Warren Buffett, in an interview with CNBC, offered one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: “I could end the deficit in 5 minutes,” he told CNBC. “You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ...
Read MoreIf you are a veteran dentist and are thinking of retirement soon, setting the plan is critical to your overall success in retirement. Start your planning stage 3 – 5 years prior to your desired retirement. Ask yourself: How can I get the highest value in a sale? How do I secure my future income? How do I protect my assets? Some ...
Read MoreTELEPHONE SKILLS CHEAT SHEET Chris Mullins’ The Phone Sales Doctor™ The “S” Word (Sales) Make life easy for yourself—save time and energy—and start from the beginning. Hire people that can sell or will be O.K. with selling, meaning not offended by it. It’s more important to hire people that understand sales, the bottom line, ...
Read MoreThat’s right, its half time. The “woulda’s, coulda’s, and shoulda’s” didn’t show up, so you and your practice didn’t keep that New Years Eve resolution to take your practice to the next level. Half the year is over and you have the opportunity to take it to the locker room and come out with a new strategy for the final half. ...
Read MoreBeing doctors, we all are familiar with risk factors. If you do this, or don’t do that, it could mean that in the future your risks go up for a particular event. It’s a basic “cause and effect” formula. One risk factor I continue to bump up against is that doctors as a group fail to plan when it comes to money, profitability, and an ...
Read MoreWhen dealing with doctors considering a transition, we see a consistent misunderstanding of what creates value in a dental practice. Value, or the relative worth of a dental practice, is important whether you are a solo practice or a multi-doctor practice. The very things that increase the value of the practice also increase productivity, ...
Read MoreSpeed and accuracy? Speed versus accuracy? Accurate speed? I was reading a shooting article that was going back and forth on whether one is more important than the other. I find that it has a very important lesson for Dentistry also. Most of my friends know I shoot. I shoot a lot. Read on. “Speed and accuracy: There are so many ...
Read MoreI highly recommend Jon Gordon”s newsletter and all of his books. The Positive Pledge appeared in a recent newsletter. If you want to download and print a bulletin board ready poster of the pledge, just follow this link: http://www.thepositivepledge.com/ MG I pledge to be a positive person and positive influence on my family, ...
Read MoreInsurer Cigna gives CEO David M. Cordani 25 percent compensation hike in 2011 By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, March 5, 9:09 AM Cigna Corp. CEO David M. Cordani’s total compensation climbed 25 percent last year, as the nation’s fourth-largest health insurer launched a $3.8 billion acquisition, and its stock outperformed the broader ...
Read MoreTELEPHONE SKILLS CHEAT SHEET Chris Mullins’ The Phone Sales Doctor™ ASK for the Appointment! ASK for the appointment regardless of the business you’re in—auto repair, retail, health insurance, pest control, dentistry, real estate investor, loan officers, tree service, attorney—JUST ASK! Reading these tips from real businesses will ...
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