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Your Ideal Life is Closer Than You Think

Your Ideal Life is Closer Than You Think

It can often seem that the ideal life you envision for yourself as a dentist is miles away from reality and that it would take years or huge improvements...

| 10 years ago
How to Have the Time of Your Life in Dentistry

How to Have the Time of Your Life in Dentistry

'I don't have enough time,' is a common refrain in today's world. In fact it's probably among the most universal conditions. Who among us would not like to...

| 10 years ago
Change Your Story, Change Your Life
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Change Your Story, Change Your Life

The voice you hear most often is the one inside your head. Psychologists call it 'self-talk.' It's that internal dialogue that provides a running commentary for...

| 10 years ago
The Paradox of Doing Less to Increase the Value of Your Time
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The Paradox of Doing Less to Increase the Value of Your Time

How much time are you going to spend reading this article? Since most of my readers are busy dentists, I'm going to assume that you are going to...

| 10 years ago
Why You Should Retire Right Now
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Why You Should Retire Right Now

To me retirement is about doing what you love. If you are living with passion and doing the things you love, while also embracing the things you don't...

| 10 years ago
Every Dentist's Most Important Asset

Every Dentist's Most Important Asset

What is the most valuable asset you own? It's not your house. It's not your practice, no matter how highly it may be appraised. In fact, it is not any...

| 10 years ago
Five Questions to Help You Stop the Insanity

Five Questions to Help You Stop the Insanity

You are probably familiar with the quotation, often attributed to Albert Einstein: 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and...

| 10 years ago
The First Thing to Say When a Patient Says No
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The First Thing to Say When a Patient Says No

What do you do when a patient says no to the dental problems you have shown them? If you're like many dentists, you consider your job done, accept their...

| 10 years ago
Dentistry as a Hobby?
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Dentistry as a Hobby?

One of our clients at Spear – someone we have been profiling as part of our effort to document and analyze the success our clients – said...

| 10 years ago
Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

It's true that a dental practice is a complex machine, and there are a lot of moving parts that go into making a smooth-running successful operation....

| 10 years ago
How to Create Reliable Team Alignment
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How to Create Reliable Team Alignment

'I wish I could get the right people on my team,' is right up there with 'I wish I could get the right patients,' among the most common dreams of dentists. Naturally, you...

| 10 years ago
The One Hundred Percent Solution
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The One Hundred Percent Solution

What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...

| 10 years ago