As you can imagine I am asked all the time what are the differences between successful (and profitable) practices and those who are not. In other words, why do some struggle to ever move past being a dentist as a job with no real value of business ownership rewards. While there are many reasons and… Read more »
Smart Teams [Part 4 of 4] – Individual Execution
Okay, let’s wrap up our 4th component of smart teams with the rubber meeting the road through execution! In fact, let’s focus today on individual execution. We do talk so much about teams here and that is what dentistry is all about – it’s a team sport. But none of this matters if each person… Read more »
Your Next Chapter: Finishing Strong and Going Out On Your Own Terms
This is what it’s all about folks. They say, it’s not how you start but how you finish. Isn’t that just so true. Nobody remembers the rookie year or even your own first years of school – people remember the good times, the record breakers, the achievements that meant something special. In our lives and… Read more »
Smart Teams [Part 3 of 4] – Mastering Preparation
When it comes to sustainable peak performance at levels that many would say aren’t possible or realistic (and the elite prove them wrong every single day in their practices), it boils down to one thing … …while a lot has to go right to make a year a success, even a quarter a success, a… Read more »
Your Next Chapter [Part 3 of 3]: The Exit & What Ifs
Oh boy, here we go. This is the hard to swallow realities of life and I’m packing some controversial punch lines in here too. Let’s start with the obvious. All smart and responsible doctors want their practice to have life after them. If not for legacy or ego reasons (which I think are fine to… Read more »