Dads Before Doctors Podcast

Leif Dahleen retired from medicine at the age of 43, having achieved financial independence several years earlier. He started Physician on FIRE to enlighten, educate, and entertain other high-income professionals while discussing money matters of all sorts.

He is happily married with two children. They call northern Michigan their home base and travel frequently as a family.

In this episode, Dr. Leif also discussed....

1:10 What is life growing up in a Daleen fam
1:45 Impact of having a relatively frugal parents while he's growing up
2:32 The Start of Physicians on Fire
3:00 What triggered him to start the blog
3:15 Crazy revelation that transformed him
4:14 What does Physicians On Fire offers
4:44 His purpose for creating the POF
5:27 How this POF changed his money management
6:17 What are the processes that made his blog bigger and his initial thoughts on his blog when it first started
8:04 Mission for his blog
8:25 His story of being financially independent
8:46 Life donating and investing
11:42 Volunteered to support the salary of a physician
12:36 How did he end up retiring early?
14:33 His preparations for his early retirement
16:24 How a guy approached him to join his group
17:45 What kind of response does Dr. Leif get to his chief and coworker about his retirement?
19:02 How did he educate his children
22:04 How his kids experience in traveling
23:20 His kids adjustments to homeschooling
25:27 How can you be financially independent and retire earlier
29:57 His plans and habits
31:40 How to contact Dr. Leif

Listen and be inspired. It will be worth it all!

Connect with Leif Dahleen
Website: https://www.physicianonfire.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/physicianonfire/
Instagram: @physicianonfire
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leif-dahleen-a3064a223/
Twitter: @physicianonfire

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Bradley Block, MD, is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon on Long Island, New York, where he lives with his wife and three young sons. He is a partner at ENT and Allergy Associates and he created the Physician’s Guide to Doctoring Podcast. It is a scintillating and engaging podcast, where he interviews physician and non-physician experts to help teach us what we should have been learning while we were busy memorizing Kreb’s Cycle. It is a practical guide for practicing physicians, physicians-in-training, and all allied health professionals. Topics range from personal finance to politics to improve interactions with patients to what every doctor should know about different specialties.

He went to med school at SUNY Buffalo and graduated with research honors and went on to residency at Georgetown. He enjoys surfing (yes, there is surfing on Long Island), skiing (there is no skiing on Long Island), smoking meat, exercising, throwing his sons across the pool, and finding any excuse to quote an 80s movie.

In this episode, Dr. Bradley also discussed...

1:15 Who is Bradley Block?
2:58 Pressures in the life of Dr. Bradley
4:05 Don’t force yourself to something
9:05 What's a great physician father to you?
10:38 Putting your kids first, but not putting yourself last
11:57 Setting a good example
13:29 Physician's guides to doctoring
14:26 How can we communicate effectively and efficiently?
16:28 Being a good listener
18:15 Bradley's great advice for doctors and physicians when talking to patients
20:38 Importance of paying attention to your kids
22:56 Comforting your kids in their hard times
23:35 Be a role model to your children
25:37 Imperfections of being a dad
27: 32 Controlling patience
28:47 Practice apologizing to your kids when you make mistakes
30:14 Bradley shares a movie
32:36 Purpose of Dads Before Doctors Podcast
33:28 Parting Words

Listen and be inspired. It will be worth it all!

Connect with Bradley Block
Website: physiciansguidetodoctoring.com
Facebook: facebook.com/physiciansguidetodoctoring
Instagram: @physiciansguide
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-block-md-1712a6127/

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Website: www.dadsbeforedoctors.com
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Blake is married to a wonderful woman and enjoys being a father to his three children. But behind this, Blake had his personal tragedy experience when his father literally died in his arms. His father had left him a letter. This sorrowful experience and especially the letter unlocked a renewed sense of purpose in his life as he navigated pain and loss, and his purpose. As he recognized the importance of parents’ words to children, he also aimed to inspire other dads about the importance of the ‘‘Legacy Letter’’.

Blake is on a quest to assist 1 million fathers to write at least one well-written, meaningful, and lasting Legacy Letter to their children. These will guide and empower your little ones as they live their lives these days. To him, It’s more than a letter. It will be your legacy! So what is this Legacy Letter Challenge?

In this episode, Blake also discussed....

1:13 His early childhood days, his life, and his family
2:30 What does it mean to him to be a great dad and the things that he would do for his children and his dreams for them.
4:25 His inspirations and mission in The Legacy Letter Challenge
4:45 Back story of his father's letter.
8:20 His father's letter impacted and help to him
10:47 His advice he can give to people having difficult situations and to other parents
15:54 Best time to start writing a legacy letter?
18:21 Importance of connecting to our children
19:43 Dads Before Doctors Podcast goal
20:40 What is one of the things that we have in common?
21:20 What's the thing that's gonna matter the most?
21:57 Enjoying the time with your family
23:06 How do you become a great dad
24:18 How will you write a Legacy Letter
29:48 Is the Legacy Letter Challenge also applicable to moms?
32:54 Parting words

Listen and be inspired. It will be worth it all!

Connect with Blake Brewer
Website: Legacyletterchallenge.com
Instagram: @legacy_letter
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakecbrewer

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If you like the podcast, please leave us a rating or review. That way, we'll be able to reach even more dads like you.
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JrRJgdX8FwueuwJFROir8

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Today we are joined by Dr. Jeremy Toffle, a noted pediatrician, blogger at Imperfect dad MD and a podcaster.

There is no such thing as a perfect parent although many of us strive to be better each day! Dr. Jeremy talked about how parenting becomes more relaxing and enjoyable the moment he allowed himself permission to be less than perfect, how he was able to learn and be adaptive to the change of time and recognizes that there are other elements of our lives that we must nurture as well.

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy also discussed...

1:46 - How he started the Imperfect Dad MD blog and podcast
3:34 - Lessons and how he handles different stresses
6:34 - Conceptualization of  Imperfect Dad MD blog, his lessons learned, and realizations
9:31 - Beautiful realities of being imperfect
10:38 - Birth of Imperfect Dad MD podcast
11:08 - Learning from being an ‘‘imperfect’’ parent
11:29 - How he figured out doing all these new things during the pandemic
13:38 - Importance of supporting each other as dads
15:37 - What are the different struggles Jeremy encountered in interviewing people
16:11 - Why is teamwork important?
17:34 - What are the possible things that might happen if there is no teamwork
17:57 - What does it mean to Dr. Jeremy to be a physician dad
18:49 - Why he wanted to be a pediatrician
20:08 - What is his first and high priority in life
21:27 - How he balances everything
23:06 - Knowing what is important and what to sacrifice

Connect with Dr. Jeremy Toffle
Website: https://imperfectdadmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/imperfectdadmd

If you like the podcast, please leave us a rating or review. That way, we'll be able to reach even more dads like you.
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In this episode, I'll discuss one of the most difficult challenges I experienced on my path to financial freedom, the lesson I learned, and how my family and I overcame it. In order to meet our income goals, we frequently look for money-generating alternatives outside of our core jobs.

However, it is not always an easy task. There will always be potholes in the road. It is critical that you approach these tasks and other goals with the right mindset. We can make so many mistakes in some of the decisions we make, and there are many things we wish we could have done in the past. But, as time has passed, we've discovered that these things do happen.

I also talked about:
- How we can accomplish our goals
- What to improve to have a stronger foundation and strong relationship
- What are the things you should be focusing on
- Things you shouldn’t spend a lot of time on
- Questions that you must ask yourselves for overcoming obstacles and to achieve your goals
- Some bits of encouragement

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‘‘Just because you can, and just because you're really good at it, doesn't mean you should’’. This is one of the many takeaways from this episode of Dads Before Doctors Podcast. Having founded the 'Physician Philosopher' a practicing anesthesiologist, entrepreneur, and life coach for doctors, Dr. Jimmy Turner, will give us a powerful talk of the things he has done and are doing to help doctors live life on their terms through mindset, money, and balance - including his missteps and lessons learned.

What we have discussed:
00:01:55 - How Jimmy started as a financial blogger and his journey before he became successful.
00:03:34 - What is the biggest mistakes that doctors made?
00:04:42 - What are the 3 groups of doctors when it comes to personal finance.
00:07:06 - His advice to other physicians in making money.
00:12:17- How he balanced his family and career.
00:15:03 - Things that are more important to him:  A struggle of a natural people pleaser.
00:16:20 - Things he’s doing anything to teach his kids to some of his mindset now?
00:18:30 - The Importance of Effort in achievement.
00:21:20 - What is All about the Ace Program and how they could potentially benefit from coaching.
00:24:18 - Coaching is like Kierkegaard's Leap of Faith.
00:25:23 - How different healthcare would be if more physicians will be aware of having that mindset and can use them in their critical practices.
00:26:37 - What is the question that people don't ask you that they should.
00:29:19 - Parting words.

How to connect with Jimmy Turner:
Website: https://thephysicianphilosopher.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-physician-philosopher-podcast/id1528870400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhysicianPhilosopher/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-turner-md-59051355/

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In this episode, the author, public speaker, and full-time real estate investor Mr. Jim Sheils will share with us how to climb the ladder of our career goals without missing out on family time. 

You know, it would be worst to be successful at your career and lose your family along the way. We don't want this to happen!
There are a lot of things that teach men how to become successful as doctors, real estate investors, or whatever their career is, but it's so seldom to see things that would teach these men to be better at home. With all the pressures of our work responsibility, although the principles are easy, to stay grounded with your children and spouse is never really easy.

So go on, enjoy listening, and get inspired!

How to connect with Jim Sheils:
Website: https://www.18summers.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardmeetingstribe/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/18summerstribe/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC06q57ph-1irsY2hGGw6dOQ

Get a copy of his book The Family Board Meeting here: https://www.18summers.com/book


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In this episode, Dr. Jeff Anzalone, The Debt Free Doctor, shares some of his experiences, realizations, and wake-up calls before he became debt free and achieved financial freedom.

You'll learn how learning financial literacy in your early age can bring you long-term impact.
Join the conversation and don't miss the inspiring information as he also shares how he teaches his teenagers with finances and how to approach their college years.

Start tapping into our episode and align yourself with your money goals!

How to connect with Jeff Anzalone:
Website: https://www.debtfreedr.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjeffanzalone
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debtfreedr/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjeffanzalone/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Rp68AymBWhvEuyBFMt2ig?sub_confirmation=1

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In today's episode, we will talk about the importance of taking time for ourselves first before others. It may sound a bit selfish or self-absorbed, but neglecting this may cause us more serious troubles between ourselves, our family, and the people we serve.

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In today’s episode, let's dive deep into the mindsets of renowned entrepreneur Dan Sullivan and organizational psychologist Ben Hardy in their bestselling book, Who Not How.

This is a great read for other physicians and other high-achievers. Having the right "Whos" in your "Hows" will allow you to have more time and will make you more money. You have to realize what your time is worth.

With that being said, let's get started!

I really love the book and I believe that you’re going to love it too.

Read here:
https://whonothow.com/?fbclid=IwAR1RXCzvk5tJLWZs5atCYaJX0F31E1l5_P6LxIwvx6LxuUcPFaARqnuJV0g

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