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How to Achieve Greatness From the Inside Out

How to Achieve Greatness From the Inside Out

Being a great dentist can seem like a complicated thing. After all, you have to be many things at once: an accomplished clinician, empathetic listener,...

| 10 years ago
Free Your Mind To Be Successful
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Free Your Mind To Be Successful

Anything worth achieving in life requires focus. This is true whether it is a simple task, a complex project, or a life-enhancing moment. Many of us pride...

| 10 years ago
Motivate the Champion Within You

Motivate the Champion Within You

We have all had the experience of surprising ourselves with what we are able to accomplish when we are really motivated or pushed by urgent circumstances....

| 10 years ago
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
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How to Get Out of Your Own Way

As we approach the New Year, I'd like to wrap up 2013 by sharing some quick 'philosophical foundation' reminders here over the next several days....

| 10 years ago
How Open Are You to Possibilities?

How Open Are You to Possibilities?

I think one of the best measures of greatness in a person is how they respond when presented with a new idea. We all like to think that we are open-minded,...

| 10 years ago
Are Your Patients Keeping up With You?
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Are Your Patients Keeping up With You?

The possibilities for growth in dentistry today are truly astounding. In a previous article, 'The Power of Proximity' I provided some insight on how important...

| 10 years ago
The Power of Proximity

The Power of Proximity

Being a good dentist and enjoying reasonable success is fairly easy. In fact, as I often say, it is hard not to succeed in dentistry. Find the right practice...

| 10 years ago
Simple Tips for Acknowledging Patient Referrals

Simple Tips for Acknowledging Patient Referrals

What happens when someone expresses to you their sincere appreciation for something you have done for them? It feels good, doesn't it? And because it...

| 10 years ago
A Very Important Question to Ask Every New Patient
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A Very Important Question to Ask Every New Patient

Any time you have a new patient call for a first appointment it turns into a question-and-answer session because there is a lot of data you need to collect,...

| 10 years ago
Why Are Patients Missing Appointments?

Why Are Patients Missing Appointments?

It's 10:05 and the 10 o'clock patient has not arrived, leaving you scrambling to rearrange the schedule or risk losing production time....

| 10 years ago
Thanksgiving Thoughts From a Soon-to-Be American
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Thanksgiving Thoughts From a Soon-to-Be American

This Thanksgiving had special meaning for me. That may come as a surprise to some people who know that I am not a natural-born American. I was born in...

| 10 years ago
Don't Worry, Be Happy

Don't Worry, Be Happy

I have often spoken about how life is so much richer when you train yourself to give full attention to the present moment. At the same time, I am also...

| 11 years ago