
All The Weird Ways I Made Money Before My Career Change Took Off
07/27/23 • 36 min
If you’ve ever thought about leaving clinical medicine, but then had a panic attack about “the money” this episode is for you. I'm sharing my personal financial journey and how I was able to make ends meet before my coaching business became my sole income stream
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why It's okay to have multiple income streams
- How to open yourself up to possibilities and opportunities around HOW you earn money
- The two most important factors to leverage when creating additional income streams
There's no shortage of ways to make money and put value into the world.
So if you're ready to explore different income sources and hear about my journey, tune in to this episode.
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/
Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
If you’ve ever thought about leaving clinical medicine, but then had a panic attack about “the money” this episode is for you. I'm sharing my personal financial journey and how I was able to make ends meet before my coaching business became my sole income stream
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why It's okay to have multiple income streams
- How to open yourself up to possibilities and opportunities around HOW you earn money
- The two most important factors to leverage when creating additional income streams
There's no shortage of ways to make money and put value into the world.
So if you're ready to explore different income sources and hear about my journey, tune in to this episode.
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/
Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
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Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/
Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
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In this episode, you’ll learn how to start creating more fulfilling and meaningful relationships with patients (in a time-efficient manner).
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- 2 quick and easy questions to ask patients that instantly build rapport while also assessing their chief complaint.
- How to politely interrupt in a way that actually builds patient trust
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This conversation is full of practical gems for improving relationships with patients and developing a more fulfilling career on your terms.
GUEST LINKS:
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LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-block-md-1712a6127/
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
FREE 5 Part Audio series to kickstart your path to meaningful work >> https://coachchelsmd.com/careerkickstart/
Join the Life After Medicine Telegram Community
Life After Medicine explores doctors' journey of finding purpose beyond their medical careers, addressing physician burnout, career changes, opportunities in non-clinical jobs for physicians and remote jobs within the healthcare system without being burned out, using medical training.
Life After Medicine: How To Make a Career Change, Beat Burnout & Find Your Purpose For Doctors - All The Weird Ways I Made Money Before My Career Change Took Off
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Hello, my love. I am sitting here for just a straight up solo episode, and it feels like it's been a while since I've done this. I'm really excited for this episode because it's something that's been requested for a while by my clients, by the different people that I work with, and it is highly practical and tangible, and it's really a breakdown of some parts of my story that. I haven't really talked about in great detail but I think it's gonna be something that's so
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