With ten years of real-world experience as a physician anesthesiologist, there are a few things I wish I would have known as a young buck just starting out.
You can buy a house. But wait until you’re settled and satisfied in your first job. Wait until you’ve made partner. Wait until you know the neighborhoods, the schools, and the local real estate market. Take your time.
What I failed to realize is that a long weekend to rest and recuperate is worth every penny. Not earning money for a day isn’t the same as spending.
There was now a wealth of information, and most questions I could dream up had been asked and answered time and time again.
If I could go back to advise my younger self, I would recommend channeling my inner Nancy Reagan to Just Say No.
It’s easy to look back at past performance with a woulda, coulda, shoulda. Seeing outsized gains and upset picks makes you wonder What If?