Docs Outside The Box

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***Recorded Feb 4th***

Drs. Renee & Nii discuss whether they should remove the podcast from Spotify.

Open letter to Spotify

Alternative Music/Podcast Streaming Services:

-Apple Music

-Amazon

-YouTube Music

-Bandcamp

-Deezer

-Pandora

-Tidal

-Qobuz

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Now that Renee and I are 10 years deep graduating from residency, we feel there’s a lot of life experience that we can share. When looking back, the three themes of the show (money, mindset, and mission) have shown up in various life experiences. 

In this episode, we’ll be introducing a new series called “11 money traps that burn-out doctors can overcome.” In some form, Renee and I have experienced these money traps and have found solutions to gain back control. The expectation is that you can learn from our experiences “growing up” and “adulting” while becoming doctors. We’re talking WITH you and not AT you and looking forward to you joining us on this journey. 

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Should you buy a house or rent? It seems like a hard decision to make. Not to me. Here’s my simple advice:

RENT!

Well, at least during the first couple of years of moving to a new town or starting a new residency. 

Karl Brisard, a real estate agent with Keller Willams (and Renee’s cuzzo), is on the hot seat to talk about how to buy a house when you’re new to a city. 

Here are some of the topics we discussed:

-How to choose which neighborhood to look

-How to tell if you should get a single family home or mult-family

-The questions you should be asking your realtor

-Different types of mortgages (i.e. FHA vs Doctor’s Loans)

Get in touch with Karl Brisard:

Keller Williams

LinkedIn

 Facebook

Instagram

TikTok

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Nii thinks Chris Rock is a better comedian than Dave Chappelle

Nii reads a 5-star review

How Renee and Nii made the decision to go to medical school

Famous YouTube Doctor quits medicine

• What’s the point of being a doctor in a developed country?
• Should you feel guilty walking away from medicine?
• Is there a perfect reason to enter medical school?

Signout:

Renee had a problem with Ep 262

Toyota Camry gets a shoutout for keeping Nii from dying on I-80

Grand Crew

SchoolBoy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar - Collard Greens

Resources:

Dr. Ali Abdaal - Why I Left Medicine

Your Money or Your Life

Effective Charities: GiveWell

The Gravestone Effect

Fear Avoidance

The Black Guy Who Tips Podcast

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Dr. Nii talks about the most important lesson he learned in 2021. He will be using this to change the trajectory of his life & business in 2022. Take a listen to see if this will help you also.

Key Quote of Atomic Habits:

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Your goal is your desired outcome. Your system is the collection of daily habits that will get you there...This year, spend less time focusing on outcomes and more time focusing on the habits that precede the results.”

Resources:

Atomic Habits

Show Your Work

Will

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Nii reads recent podcast reviews

President Biden extends pause of student loan repayment

Nii & Renee what to expect from the podcast for 2022

Your 21-year-old self wanted to go to med school, as a 35-year-old…do you HAVE to follow through??

The family theme for 2022

Resources:

J. Cole - The Off-Season

Cleo Sol - Mother

Awkward Black Girl

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Life: “What do you want?”

You: “Umm..huh?”
 

Life: “Yeah, what do you want from a job opportunity? Like, haven’t you thought about how many times a week you want to operate? You sure you want 7 hours of clinic on Mondays?”

You: “Wow, nobody has ever asked me that. Are you sure you’re talking to me?”

Life: “Of course, I’m talking to you!”

You: “7 hours of clinic?!?! On Mondays?! Just reminds me of residency. I’ve always dreamed of having Mondays off, then working 4 days of the week. Is that asking too much?”

Life: “Dude, this is your life! You spent all these years working with other peoples’ schedules, sacrificing your own preferences. C’mon, it’s time to cash in.

You: “Well, if you say so. Mondays off, need a Physician Assistant for rounding.

Life: “Okay, that’s all?!?”

You: “I’m starting to like this! I can get used to this.”

Yes everyone, I know I made this conversation seem easy. It’s your life though, what do you want out of it? Okay, maybe having the answers to life is hard, but knowing how and when you want to work shouldn’t be. 

In this episode, Amy Knoup, Senior Provider Recruiter with Provider Solutions & Development jumps on to talk about alternative job situations. We’re even talking about asking for telehealth or even Urgent Care opportunities. You just gotta ask!

 
 Resources:

Amy Knoup, Senior Provider Recruiter

This episode is sponsored by:

Provider Solutions & Development. Experts in holistic career coaching – check them out at info.psdconnect.org/docsoutsidethebox

Twitter: @PSDConnects

Facebook: @PSDConnects

LinkedIN: Provider Solutions & Development

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11 Doctors to Follow on Instagram

A long-time listener has a dilemma about how to handle negotiating a locums contract with a hospital.

Hasan Minhaj “apology” video - The DOctors want to kill me

Signout:

-Nas & Showtime debut a documentary on the legendary Video Music Box TV show 

-Nii spent almost $800 on a Transformer Optimus Prime

-Shout to Dr. Kenneth Wilson (Medical Director, University of Chicago Trauma Center)

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Renee and I are looking for another real estate property! With each property, we want to know once they are purchased how soon can we start cash flowing those bad boys! There are numbers that we gotta run to make sure we know what we’re getting into. Long story short, it takes work but definitely, ANYBODY can do this. 

Currently, we live in New Jersey and it’s a little too expensive for our blood.  So we are looking in Houston for our next property. Here’s the problem, how do you properly assess a house if you don’t know the lay of the land locally? 

Still do-able. As a matter of fact, folks do it all the time. If you’re listening to this podcast more than likely you’re a busy professional who is trying to balance a lot. What if there was a system to make investing in long-distance properties easy?

That’s where Awning comes in. Awning is an online platform that helps busy professionals grow their net worth through real estate. We’re talking about a platform that takes you through identifying properties all the way suggesting local property managers so you can find tenants. 

In this episode, the CEO of Awning - Shri Ganeshram, and the Hed of Brokerage Operations - Andreis Bergeron are talking about their platform and what it can do for you. 

Things we talked about:

-What does Wall Street investing in real estate properties mean for you

-The difference between investing in real estate and the stock market

-Is the rate of return or cash flow more important in a recession

-How much does Awning cost you

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We’re back with part 2 of our talk with Dr. Adaira Landry. In part 1, we learned about why she paid off over $200,000 of student loan debt in 3 years. In this episode, we’re going to get into how she did it.  

She also touches on investing AND paying off debt at the same time. Often times they say opposites attract in life; she also gets into the differences in how she was raised to think about money versus her husband’s upbringing.

Resources:

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Dr. Adaira Landry (Twitter)

 
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This episode is sponsored by:

Set For Life Insurance. What the Darkos use for great disability insurance at a low cost!! Check them out at www.setforlifeinsurance.com

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