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On My Non-Linear … and Sometimes Concurrent Career Path

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA CMP™

[Publisher-in-Chief]

As Medical Executive-Post readers know, I am a big believer in career and change management; evolution if you will. As an entrepreneurial doctor, writer, publisher, speaker, financial advisor, economist, management consultant and business owner, with a non-linear career spanning more than 30 years, I’m acutely aware that to thrive, I must evolve.

Evolution not Revolution

Most of our readers know my career story, but you probably don’t know that even now, my career continues to evolve. For example, I recently accepted a position on the Physician Nexus Medical Advisory Board http://physiciannexus.com/page/nexus-board-of-advisors

THINK: Evolution; not revolution.

Am I Un-Happy?

Why did I embark on this project? Am I giving up my day job at this ME-P? Am I moving on from my business? These are questions I’ve been asked, and I’ve given them all some thought. The nature of these questions signifies a fundamental assumption that, to be considered stable and sane, we must remained attached to “one occupation”, and that if anything changes in that equation, we are surely about to make a move because we are unhappy www.BusinessofMedicalPractice.com

Not so!

Last Gen Parents – Next Gen Son

Don’t believe m? Just ask me about the time I told my last-generation dad and mom I was going to business school, after medical school www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org then promptly started an online educational and testing firm for doctors, financial advisors, CPAs and stock brokers. Or; when I sold my ambulatory surgery center – and later still – my private practice, etc! Can you say ballistic?

I added this new patch work to my career quilt because I accepted an opportunity – a chance to do things that I truly love; have engaging clients, speak and write about it. But, don’t worry about me! I’ve got the support of my next-generation wife.

iMBA Inc

And, as we at the www.MedicalBusinessAdvisors.com continue to consult with medical practices to improve their operational results … or with doctors for their financial planning needs, I’m always keeping my eyes open for the next opportunity that catches my fancy.

A Kindred Spirit

Like my colleague Philippa Kennearly MD MPH, over at the Entrepreneurial MD http://www.entrepreneurialmd.com I’m here to argue that the contemporary career of an entrepreneurial physician can and perhaps should be a non-linear projection; it can contain clinical practice AND an Internet business AND writing books AND taking on clients AND seminar speaking and consulting projects AND being part of a family and community.

Just recall, Bill Gates of Microsoft said that most contemporary knowledge workers will follow a career path that changes every seven [7] years. But, I don’t know if he meant doctors, as well?

Assessment

Doesn’t that sound more exhilarating to you than feeling stuck in one gear? Isn’t it time to shift that gear from either … or  to and … and, as Philippa is prone to say?

Conclusion

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