Dr. Jordan Grumet on Reinventing a Life That Lights You Up

When medicine stops feeling like your calling, what’s next?

In this candid conversation, Dr. Peter Crane and Dr. Jordan Grumet (Doc G) unpack:

1. The childhood tragedy that set him on the path to medicine
2. Why success as a doctor felt empty
3. How personal finance gave him options—but not happiness
4. The shift from “Big P Purpose” to “little p purpose”
5. Why hospice care became his unexpected source of joy
6. How podcasting, writing, and teaching helped him impact millions

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Timestamps
[00:01:00] Jordan’s origin story: loss, legacy, and the pressure to “fix” what couldn’t be fixed
[00:03:00] How burnout snuck up—and what broke the dam wide open
[00:05:00] Discovering personal finance as an escape route
[00:07:00] Panic, purpose, and the identity crisis behind walking away from medicine
[00:08:00] Why hospice care became the unexpected “jackpot” of meaning
[00:10:00] The myth of Big P Purpose—and why it’s often harmful
[00:14:00] Millions impacted: how chasing joy multiplied his reach
[00:20:00] The real goal: doing more of what you love and less of what you loathe
[00:23:00] Tough love: why “I don’t have time” is often fear in disguise
[00:26:00] A roadmap for young physicians stuck in the grind
[00:30:00] Purpose is hard—but worth it
[00:34:00] How Jordan became a writer by writing (no fancy MFA needed)
[00:38:00] A simple way to leave medicine better than you found it