Mar 24, 2021
Imagine you are 8 years old and
your hero, your dad, a well-known and respected physician passes
away unexpectedly. Life just gave you a moment of pain,
learning and growth that is unimaginable to most kids. You
decide your dream is to become a doctor. Despite the
challenges in front of you like working through academic rigor with
a learning disability, the grunt work of med school, through the
trenches of residency, and years of unforgiving night shifts you
achieve that dream and are a full-fledged medical doctor.
Except in reaching your dream, you have built protective armor so
you can’t hurt anymore, and your sense of humor has gone
dormant.
The path to the summit is a
journey, filled with good intentions and aspirations; People
rooting us on and society celebrating our achievements. But
what happens when our fuel gauge is empty and our compass seems
off?
I don’t know where I first heard
Doc G’s story, but I do remember feeling completely
validated. My path was not that of a doctor, mine was a
teacher. There is a dark side to every dream and today Doc G
shines a light on the aspects of life allowing armor to crack,
giving way for joy and purpose to seep in. His empathetic approach
creates the space for individuals whose identity is often
intertwined with their careers.
Doc G is a husband, father,
writer, prophetic storyteller and physician who discovered
financial independence and opted out of medicine for a life of
greater meaning and purpose. Doc G it is such an honor and
privilege to have you here today, welcome to Ordinary
Sherpa.
To Connect with Doc G
Website:
http://earnandinvest.com
Podcast: Earn &
Invest
Instagram:
@earnaninvest
Twitter: @earnaninvest
Key Takeaways
- The identity that fits us best
may not be the one that we grew up with or that others put on
us.
- Having enough was as anxiety
provoking as not having enough. Sometimes having too many
options, too many decisions, too many possibilities can be
numbing.
- Walking away from his physician
identity created two losses. The first loss was his own
grieving of all that he worked for. The second loss is when friends
and family realize that their vision of you doesn’t align with who
you want to be anymore. People don't like to question deep
things. So they don't necessarily want you to either.
- When it was time to step away,
he systematically started subtracting the things that weren’t
fulfilling. What are the things in your life that aren’t
adding value and how might you begin to subtract them from your
life?
- Doc G testified he’s not nearly
as good at doing the things now as he was at being a doctor. But
today he can pursue these things he enjoys even if he’s not
amazingly successful at them. This allowed him to pivot away
from what he thought he was supposed to be doing and towards the
things he wants to be doing. There’s no real pressure to succeed
above and beyond enjoying the process.
- Deep connection is what happens
when your purpose, identity and relationships all start to align.
The need to explain yourself disappears. Connection naturally flows
from identifying what your purpose is and embracing your true
identity.
- Every day is a Monday or a
Saturday or a Sunday or a Tuesday. He finds himself looking forward
to Mondays, and sometimes on a Saturday afternoon he’s doing what
other people would call work. It's a very free lifestyle without
the constraints and borders felt from the traditional work
week.
- If you can't say hell yes, you
better start saying no.
- Some people mistake financial
independence as once they have enough money they'll never work
again. That's not it. It's that you only do the work you
choose to do, work that adds value to your life. The real power of
having control of your finances is being able to say no to the work
you don’t want to do.
- Instead of looking towards
goals, look towards processes that bring happiness and joy,
regardless of the end point or a goal that they lead to. If the
goal is becoming such a hassle or fearful to the point where you're
not enjoying the process, that's a sign to pull back or
change.
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