Today I welcome my friend and savvy investor, Dr. Kieran Nair.

Kieran is a mid-career hospitalist in BC who recently returned from a year long sabbatical in the French Riviera with his family.

Today, Kieran opens up about challenges he faced in mid-career, what led to burnout, and what he learned from his year away. He also talks about what to consider when pursuing a sabbatical and financial decisions that made this all possible.

Discussion points:

- Kieran's intro (1:42)

- Mid-career challenges (3:00)

- Recognizing burnout (8:00)

- How do we ensure our commitments & values align? (10:22)

- How many missions can we realistically have? (14:42)

- Navigating unexpected health issues (16:08)

- With a young family, is there a better window to take on new things? (19:40)

- What led to the sabbatical in the French Riviera? (22:35)

- Learning the art of being present (24:30)

- Major lessons on time (29:40)

- Sabbatical highlights (31:30)

- Tips for others thinking of a sabbatical (33:14)

- Cost of living comparison (35:55)

- What good financial decisions made this all possible? (38:30)

- How Kieran became so fascinated with finance and investing (41:20)

- How individual investors & stock pickers can develop an edge (45:15)

- Kieran's favourite investing books (50:55)

- How did Kieran's financial plan work out? (53:02)

- How much money will we need to retire? (56:08)

- Closing thoughts, Kieran's blog (59:19)

Kieran's blog:

https://financiallyfreemd.substack.com/

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