Filling in the gaps of growth and success with Dr. Tracy Gapin, MD Perfect Practice

In this episode, Sachin interviews Dr. Tracy Gapin about his career, what inspired him to leave his urology practice and focus on precision medicine for men’s health, and some of the purposes of the Gapin Institute. Dr. Gapin talks about the success of the Gapin Institute, why he did a TEDx talk, and what his plans are for 2024. He also discusses his book, Male 2.0, and offers his High-Performance Health Handbook.
 
Listen in for some practical tips for transformation for your practice.
 
Key Takeaways:
[1:02] Sachin introduces Dr. Tracy Gapin, M.D., a urologist, and the CEO and Founder of the Gapin Institute, a leader in precision medicine.
 
[1:21] Dr. Gapin is here to share some of the trials and tribulations he has gone through in becoming who he is today, setting up his practice, becoming a thought leader, an innovation leader, and somebody Sachin looks up to.
 
[1:38] Dr. Gapin has overcome mental, physical, and spiritual challenges to get to where he is today, with over 25 years of clinical experience.
 
[2:40] Dr. Gapin is reading a book on cardiovascular health and disease, by Dr. John Huston. Dr. Gapin is all about the science.
 
[3:25] Dr. Gapin explains his takeaway from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Things are constantly evolving. Dr. Gapin says it’s easy to get stuck on the business side. Don’t forget the science behind what you do and why you do what you do.
 
[4:16] Dr. Gapin mentions other conferences he attends regularly. He encourages you to stay focused on the constantly evolving science. Whatever your niche may be, you need to be able to provide outcomes. That comes from your scientific and medical knowledge and background.
 
[5:51] Dr. Gapin started as a urologist. His passion is men’s health. He became disillusioned with urology and looked for a better way to serve patients.
 
[6:53] Through the health challenges he experienced, Dr. Gapin found an amazing world of precision medicine, epigenetics, functional medicine, hormone optimization, peptides, and longevity. It changed his perspective on medicine. He became passionate about it again.
 
[7:50] Dr, Gapin was driven to make a change. It was scary to throw away a very lucrative career and practice and start over. But he felt like he had no choice because he found something he loved. He didn’t want to live the rest of his life being a miserable surgeon.
 
[8:15] It was a tough decision for Dr. Gapin. His wife supported him 1,000%. He made a decision, saved up some money, and started going through certification, courses, and conferences about eight years ago. That’s how it took off for him.
 
[9:13] Dr. Gapin's career change decision was an evolution. When he knew he was going to leave urology, he got some coaches and business development learning. He battled impostor syndrome, wondering if he was good enough to pivot his career.
 
[11:11] Dr, Gapin had a hard childhood. When he was five, his dad left. He never had a father figure. That may be why he’s drawn to men’s health and is passionate about being a dad. His kids are his “why” that drives everything he does. He’s trying to fix the childhood he had. Starting something new and different was overwhelming.
 
[12:54] Dr. Gapin advises new practitioners to stay true to who they are and what they want. Dr. Gapin once joined a Vistage group of entrepreneurs. One of them asked him “What do you want?” He thinks about that question almost every day.
 
[13:30] Dr. Gapin asks people who are starting what their ideal ending is and if what they do is aligned with that ending. There are many business processes. Dr. Gapin’s business now is high-ticket, low-volume, but at first, he was in the trap of selling many low-ticket items.
 
[14:30] It’s hard work to slow down, do some introspection, and understand what is right for what you want. The majority of courses are not making the seven figures you might assume they