I’d like to give you what I call a little success perspective.
Because if you don’t have the right success perspective, you will stay stuck. You will get frustrated. You will chase other people’s dreams. And you’ll never create the life and practice you were meant to have.
There are three key elements to developing a true success perspective. So let’s break them down right now…
#1 – Success is Personal
The first key element is this: everybody’s perspective on success is different.
Read that again.
If you are trying to find your success in other people’s definitions of success… you’re setting yourself up for massive disappointment.
You’re going to feel disheartened. You’re going to feel disenchanted. You’re going to feel disempowered. And ultimately, you’re going to feel stuck.
Why? Because you cannot be chasing someone else’s dreams.
You can’t be living on someone else’s timeline. You can’t be trying to fit into someone else’s mold.
You’ve got to be in pursuit of something that is YOURS. Something that’s meaningful to YOU. That fires you up. That pulls you forward.
Otherwise… what’s the point?
That’s why I always say — your success perspective begins first with your own clarity.
Clarity around your principles. Clarity around your definition of success — not just in your practice, but in all aspects of your life.
Without that clarity, you will always feel adrift. You’ll be reactive instead of proactive. You’ll be vulnerable to the noise of the industry. The comparison game. The “shoulds.” The guilt. The pressure. All of it.
So the first step is to get ruthlessly clear on your version of success — and OWN IT.
Very few, however, actually do this.
Why? Because it requires courage. It requires saying no to things that aren’t for you. It requires tuning out the noise of the industry and tuning in to what really matters to YOU.
That’s taking leadership of your own life. That’s taking ownership of your own life. That’s where all meaningful progress begins.
#2 – Discipline > Distractions
The second key is understanding how success is created — and sustained.
It’s simple, but it’s not always easy.
Because here’s the truth: the most significant discipline required for success is… DISCIPLINE itself.
Everybody thinks success is about talent. Or strategy. Or a brilliant idea.
It’s not. It’s about the discipline to stay focused.
The discipline to stick to your path — without getting distracted by every shiny object. The discipline to rinse and repeat what works without getting bored.
The discipline to stop chasing the next new thing and instead deepen the value of what you already have.
Now, don’t get me wrong — a certain percentage of your time should always be invested in discovery.
You always want to keep learning. Keep growing. Keep evolving. You want to keep questioning. Stay curious. Stay open.
But there’s a big difference between intentional learning… and being a feather in the wind or, as the old adage goes, a rudderless boat.
Without discipline, you’ll end up chasing the next CE course. The next equipment purchase. The next insurance plan.
And you’ll wake up one day realizing you’ve gone in circles for years.
But when you lock in — when you get clear on YOUR definition of success — you stop drifting then you start building real momentum and you start moving toward a life and practice you actually love.
#3 – Build in Benchmarks & Reflection
Once you have clarity — and discipline — there’s one more piece that pulls it all together:
You’ve got to build in benchmarks and reflection points.
That’s why my Wealth Groups do this quarterly. Every 90 days — just like a business — you need to:
- Reflect on progress
- Renew and refocus your goals
- Recharge your spirit
- Reinforce your mindset
- Recommit to your vision
Life runs in seasons. Your practice runs in seasons. Your energy runs in seasons.
If you don’t build in these reflection points, you’ll get off track. It’s easy to lose sight of what really matters in the noise of the daily grind. But when you carve out time to reset and refocus you stay connected to your mission.
And it’s not just quarterly. You also need a daily success system.
As a Life Athlete — which is what I coach my doctors to be — you’ve got to do all the basics every day:
- Rest
- Train
- Execute
- Reflect
- Prepare
You’ve got to PLAY ALL IN — every day — and then review your own “game film.”
Why? Because mastery isn’t built by chance. It’s built by design through repetition, reflection, and relentless focus on doing your best work.
What worked? What didn’t? What needs to improve?
This is how success is built. Not by grinding harder. Not by doing more for the sake of doing more. But by being intentional, strategic, focused, and disciplined.
Too many doctors never take time to define this.
They don’t define what success means to them — so they drift. They react. They end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and under-fulfilled.
But YOU don’t have to live that way.
You can flip this. You can take back control — by getting your success perspective dialed in.
So Here’s My Challenge To You:
Stop. Slow down. Step back — and really ask yourself:
What does success mean to ME?
What do I want my practice to provide — not just financially, but emotionally and in my lifestyle?
How do I want to feel about my life five years from now… ten years from now… when I look back at the path I chose?
And what would have to be true — in my business, in my leadership, in my daily disciplines — to make that possible?
Because the doctors who take the time to answer these questions — they’re the ones who build the businesses that LAST. They’re the ones who create wealth AND freedom. They’re the ones who enjoy their life while building their practice — instead of waiting for “someday” to finally arrive.
Why This Changes Everything
When you do this — when you have clarity, discipline, and reflection built into your life — everything starts to change:
You work with more purpose. You lead your team with more conviction. You treat patients with more passion. You build a practice that delivers the Four Freedoms: Time, Financial, Team, and Insurance Freedom.
You stop chasing — and start creating.
You stop reacting — and start leading.
You stop burning out — and start building UP.
THIS is what entrepreneurship is REALLY about.
It’s not about prices and procedures. It’s not even about production and patients. It’s about creating a life on your terms and a practice that can turn those dreams into reality.
