I would hazard to say that all of us have found our self in a rut. It seems to be that quiet killer of excellence and growth. It slips up on us as life happens. We remain in this rut because it is easier than digging our way out. A vast majority of doctors tell me that their rut is different from everyone else’s. If you find that you have been ...

Thirty minutes ago, I got the second email from another doctor. Both were in the middle of purchasing patient records (not the whole practice) from a practice down the street. Both were in the exploration portion of the negotiations. To have two different doctors from two different parts of the US ask the same question in a matter of one day is ...

As a reminder, akrasia or being akratic is characterized by weakness of will resulting in action against one’s better judgment. In respects to these two articles, we are looking at the top 5 stressors in dentistry that hold us for ransom by breaking our will to succeed. We will take up with the third largest area of stress for the general ...

I accidentally read an article and research about Aristotle last week. Aristotle was using the word “akrasia” to describe a common state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgment through weakness of will. In my words, when dentists act this way (akratic), they temporarily believe that the worst course of action is better, ...

I know I had you fill out the Growth Analysis Spreadsheet as well as tracking down a year to date Profit and Loss Statement and a printed copy of one week’s schedule. Today, we are going to delve into your schedule in general terms. Obviously, without actually looking at your specific schedule I am not going to be able to comment in depth on it, ...

Surely, we all are now on the same page but if you have not downloaded your own Growth Analysis Spreadsheet please do so now (click here) and fill it out completely. Secondly, you will need to go back four weeks to the Introduction post for this series and read it and also read parts 1-3. Be sure you have a year at a glance Profit & Loss ...

If you missed last week’s blog, we discussed really understanding where you are in your practice. Basically, where you do well and where you have challenges. You need to have downloaded the Growth Analysis Spreadsheet from this link. You should have filled in the first two pages (page 3 fills automatically) with absolutely correct data without ...

Being self-aware is always a common trait of successful doctors. What are your strengths, weakness, and surroundings? We are going to dissect the effect of demographics for your office. Demographics is defined as the statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. For our purposes, we want to learn the ins and outs of ...

According to John Gardner “Most organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects. They are not suffering because they cannot resolve their problems but because they cannot see their problems.” This can explain a lot. First and foremost, if you have plateaued or just can’t seem to go to the next level, you are probably ...

I truly believe that there is no real learning without application. You have to act. The typical ready, aim, aim, aim, aim, aim, fire isn’t good enough. Reality looks like this: Listening is not hearing Hearing is not knowing Knowing is not understanding Understanding is not believing Believing is not doing (acting on the new ...