We wear many hats in life, and one of them can become disproportionately large: our professional identity. Don’t get me wrong, being a physician is amazing and the associated identity is imbued with meaning and purpose. The challenge comes when identity becomes calcified and too narrowly defined. When that happens, it can limit us.

In this episode, we delve into the diverse and often unforeseen roles of a physician, the constraints placed on one's identity due to deeply entrenched beliefs about our own capacities, strategies to overcome limiting beliefs, how the term "just" can undermine one's potential, the significance of embracing alternate identities, and the common thread between Ted Lasso and Deion Sanders.

Guest Bio:

Pranay Parikh is a principal of Ascent Equity Group, a real estate, private equity company, predominantly for physicians with over 310 million in assets. Pranay is also the purveyor of the Passive Real Estate Income Academy course, which teaches doctors to be able to find vet and invest in real estate syndications; part of the Passive Income MD podcast, and most recently The Effective Living Formula Course - doing more of what matters. (here's his free webinar) On the side, he is a hospitalist, nocturnist, husband, and father of two young sons.

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We Discuss:

You are more than ‘just’ a doctor
Pranay’s system for how he approaches life
An over-the-top identity exercise
What assumptions do you make about yourself?
Unpacking the word 'Just'
Exercises to Overcome ‘Just’
The Power of Alter Egos
Belief impacts outcome

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