It often takes another person to show us the force. In the final episode of Star Wars, episode VI, Luke and Leia Skywalker (long lost twins separated at birth) finally speak to each other about being related. Luke tells Leia that she has the force,...
There must be early and continual applied physical training. For Jedis, this first takes place in the Jedi Temple. For dentists, this first takes place in dental schools. Jedis learn to become very proficient with their light sabers: Dentists learn to become very proficient with...
Learn to let go of attachments. Sometimes we hang on and hang on until we make ourselves a worried, miserable mess. Dentists love control…and not just a little control. In our ideally created dental operatory havens, we have perceived control of the entire situation...
Trust that you will know the difference between good choices and bad choices. In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke asks Yoda, “How will I know the good side from the bad side?” Yoda replies, “You will know. When you are calm, at peace, passive. A...
Be willing to unlearn what you have learned. My yoga instructors encourage this leadership behavior: “Accept things as they are,” they often say–especially when someone is pushing his or her body too hard. It is a common theme for competitive types. Competition pushes us to be more...
“If you wanted to work with your hands, you should have become a brick layer and saved yourself thousands of dollars and four years of dental school,” said Howard Farran–noted speaker, media maverick, and recent author of the book, Uncomplicate Business. I could not help...
When you sign your name on the line, and finally purchase the dental practice of your dreams, your world will change forever. Finding the right practice is almost as important as finding the right marriage partner. I just celebrated my seventeenth wedding anniversary, and there...
AAOSH, commonly known as the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health, is a hidden gem I mined out of my dental mountain of materials a year ago. After realizing several “a-ha” moments in private practice, based on years of putting two-and-two together with patient care,...
Top 10 Financial Muck Ups Dentists Do: 1. Choose their novice neighbor or cousin to be their financial advisor 2. Meticulously look over their business finances and slack off with their personal finances 3. Forget to look on the SEC’s website to see if their financial planner is accredited 4. Buy a...
People speak volumes with their hands. If someone shakes my hand with such vigor and force that my knuckles turn white, I immediately recognize this as an awareness issue. Either the person is so nervous that they cannot control the force of adrenal flowing through their...