Dentistry has accepted two huge lies: The past will return, and the justification for entitlement that says: As Dentists we deserve to be successful. I was re-reading a book by David Platt called Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream published in 2010, and couldn’t help but think about the challenges he poses for us in our ...
Read MoreThere is a commonality to circumstance that many of us overlook. Open a newspaper, watch the news or encounter people who, in at least one aspect of their lives, are super successful, and we are envious and want to duplicate that success in our own lives. In the same media, we also hear of the downfall of people with incredible talent, that had ...
Read MoreDon’t be coy. We all suffer from dental envy and envy in general. It is about time that we admit it and use it to propel ourselves to success. The definition of Envy: Noun: A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, luck or success. Verb: Desire to have a quality, possession, or ...
Read MoreI’ve gotten four separate questions concerning “how practices last year were busy and scheduled and now there were lots of holes. What is wrong”? Could be a lot, could be just the season, but there are several places to look first. Not actually pre-booking patients in Hygiene. If I had any office’s hygienist(s) in front of me and ...
Read MoreYes, we are now past the end of the first quarter of 2017 and starting into the second quarter. You have had an opportunity to take action after action, set goals, and reap multiple benefits by re-engaging in your practice to ensure a brighter future. Opportunity is unlikely to hang around unless you act quickly and take advantage of it. Just like ...
Read MoreIt sounds pretty ominous doesn’t it? You have probably heard me say many times that great leaders ask the “right” questions. Your ability to ask questions can catapult you to new levels of productivity if you act quickly on the answers that you get. There is another layer of asking the “right” questions and the amount of time you ...
Read MoreYou are one of many reading this fifth installment. Congratulations! You should have already joined www.bestfordentistry.com and started to engage in the 10 things that take no talent. You have used our Growth Analysis sheet to determine where you are, and reformatted your Profit and Loss statements. In this ACT, I am wondering how I might inspire ...
Read MoreOne of the greatest traits you can develop is the ability to take stock of where you are, where you want to go, and the blockages you have to break through to get there. We call this business self-awareness. Your ability to know what questions to ask, and what numbers to look at is invaluable for keeping you on track to have your best year ever. ...
Read MoreNOTE: The next few weeks will feature a series of posts intended to help you jumpstart and improve your practice while it is still early in the New Year. So stay tuned and be sure to read every week. MG Ever notice that if you dangle a string in front of a cat, they quickly tire of it and won’t attack again while the string remains still. The ...
Read MoreIf you follow my books and articles, you will have heard this before. The most important number you should look at is the percentage of new patients coming from direct referrals from current patients. That number converted to a percentage says more about the status of your entire practice than any other one key practice indicator. So important ...
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