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Vagabond MD , a radiologist and favorite guest of the blog, reached out to me with a fresh take on what I’d thought was a settled debate. He asks if rather than a state of apathy and depletion to be avoided at all costs, burnout might in reality be a painful stop on the road to defining a balanced career …

[Disclosure: I have an affiliate relationship with Cory. If you use this link to purchase his course, I make a commission.] Cory Fawcett, a “repurposed” general surgeon, is no stranger to this blog. I’ve reviewed his book on career alternatives for doctors, and he’s been interviewed as part of the Docs Who Cut Back series. I met Cory at FinCon …

This is the second installment in a two-part guest post (you can find the first part here). The author is my friend Dr. Matt Poyner, a Canadian emergency physician who sold everything, quit his job, and is currently backpacking the world with his wife and four young sons. Over several months Matt and I have discussed burnout, purpose, family responsibilities …

Today’s guest post is by Dr. Matt Poyner, a Canadian emergency physician who sold everything, quit his job, and is currently backpacking the world with his wife and four young sons. He chronicles his adventures at Big Family, Small World  and shares the investment strategy that enabled his radical experiment at DividendStrategy.ca. When a burnt out finance nerd meets a …

A recently widowed loved one, familiar with my interest in finance, forwarded me a newsletter from her advisor that was written on the pretext of honoring the late Jack Bogle’s innovations at Vanguard. It was an odd tribute coming from this particular advisor. This loved one once asked me to look over the investments her advisor had placed her in, …

The past week has been brutal: A loved one was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. A loved one was diagnosed with a new cancerous tumor, staging still being conducted. A loved one was diagnosed with a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder, scuttling plans to retire abroad. All this is in addition to watching a close friend struggle with disabling mystery symptoms for …

This morning I read a wonderfully nuanced piece of writing by Peter Hessler in the New Yorker, which explored several delicate themes with great empathy. The unifying theme was the inherent tension of being identified as “other” in society, and how such a misfit identity can create a disconnect in how one is treated by society. Hessler captures something that …

No reader will accuse me of excessive entrepreneurial skill, but I recognize a good opportunity when I see it. From April 4th-12th, readers who purchase the White Coat Investor’s Fire Your Financial Advisor! course (reviewed here) will get complete access, at no additional cost, to videos from the inaugural WCI Con 2018, officially known as the Physician Wellness and Financial …

Those folks motivated to pursue careers requiring long training periods are understandably deeply invested in making those careers satisfying and achieving professional success through increasingly prestigious appointments. But what happens when career advancement requires separation from a significant other or children? Let’s examine a few case studies without right answers. Star-Crossed Overachievers I spent time in the horn of Africa …