Sunday Special 09 - Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley was one of the early pioneers for physicians embarking on non-clinical career.  Over the last 10 years, she has helped hundreds of physicians transition to non-clinical careers or start a part-time small business.  She's sharing her expertise on today's podcast episode.

• Are you thinking about starting a non-clinical career?
• Burned out from traditional clinical medicine?
• Struggling to find your place in the field of medicine?

If so, join me on this magnificent journey with Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley.  We explore her faith, her conviction for serving people even when she's not a clinical practitioner, and her passion for helping people find their true calling.  Also, we'll delve deeper into concepts like evangelism, sharing your faith with your friends, and the powerful impact that vulnerability can have in your social group.  You won't want to miss this great interview with Dr. Michelle Mudge-Riley!

• Email Dr. Brent Lacey for help with career or personal finance coaching.
• Free Resource: The Body of Christ - A 14-day devotional series for healthcare professionals
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: Click here and email me to set up a free consultation today!

Episode 43 - What got you here, won't get you there!  Whatever you've done to get to this point in your business may not be enough to keep you growing.  As your business grows, you have to grow along with it.  You must adapt to ensure that your business will continue to adapt as well.  Dr. Hala Sabry (founder of Physician Moms Group) joins us today for part 2 of our four part series on business and leadership.

Today, we explore what it takes to start your business.  Then, one the business begins to grow, how do you get it to scale?  What does it take to grow your business 2x, 5x, 10x?  Dr. Sabry has been on a continuous growth trajectory for six years, and she knows what it takes to grow and scale your business.  In this episode, we explore her insights that helped her grow the Physician Moms Group into the powerhouse that it is today.

BONUS!!!!! Listen through to the end of the podcast to get instructions on how to become eligible to win one of the five free personal finance and career coaching sessions I'm giving away for free this month to podcast listeners!

• Free Resource: Writing Your CV/Résumé
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• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: Click here and email me to set up a free consultation today!

Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!

• Business management resources
• Personal finance resources
• Podcasting resources
• Recommended online courses
• Recommended books

Episode 42 - If you want to succeed in any area of your life, find out what a successful person has done and mirror that.  Dr. Hala Sabry is my guest on the podcast today, and she is a leader worth emulating.  I'm thrilled that she's coming to share her business and leadership acumen with us. This is part one of a four part series with Dr. Sabry on leadership, business, work/life balance, and the future of Women in Medicine.

She spent 7 years at the Disney corporation learning leadership and business management techniques.  She also created the Physician Moms Group on Facebook, which now has over 115,000 members.  So, she definitely knows some things about leadership.  If you're looking for help with becoming the leader that you wish you could be, this is a great place to start.  In this episode, we cover some great topics like mentorship, searching for opportunities, and seizing the spirit of adventure.

BONUS!!!!! Listen through to the end of the podcast to get instructions on how to become eligible to win one of the five free personal finance and career coaching sessions I'm giving away for free this month to podcast listeners!

• Free Resource: 5 Critical Tools for Physician Leaders
• Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group! 
• Want more podcasts like this?: Check out the Doctor Podcast Network!
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: Click here and email me to set up a free consultation today!

Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!

• Business management resources
• Personal finance resources
• Podcasting resources
• Recommended online courses
• Recommended books

Episode 41 - The COVID pandemic and the resultant global economic shutdown in 2020 proved to us that there is no such things as financial security.  Even physicians are not immune to global pandemics, it seems.  So, how do you become financially independent as a physician?  What does it take to gain financial freedom?  My guest this week is Dr. Christopher Loo, and he has some ideas about how to do that.

He became financially independent while he was still in his final year in medical school, which is nothing short of amazing.  He comes on the podcast today to share some of his secrets.  If you want to learn how passive income can help you become financially independent, listen to this episode!  Make sure to take advantage of all the free resources as well!

• Free Resource: How to Crush Your Student Loans
• Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group! 
• Check out the Doctor Podcast Network!
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: Click here and email me to set up a free consultation today!

Full show notes at www.thescopeofpractice.com/episode41

Episode 40 - Death and taxes are the only two certainties in life, so they say.  In this episode, we're talking about TAXES!!  Specifically, what strategies can you employ to maximize your tax savings in 2021?  What are the tricks?  What are some hacks we can employ?  My guest this week is Anjali Jariwala.  She's the founder of FIT Advisors and is a tax professional.

In this episode we talk strategy as well as tactics.  We discuss longterm strategies you can use to minimize your tax burden over the course of your life.  Additionally, we talk about some specific items you need to make sure you deduct to take advantage of tax savings this year.

Don't get caught at tax time with a huge tax bill.  Make sure you're getting all of the benefits you're entitled to receive.  Get all of your deductions and seriously consider hiring a professional to help you.  It all starts right here, in this episode!  Learn the basics and we can grow from there.  This is a really valuable episode and you should think about bookmarking it for future reference every year at tax time.

 
Free resources discussed in the episode

• Free Resource: Creating an Easy Budget that Works
• Register for the White Coat Investor Conference (March 4-6, 2021): Click here!
• Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group!
• Check out the Doctor Podcast Network!
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching

Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!

• Business management resources
• Personal finance resources
• Podcasting resources
• Recommended online courses
• Recommended books

Episode 39 - If you're waiting for a change in the government to save you, you're going to wait a long time.  No one is coming to rescue your business.  You are not going to get any special treatment from the current or the incoming administration that will save you.  If you want to grow your business in 2021, you need to take things into your own hands!

This week, we explore the top 10 things you can do to grow your business in 2021.  This isn't a wish list.  It's highly practical, actionable, useful, meaningful items that you can do for yourself and your business.  There are also several great free resources that you should definitely take advantage of.

What are you waiting for?  I want you to have opportunities to grow your business in 2021.  This should be a time of great growth, healing, expansion, and improvement in your business.  No one is coming to rescue you, but the good news is that YOU are on the job!  It's time to get started!  Ready, set, GO!!

Let's start 2021 off right!!

Free Resource of the Week: The 10 Day Simple Clinic Makeover

Free Resources mentioned in the episode

• 32 Easy Ways to Recognize Your Team Members
• Clinic Experience Landing Page

Podcast episodes referenced in this episode by Dr. Brent Lacey:

• Podcast Episode 07 - How to Fix Your Marketing to Make Your Business Boom with Dr. J.J. Peterson
• Podcast Episode 16 - How to Rank #1 on Google with Kelley and Justin Knott

Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!

• Business management resources
• Personal finance resources
• Podcasting resources
• Recommended online courses
• Recommended books

Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group!

 Check out the Doctor Podcast Network!

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Episode 38 - To start 2021 off, I thought it would be fun to do something different.  Instead of bringing you an interview this week with a fellow physician or an industry expert, I thought it would be fun to talk to you myself (Dr. Brent Lacey).  People are making a lot of New Years' Resolutions around this time of year, and what better resolution could you make than to get your personal finances on track, especially after the crazy year that we just had?  

This week, we’re going to go through the top 10 things you can do this year to master your personal finances and reach your financial goals.  

I’ve (Dr. Brent Lacey) been getting an unusually high number of requests for one-on-one financial coaching lately, and so I thought it would be useful to break down some of the most common concerns I address during these sessions and bring you some ideas of how to start addressing those areas.  

Let's start 2021 off right!!

• Free Resource of the Week: Setting Reachable Financial Goals
• Free Resources mentioned in the episode
  • Four Steps for Calculating Your Net Worth
  • Creating an Easy Budget that Works
  • Five Financial Conversations All Couples Should Have
  • 5 Minutes to Financial Security: Your Personal Insurance Checklist
• Podcast episodes referenced in this episode by Dr. Brent Lacey:
  • Podcast Episode 08 - Anyone Can Be a DIY Investor Using the Tax-Efficient Waterfall with Sarah-Catherine Gutierrez
  • Podcast Episode 09 - Disability Insurance Made Simple with Matt Wiggins
  • Podcast Episode 21 - How to Buy Life Insurance Without Losing Your Money or Your Sanity with Dr. Stephanie Pearson
• Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!
  • Business management resources
  • Personal finance resources
  • Podcasting resources
  • Recommended online courses
  • Recommended books
• Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group!
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: email me at [email protected] for a free consultation.
• FREE disability insurance quotes from Pattern: www.thescopeofpractice.com/pattern

Sunday Special 08 - Dr. Brent Lacey started The Scope of Practice Podcast to teach busy healthcare professionals how to manage their businesses more successfully and master their personal finances.  He saw the lack of knowledge of how to run a business and the huge burden of student loan debt that physicians have and realized there was a tremendous need for that kind of teaching.

Today on The Scope of Practice Podcast, he shares his personal spiritual journey and how God called him first to a career in medicine and later to military service.  He believes that God still speaks to those who earnestly seek Him. This is his first time to directly address the podcast audience.  He hopes that this will be an inspiring message which will give people comfort and clarity for their own career journey.

• Email Dr. Brent Lacey for help with career or personal finance coaching.
• Free Resource: The Body of Christ - A 14-day devotional series for healthcare professionals

Episode 37 - Do you still have the career joy you had when you started your practice?  Or, have the administrative regulations, patient complaints, and decrease in reimbursement crushed your soul and sucked the joy out of medicine for you?  If you’re feeling these days like things just aren't as good as you'd like them to be in your job, then you need to hear this episode from Dr. Kenneth Magid.

He has been in practice for 50 years.  Can you believe that?  50 years!!  After a half century, he still loves going to work, taking care of patients, and teaching students.  Five decades after training, he still says he is in pursuit of “WOW.” 

Wouldn’t you love to have that be your legacy?  Wouldn’t you give anything to have the same excitement for your career now that you had when you left your training program?  If you’re still pursuing that career satisfaction that you’ve always craved, listen to this episode with Dr. Kenneth Magid.  Follow his advice and you can have the same joy that he has.  Rather than burning out, get fired up for your career and get back into the pursuit of “WOW!!”

•  Free Weekly Resource: The Scope of Practice Reading List
• Join the Business and Personal Finance for Physicians and Dentists Facebook Group!
• Check out the Doctor Podcast Network!
• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching: If you need a little more individualized help figuring out a plan for your career or personal finances, click here and email me to set up a free consultation today!
• FREE disability insurance quotes from Pattern: www.thescopeofpractice.com/pattern

Check out the additional free resources available at The Scope of Practice!

• Business management resources
• Personal finance resources
• Podcasting resources
• Recommended online courses
• Recommended books

Episode 36 - Do you ever feel like your career isn't quite what you thought it would be?  Like you're living someone else's dream or trying to fit into a mode that doesn't quite work for you?  My guest today is Dr. Francis Yoo, and he suggests that most physicians are failing to live what he calls their "authentic self."

When we're in medical school and post-graduate training, we work hard to become excellent at the craft of medicine, but are we abandoning our own dreams in favor of a prescribed concept of what "a doctor is supposed to be"?  Dr. Yoo certainly thinks so.

If you want your career to be what you've always dreamed, it's time to look inward and figure out what your "authentic self" really looks like!  Listen to this episode and discover the freedom that comes for working towards your own goals, just because it's who you know you're meant to be.

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• One-on-one personal finance and business coaching
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