramblings of an ER Physician

DiverseFI – Personal Finance With a Twist

Transcription:

(coming soon)

Love the show? Leave a review so I can continue to improve the podcast!

“Having the Darkos describe their journey provided a solace that no sort of debt counseling would ever bring about. Anyways, this show is consistent in the fact that it always delivers gems and enlightens listeners. I’ve shared the podcast with my classmates. Please keep up the great work!”

If this sounds like you, rate with five stars, and leave a review!!!

>>> RateThisPodcast.com/dotb

This episode is sponsored by: 

Set For Life Insurance. Helping clients prepare for the worst so they can be SET to live their best lives. Check them out at https://www.setforlifeinsurance.com/

Provider Solutions & Development. Experts in holistic career coaching – check them out at www.psdrecruit.org/docsoutsidethebox   OnSite Waste Technologies. Check out new TE-5000 that allows you to put your medical waste into the trash!! Check them out http://www.onsitewaste.com/
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Docs Outside The BoxBy Dr. Nii Darko

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

512 ratings


More shows like Docs Outside The Box

View all
So Money with Farnoosh Torabi by Farnoosh Torabi

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

1,942 Listeners

JAMA Clinical Reviews by JAMA Network

JAMA Clinical Reviews

492 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,778 Listeners

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast by American Academy of Family Physicians

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

691 Listeners

Afford Anything by Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Afford Anything

3,539 Listeners

White Coat Investor Podcast by Dr. Jim Dahle of the White Coat Investor

White Coat Investor Podcast

2,422 Listeners

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast by The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

3,325 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

110,845 Listeners

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast by Core IM Team

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

1,116 Listeners

The Nocturnists by The Nocturnists

The Nocturnists

596 Listeners

The Clinical Problem Solvers by The Clinical Problem Solvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

513 Listeners

Tradeoffs by Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs

390 Listeners

Money Meets Medicine by Doctor Podcast Network, Jimmy Turner MD

Money Meets Medicine

218 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,470 Listeners

The Money with Katie Show by Morning Brew

The Money with Katie Show

1,484 Listeners