The Year of Not Running Farther
What happens when you lose part of your identity? Grief, an inner critic, and the value of a diversified identity.
🩺 Doctor Life
Reflections from life in medicine: the lessons, moments, and encounters that shape both doctor and person. These posts explore purpose, and the ongoing search for balance beyond the consult room.
Golden Handcuffs: The Prison I Feel at Home In
Am I feeling at home in prison? Are golden handcuffs keeping me there?
How Do I Want to Feel Today?
Moving from doing to being in semi-retirement. Choosing to ask myself how do I want to feel today?
Build Wealth Slowly: An Immigrant’s Journey
From walking to hospital placements with holes in my shoes to building a wealth engine. A personal letter about the journey so far.
Mind Lost: Crisis During Mini-Retirement
I lost my mind during our mini-retirement, or did my mind lose me? My life will never be the same.
The Brevity of Life: A Lesson from Medicine
Monday he collapsed on the ward. By Thursday I was holding his heart in my hands. A lesson medicine taught me about time.
Are You the Doctor?
Are you the doctor? A question that carries more than curiosity. Reflections on bias in medicine.
Know Your Why? Life Is a Marathon
Life is a marathon. Knowing my why turned struggle into strength during my first marathon.
Increasing Income from Self-Employment to Employee?
Moving from sole trader to employee sounds like a pay cut. For me, it more than doubled my income.
Should I Pay for Financial Advice?
Wondering if financial advice is worth it? Here’s what I learnt, and how independent advice helped me.
How do I Live Life on my Own Terms?
I dreamt of being a neurosurgeon. I became a semi-retired GP living by the sea instead.
When Negotiations Fail Know Your Worth
Sometimes growth means walking away. When a pay negotiation failed, I walked and it led to an offer 1.3 times higher.
Time: The Most Valuable Currency
Twenty years in Australia. Over a year since my last post. A reminder of how fast time really moves.