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Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life
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Choose Your Habits, Choose Your Life

People are creatures of habit. But how often do we think about what it really means and how we can use that simple insight into our nature to our advantage?...

| 10 years ago
Who Is On Your Advisory Board?

Who Is On Your Advisory Board?

I was walking through the Spear Campus a while ago and ran into a client I have come to know well. 'This must be at least the fourth time I have seen...

| 10 years ago
Don't Let the People You Care About Become Invisible
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Don't Let the People You Care About Become Invisible

I recently received a phone message from my sister that made me stop and think about the most important relationships in our lives. She was calling to...

| 10 years ago
The 'Third Skill' of Today's Successful Dentist
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The 'Third Skill' of Today's Successful Dentist

About 30 years ago I owned a company in Canada that computerized dental offices. This was at a time when about 90 percent of the practices...

| 10 years ago
A Lesson in Self-Accountability
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A Lesson in Self-Accountability

There was a large magnificent tree on our property where I grew up in Kenya. This is the kind of tree that is ideal for an adventurous boy to climb and...

| 10 years ago
The Hidden Drivers of Your Success

The Hidden Drivers of Your Success

I was giving my nephew some life coaching recently. He is graduating this year from dental school and I agreed to spend some time with him to provide...

| 10 years ago
Make Sure You Stay Focused
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Make Sure You Stay Focused

I have often said that the average dentist can take one look at who is coming into the practice on any given day and predict what kind of day they are...

| 10 years ago
Four Reasons for a Late-Career Facility Makeover
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Four Reasons for a Late-Career Facility Makeover

Why bother with significant reinvestments in your practice when you are just a few years away from retirement? Why not let the new practice owner worry...

| 10 years ago
Let Your Patients See the Value Behind the Curtain

Let Your Patients See the Value Behind the Curtain

Are you the same dentist you were when you graduated from dental school? If you have been in practice for 10 years or more I bet you would say that...

| 10 years ago
The Three Kinds of Hygiene Patients

The Three Kinds of Hygiene Patients

As I wrote about previously, the hygiene check can be one of the most overlooked, or at least under-committed, relationship-building tools for many dentists....

| 10 years ago
What is the Universal Dental Language?

What is the Universal Dental Language?

Every day in our practices and with each one of our patients, our ability to communicate impacts our success immensely. Not only are we able to do what...

| 10 years ago
Some Practical Advice on Team Value Role Implementation

Some Practical Advice on Team Value Role Implementation

In a recent article I talked about how it's important to have someone, usually a senior assistant, take on the role of treatment coordinator in the practice...

| 10 years ago