The Irreplaceable Practice - For dentists who refuse to become a commodity

"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious." -Stephen Hawking

“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” –  Michael Jordan

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." - Steve Jobs

"I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary." -Elon Musk

In these uncertain times, it’s important to know how to get back into the community and build trust after people have been living in fear for months now. Michael Arias, a.k.a. The Dental Marketer, joins me on the show today to break down how to get moving, market, and build trust in a fearful world. You can find show notes and more information by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/2xWASoU

"The best bosses are people who are trustworthy, empathic and connected, who make us feel calm, appreciated, and inspired. The worst – distant, difficult, and arrogant – make us feel uneasy at best and resentful at worst." -Daniel Goleman

"Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We." - Phil Jackson

"Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are." -Tom Peters

“The most extraordinary people in the world today don’t have a career. They have a mission.” Vishen Lakhiani

"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the ability to cope with it.” – Mahatma Gandhi

It is not the strongest  of the species that  survives , nor the most intelligent that  survives .  It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

"Somewhere inside, we hear a voice. It leads us in the direction of the person we wish to become. But it is up to us whether or not to follow." - Pat Tillman

If you’re feeling a little stir crazy and uncertain about what the future holds for our industry, you are not alone. Dr. Dawn Kulongowski joins me on the show today to share her expertise in meditation, mindfulness, and managing stress in the best way. We talk about applications from her journey and my own that will hopefully help you in moments of stress and uncertainty. You can find show notes a...

"Hire for attitude, train for skill." - Herb Kelleher

"Lack of candor blocks smart ideas, fast action, and good people contributing all the stuff they've got. It's a killer." - Jack Welch  

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.  –  John Quincy Adams

"True leadership cannot be awarded, appointed, or assigned, it comes only from influence, and that cannot be mandated. It must be earned." - John C. Maxwell

“Authentic leadership is revealed in the alignment of what you think, what you say, and what you do .” -Michael Holland

“If you are lucky enough to be someone’s employer, then you have a moral obligation to make sure people do look forward to coming to work in the morning.” – John Mackey, Whole Foods Market

“More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.” - Warren Bennis

“To maintain the P/PC Balance, the balance between the golden egg (production) and the health and welfare of the goose (production capability) is often a difficult judgment call. But I suggest it is the very essence of effectiveness.” ― Stephen R. Covey,

“The Spartans sacrificed mobility for safety. They managed to preserve stability for three hundred years, but at what cost? They had no culture beyond warfare, ... While their neighbors took to the sea, learning to adapt to a world of constant motion, the Spartans entombed themselves in their own system.... Only stasis allowed them to survive. But nothing in the world can remain stable forever, an...

“THE BEST MARKETING STRATEGY EVER: CARE” -  GARY VAYNERCHUCK 

"Faced with the opportunity to become the category of one, we almost always hesitate, almost always compromise, almost always dumb it down to play it a little bit safer" - Seth Godin 

 "If you are lucky enough to be someone’s employer, then you have a moral obligation to make sure people do look forward to coming to work in the morning." -  John Mackey , Whole Foods