Ep67 Tom Burns - Surgeon by Training, Investor by Choice: Redefining Success Beyond Your Profession

You know that 3am anxiety spiral about your career?

Suzanne Taylor-King knows it intimately. So when she sits down with Dr. Tom Burns—a retired orthopedic surgeon who walked away from medicine to build a real estate empire—something magical happens: two people who've actually lived the "successful career nightmare" finally tell the truth about it.

This is what happens when you get two entrepreneurs in a room who've both failed spectacularly, rebuilt, and now mentor others through the same journey.

What They Uncover:

- The Identity Shift Nobody Prepares You For Tom trained for decades to be a surgeon. Suzanne trained for years to be a hygienist. Both discovered their training was actually preventing them from building wealth. They explore the grief that comes with shedding an identity you've invested everything into—and why that grief is actually a sign you're on the right path.

- The "Seven Layers Deep" Framework That Changes Everything Suzanne introduces a proven technique that cuts through the noise. Most people say "I want to make $10 million." But why? Ask seven more times, and you discover the real answer: "I want to have real relationships with my family." That's the insight that changes your entire strategy. Tom and Suzanne show you how to use this with your own goals.

- The Vetting Secret That Saved Millions (And Cost Tom $8 Million to Learn) Tom's biggest mistake? Trusting people without doing the work. He lost nearly eight figures to people who looked trustworthy but weren't. Suzanne shares what her 80-year-old mentor Mary taught her: spend more time getting to know people before you partner with them, not less. Coffee. Lunch. Another meeting. Background checks. Third-party corroboration. This isn't paranoia—it's the difference between building wealth and losing it.

- Why Your Mastermind Matters More Than Your Income Tom accidentally created a mastermind when people started calling after his book launch. Suzanne explains why the best master

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