Ep #101 - Mid-career challenges, lessons from a sabbatical, and the money decisions that made it possible - with Dr. Kieran Nair
Description
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/
Yatin's Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yatin-chadha/
Radiology Courses for Clinicians:
https://beyondradiology.thinkific.com/courses/ct-head-interpretation-course
https://beyondradiology.thinkific.com/courses/master-ct-head-interpretation-course
American express referral link:
https://americanexpress.com/en-ca/referral/business-platinum?ref=yATINC4uFw&XLINK=MYCP
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