The Lifestyle Practice Podcast For Dentists

Derek shares his experiences in breaking down big goals and visions, scaling them back into smaller more achievable steps. 1% improvement every day for one year will lead to being 37X better!!! Forget 10X

Steve shares some things to say and some things to avoid when presenting treatment.  Up your game with these easy pearls.

Fun fact:  This was the last podcast Justin recorded before selling his practice.    In this final mini-series episode Justin discusses his journey in creating passive income outside of his dental office to the level that he could walk away from the drill.    The surprising way he felt once he realized he didn't have to 'work' for a living any longer.    Ways to begin your own wealth building path...

Do you want to be the dentist collecting 1.5M w/ 75% overhead or the  doc collecting $750K w/ 50% overhead?     Neither!  You want to be the dentist collecting $1.5M w/ 50% overhead!!   In this episode Justin discusses why that starts with your team overhead, and other ways to make it happen.    

Your dental office schedule has to be YOUR Choice....not your patients and not your team's!   What do you do with your team if you take a lot of time off?    How do you schedule so that you know what your production will be day after day and month after month?    How do you decide when it's time to add additional team members?    Justin's goal was to have it decided on 1/1, how much time he would...

In this episode Justin covers specific ways to increase your production.    Topics included, but not limited too... How to stop doing single-tooth dentistry. What to say to your patients to get more completed per appt.. What patient's say and think when you raise your prices.  The time Justin told a patient that their smile 'wasn't doing them any favors...'  

In this episode Justin discusses the belief that once you have the right skills in place;  a certain amount of new patient flow should equal a certain amount of production.  It's no  longer a game of chance!     Justin also covers HOW to attract those patients, copy from his best performing mailer, and discusses personal production numbers based on how many days he was in the office producing dent...

In this 6th installment of the mini-series Justin discusses specific tactics to build rapport so that your dental patients Know, Like, and Trust YOU.     We all prefer to purchase goods and services from those we know, like, and trust and our patients are no different!

In this 5 installment of the mini-series Justin walks you through how his dental office set themselves apart in terms of customer service.     Realizing case acceptance starts WAY before you sit down in the room to do your dental exam is imperative to increasing your efficiency to produce more in less time at the office.    A dentist's goal should be to have the patient 'sold' on them, their offic...

Your dental team can be a blessing or a curse.   In this 4th mini-series episode, Justin discusses:  *When to let a team member go.  *How to overcome the fear of letting a team member go.   *How he handled the hiring process in his office.   *Why keeping the wrong team members around isn't     fair to the right players  *And ultimately how do you train your dental office team to get    the best pe...

LEADERSHIP is the #1 most important factor that determines the success of your dental office.     In this 3rd installment of the mini-series, we discuss how to raise your leadership lid, and why you can't out-hustle poor leadership.  This episode is full of pearls you can take back to your dental practice tomorrow to increase your influence with your team and patients!

Why do YOU do what you do?    Are YOU short-changing yourself on the road to success?   How do YOU properly set goals along the way that get you where you ultimately want to be?  This is the 2nd episode of the 10 part mini-series.  These episodes were purposefully created to build off each other.  This episode will help you to answer the proceeding questions with the intentionally you need.

This is the first of a 9-10 episode mini-series covering the specifics you need to focus on to  really supercharge your dental practice and life.   This series originally aired awhile ago on the SP podcast and has since been removed, but due to the positive feedback received at the time and still continuing today, we've decided to relaunch it in it's entirety. 

Steve talks about how to best add tech and new equipment to your office.

Derek shares his favorite points from the book "The Psychology of Money" and discusses how to apply it as a dental practice owner.

In this episode Justin interviews former client Dr. Karandeep Brar, who had this stupid-crazy goal to double his practice in 1 year after purchasing.

Steve talks about why a leader must make confident and efficient decisions and shares tips on how to overcome indecisions.

Derek reviews his experiences in practice ownership and distills his top 5 principles for getting to where you want to be in life.

Justin talks about living BOLDLY to avoid a practice and life that looks like everyone else's. We're all going to die in the end, right? So what do you have to lose?

Steve and Derek talk about how to manage difficult situations when patients aren’t happy with work you've done on them.

Derek talks to former client Dr. Nick Schulte about his crazy past 12 months, and some of the challenges he's had and used, to become a better person.

In this episode Justin and Steve discuss 1 of TLP's favorite 'under the radar' metrics to track, and WHY it is so important. This metric creates a fork in the road pointing you in the direction you need to head to hit your production and collection goals.

Steve talks about how being disciplined is more important than being naturally gifted for reaching your goals.

Derek, Justin, and Steve discuss the data behind the growth of TLP clients, and WHY they believe success is so prevalent in the TLP process.

In this episode Justin and Derek discuss 'typical' TLP client situation and 'who' tends to make the best client and see the most success. Also for good measure they talk about the smelly dogs in your office. (Seriously they do!)