<hr><h1 id="232347ec-d0f4-4b9d-a9c2-39cfb22b65fd" data-toc-id="232347ec-d0f4-4b9d-a9c2-39cfb22b65fd" style="font-size: 32px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">The Physician’s Guide to Building a Side Hustle Before It’s Too Late</h1>By Dr. Faisal Sami<hr>You and I both know something’s wrong.Not in your medical career. Not in your credentials. Not in your work ethic.Something’s wrong in the rest of your life.The part that isn’t protected by a hospital contract.The part that isn’t cushioned by an academic title.The part that no one will talk about in the physician’s lounge.The truth?Most physicians will never build anything outside medicine.Not because they can’t. Not because there’s no opportunity. Not because they don’t want to.They don’t… because they don’t believe they can make it work.<hr>They’ve climbed one mountain — medicine. And it almost killed them.Now they’re staring at another mountain.The mountain of business.The mountain of finance.The mountain of independence.And their brain starts screaming:“What if I fail?” “What if I lose money?” “What if I look stupid?”<hr>So they do nothing.They wait.They “think about it.”And they arrive… very safely… at their grave.Full of regrets.<hr>I’ve seen it over and over.I’ve seen the 62-year-old doctor who told me:“I should have started something 20 years ago. Now it’s too late.”I’ve seen the physician who “researched” side hustles for five years… and then watched someone else run with her idea.I’ve seen the guy who “waited for the right time” until the right time was buried next to him.<hr>Here’s the truth.The pain of failing is nothing compared to the pain of regret.And there’s only one thing worse than failing at a side hustle.Never starting one.<hr><h2 id="ef7f17a7-3775-47c3-be22-2643acac2ac4" data-toc-id="ef7f17a7-3775-47c3-be22-2643acac2ac4" style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Belief Comes First</h2>You will never start without belief.Belief is not standing in front of the mirror chanting affirmations.Belief is not fake confidence.Belief is knowing you’ll figure it out.Belief is knowing you’ll learn what you need to learn.Belief is knowing you can take a hit and keep going.When I started teleradiology, I didn’t have a playbook.When I built SamiCapital, I didn’t have every step mapped out.But I believed.And I built.<hr><h3 id="a88fa2dd-9c8a-43bc-a99d-82ecfdedb879" data-toc-id="a88fa2dd-9c8a-43bc-a99d-82ecfdedb879" style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Then Comes Commitment</h3>Belief without commitment is just a daydream.Commitment is ugly.Commitment is showing up when you’re tired.When you’re busy.When you don’t feel like it.Commitment is carving out hours — every week — and protecting them like your career depends on it.Because it does.<hr><h4 id="edecc6f3-ad23-4341-aac0-c35497aec295" data-toc-id="edecc6f3-ad23-4341-aac0-c35497aec295" style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">The Sherpa Rule</h4>There are a thousand ways to go up a mountain and die.And only a handful of ways to make it back alive.At 19, I was selling airline tickets through consolidators.I was an early adopter of the American Airlines SABRE reservation system — Apple modem, MS-DOS commands, over the phone.That gave me an edge.But without people showing me how to use it, I’d have been a kid with fancy tech and no revenue.That’s the difference between going alone and following a Sherpa.<hr>The Sherpa doesn’t just carry your bags.The Sherpa knows the invisible ice cracks.The Sherpa knows when the weather is about to turn.The Sherpa knows which “shortcuts” end with your name on a plaque.In business, your Sherpa knows which ideas are cash drains.Which markets are already dying.Which “can’t-miss” opportunities are really slow-motion bankruptcies.<hr><h5 id="1fc5e4dd-0059-473b-96cd-a429f0acdbb2" data-toc-id="1fc5e4dd-0059-473b-96cd-a429f0acdbb2" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">My Early Hustle Days</h5>I didn’t become an entrepreneur after medicine.I was one long before.At 17 in 1987, I was trading T-bill and Eurodollar spreads over the phone.No screens. No apps. No internet.Just speed. Accuracy. Trust.<hr>I collected quarters from coin-operated washers and dryers in my dad’s apartment buildings.I bought every late-night infomercial product you can imagine.Real estate flipping. Classified ad systems. Wholesale auctions. Travel hacks.<hr>Most of them were selling mediocre business plans.But they were absolute masters at communication.The way they wrote their manuals… The way they delivered their audio programs…You could see the money in your head just from their words.That’s when I learned my first multi-million dollar lesson:Communication = money.Especially written communication.It’s why I love writing to this day.It’s how I’ve recruited radiologists.How I’ve won teleradiology contracts.How I’ve closed finance and M&amp;A deals.<hr><h5 id="3759efa7-7078-4feb-8f3a-4767838ba113" data-toc-id="3759efa7-7078-4feb-8f3a-4767838ba113" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Why Physicians Fail at Side Hustles</h5>We are trained for protocol.Business is chaos.We are trained for clear cause and effect.Business is full of fog.<hr>That’s why most physicians either…<ul><li>Never start — waiting for certainty.</li><li>Start but quit fast — when results aren’t instant.</li><li>Go it alone — and fall into the crevasse.</li><li>Underestimate the grind — and walk away.</li></ul><hr><h5 id="9fd0a1ee-e906-4410-a8e2-ed5f9dd8b670" data-toc-id="9fd0a1ee-e906-4410-a8e2-ed5f9dd8b670" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">The Real Risk Is Staying Still</h5>The world is moving.AI is reshaping industries daily.Whole revenue streams vanish overnight.Physicians are not immune.The biggest risk?Standing still while the market moves without you.<hr>I’ve met too many doctors with the same story:“I thought about doing something. I didn’t. Now I can’t.”<hr><h5 id="cbd9391c-6657-4ac0-a069-4c1cf3d99a11" data-toc-id="cbd9391c-6657-4ac0-a069-4c1cf3d99a11" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Any Decision Beats No Decision</h5>Inaction feels safe.It’s not.Any move you make will teach you something.Every decision creates momentum.Even a “failed” side hustle moves you forward.No decision leaves you frozen.And frozen is the slowest death.<hr>The graveyard is full of safe decisions.<hr><h5 id="dbcbc346-12ce-4349-86d5-d579a53874c1" data-toc-id="dbcbc346-12ce-4349-86d5-d579a53874c1" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">A Tool Worth Looking At</h5>I’m not telling you to become an AI entrepreneur.But ignoring AI in 2025 is like ignoring the internet in 1995.AI arbitrage is simply seeing where AI can do something faster, cheaper, and better — and making it your product or service.You don’t have to code.You don’t have to invent.You just have to understand problem → solution → delivery.It’s worth looking at.Even if you decide it’s not for you.Because not knowing is the fastest way to get left behind.<hr>Your WhyAsk yourself:Why do I want a side hustle?What am I willing to risk in time, money, and reputation?What skills do I actually enjoy using?Who has already done what I want to do?<hr>Write it down.Because if you don’t start asking today…You’ll still be asking “what if” ten years from now.<hr>The 7 Steps<ol><li>Define Your Why and Non-Negotiables</li><li>Set Your Risk Budget</li><li>Demand a Simple, Provable Model</li><li>Calculate Your Minimum Viable Win</li><li>Test Before You Invest</li><li>Automate or Delegate Early</li><li>Review, Scale, or Shut Down</li></ol><hr><h5 id="a0f7ae02-2521-4458-959c-a11d89f9b7dc" data-toc-id="a0f7ae02-2521-4458-959c-a11d89f9b7dc" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Two Doctors, Two Outcomes</h5>Dr. Action starts an online course for residents on contract negotiation. $497 per student. 12 sign up the first month. It grows. Within two years it’s $50K/year.Dr. Safety has the same idea. Talks about it for two years. Never launches. Watches Dr. Action succeed. Still says “one day.”<hr>Guess which one sleeps better?<hr><h5 id="ba7a51d3-09fa-40d5-9b03-bb093b764e71" data-toc-id="ba7a51d3-09fa-40d5-9b03-bb093b764e71" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2;">Your Next Step</h5>Doing nothing is the most dangerous choice you can make.Making a decision — any decision — puts you in motion.Motion creates clarity.Clarity builds momentum.Momentum creates results.<hr>If you want help filtering the noise and choosing something that fits your goals and lifestyle…I can walk you through the process I’ve used for decades.The same process that’s helped me climb the mountains — and come back alive.<hr>Book a call with my team at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.samicapital.co">https://www.samicapital.co</a>.Click the Calendly link.Pick a time.Let’s climb your mountain.Before it’s too late.<hr>#hashtags #PhysicianSideHustle #DoctorEntrepreneur #PhysicianWealth #TimeFreedom #MultipleStreamsOfIncome #TaxStrategy #FinancialIndependence #SamiCapital #PhysicianFinance #DoctorLife #AvoidRegrets<hr>

Sami Capital: The Physician’s Guide to Building a Side Hustle Before It’s Too Late

The Physician’s Guide to Building a Side Hustle Before It’s Too Late

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The Physician’s Guide to Building a Side Hustle Before It’s Too Late

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