<span itemprop="author">Passive Income, MD

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How do you celebrate small wins?

If you’re reading this, I have news for you. You are a high achiever. Yes, I mean you. You’ve set lofty goals in your life, and you’ve achieved a level of success others only dream of. This might be in the area of academics, business, or relationships–…

3 myths about financial freedom

Every July, we have some time to think about our independence and freedom. We also celebrate and spend time to be grateful for those that helped us achieve that. Everyone reading this certainly has a lot to be grateful for. But I also know that there a…

How to make $5 million from investing in real estate

When I first started working on this blog post, the working title was “Different Ways to Make $1 Million in Real Estate.” However, I realized that if you’re reading this, you’re likely looking for a similar type of life that I’m interested in: a life o…

Work hard now, enjoy later. Is it time to rethink that?

Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the path that we’ve all been somewhat conditioned to take. And that is working really hard now so we can reap the rewards later. If you don’t work really hard now, you risk not being able to enjoy life when …

The pros and cons of being a part-time physician

“Burnout” has been a buzzword circulating in the medical community quite a bit lately. The World Health Organization has just recognized the term as an official medical diagnosis as part of ICD-11. One moment you’re graduating medical school, full of h…

5 mistakes new physicians make when investing in real estate

We seem to get a ton of questions on the Passive Income Docs Facebook group about how to start investing in real estate. It can initially be a very intimidating venture. I remember when I started with a $5,000 investment in a crowdfunded deal. It was d…

What does it mean for physicians to be financially free?

What does it mean to actually be financially free? If we make it a goal, what are we really working toward? Rather than looking at financial freedom as an abstract concept, it can be very useful to visualize exactly how it could impact your life. Ultim…

You are the average of the 5 physicians you spend the most time with

”You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” You may have heard this quote, from famous motivational speaker Jim Rohn, many times before. Taken at face value, the quote relates to how we are influenced. But it’s also a sentime…

What physicians should know about investing in real estate

As someone who can’t stop talking about passive income investments, I inevitably end up having a lot of conversations about investing in real estate. I’ve heard countless stories of how real estate investing has helped people achieve their goals, but f…

Physicians: It’s time to let go of perfection

If there’s anything I’ve learned about readers of my site, it’s that you are some of the most accomplished and motivated people on this earth. When I hear about some of the things you’re doing, I’m blown away. Many of you run a successful practice whil…