Episodes

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Preparation is Key Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about preparation. Just a few minutes of prep for a patient a few days in advance will help retain countless patients! Having the courtesy to be prepared and warn patients ahead of time about ineligibility/benefits issues/etc. will have them trusting you exponentially m...

Time Equals Value - E81 Highlights from this episode: Time Equals Value (00:36) Office Talk: Staffing Philosophy and Restaurants! (11:24) Your time is worth something. It's up to you, however, to decide how much! When was the last time you updated your fees? Do patients ever comment how high your prices are? How often? These are questions you need to be asking yourself on a regular basis. This week's Run Down is all about making sure you are charging what you are worth and valuing yourself corre...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Two in the Tank Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about what it means to "keep two in the tank". This is something I've learned in my fitness journey and I believe it absolutely applies to our work lives as well. Enjoy! Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pip...

How To Not Let the Fear of Change Cripple You - E80 Highlights from this episode: How to Not Let the Fear of Change Cripple You (00:32) Office Talk: Staffing for your future office & scleral update! (15:26) Change is inevitable. It's going to happen. What we CAN control however, is how we react to it. Do we embrace it and jump right in? Or, do we run away from it for as a long as possible until we finally have to allow it kicking and screaming the whole way? Be the former, my friends. In this ep...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Turning Red Eyes into Patients Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about those red eyes. Emergency eye care is a great practice builder in and of itself, however there is something you can do to take it a step further and really capture those folks as new patients for life. Enjoy! Join in the fun and subscribe to the podca...

Staff Behaviors to Be Aware of in 2022 - E79 Highlights from this episode: 7 Staff Behaviors to Be Aware of in 2022 (00:37) Office Talk: Changing staff dynamics & Prepping for Q1 (21:59) The end of every year I do staff evaluations and this year I have come up with 7 different things that I am seeing and addressing in my staff based on what came up during these. Some things I would have never thought were issues but being aware of them will help me be a better leader and help them grow even more...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Staying the Course Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about sticking it out. If you stay the course and have patience, you will find success! Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive content, be sure to register your email on our website ...

How to Deliver Bad News to Patients - E78 Highlights from this episode: How to Deliver Bad News to Patients (00:37) Office Talk: Handling curveballs with family emergencies & the office party planner (15:01) No one likes to tell bad news... especially when it's your business! In this episode, I give you my breakdown on how to best deliver bad news and how to even plan ahead so you have options in place to lessen the blow. Your staff AND your patients will thank you! (00:37) In this week's office...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Questions Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about the questions you ask (to patients, your staff, etc) and how that can help shape their experiences and make you a better doctor and leader. Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive conten...

The Best Job in the World - E78 [New Year's Episode] Highlights from this episode: The Best Job in the World (00:41) Listener Questions (7:47) It seemed fitting to wrap up 2021 talking about our profession as a whole. What's your perception like? Do you love your job? If not, what can you do to make something you love? Enjoy, my friends, and have a Happy New Year! (00:41) In this episode we don't have an office talk segment but rather a series of listener questions that I've gotten that I want t...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Controlling Your Margins Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about managing your margins. This is where the money is made my friends. Make sure you have a plan. Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive content, be sure to register your ema...

Taking Care of Your People - E77 [Holiday Episode] Highlights from this episode: Taking Care of Your People (00:56) Office Talk: Get yourself a good frame rep (13:14) In the spirit of giving this time of year, we are talking today about taking care of your people that work with you every day. The longer your staff sticks around, the better for you, them, AND your patients. Patients notice turnover and appreciate being able to recognize faces each year they come back. Not to mention the weight it...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Happy Staff Stays Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about keeping your staff happy so they will never want to leave! Build those relationships and reap the rewards. Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive content, be sure to register yo...

Developing Your Dream Team for 2022! - E75 Highlights from this episode: Developing Your Dream Team for 2022 (00:37) Office Talk: Working ON the office vs. IN the office, frame philosophy (20:08) Doesn't every practice just want a dream team of amazingly cohesive, efficient, and happy support staff? I know I do! We've talked in past episodes about how to "get the right people on the bus" and other tips for staffing but, the work is not done once you have everyone hired. To be an effective leader...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - What Insurances Should You Take? Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about insurances and what ones you should accept at your office. You may be surprised by my answer! Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive content, be sure to register ...

Got Feedback? Use It! - E74 Highlights from this episode: Got Feedback? Use It! (00:34) Office Talk: Keeping Staff Sharp & Putting Out Fires (13:08) Not receiving feedback on how you're doing when you first start a practice can be kind of daunting initially after years of getting a ton of it in school. However, that can lead to us not asking for it and then even being afraid of it. No one likes getting bad feedback, but let me just say, you're never going to grow and get better if you don't! In ...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Overnight Success Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about becoming "an overnight success" in optometry. What does that mean? Find out now! Enjoy. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content coming down the pipe! For exclusive content, be sure to register your email on our website an...

Are You Not Entertained?! - E73 Highlights from this episode: Are You Not Entertained?! (00:39) Office Talk: Being out of the office & niches (16:50) For better or worse, we are a society that must constantly be entertained. If you don't have charisma to hold people's attention, it's going to be in one ear and out the other. You might say, "why does this matter to me? I'm an eye doctor!", and I would say that it had better matter to you because what are we doing with the person in our exam chair...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Treat Your Optical Like Retail Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about the feel of your optical. Is it dim with people in scrubs everywhere or does it feel like an enjoyable shopping experience? Trust me, my friends, you want it to be later! Enjoy! Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the grea...

Thanksgiving Driving Episode - E72 Highlights from this episode: Thanksgiving Driving Nuggets (00:39) On your holiday drive this Thanksgiving, here's a good episode for you to mull over. We all want to close out the year feeling organized and having our plan for the future in place, so let's get it started now! I have some great pearls in this episode for things you should be doing to take care of your office at the end of the year and set you up for a successful year ahead! (00:39) Join in the ...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Who Should You Trust With Phones? Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about who to trust with the bloodlines of your office: your phones. It may sound like something simple that a newbie can handle... but is that the best choice for your business? Enjoy! Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the ...

The Discipline to be Great - E71 Highlights from this episode: The Discipline to be Great (1:18) Office Talk: Growth phase, Always on (18:39) You know as doctors that it takes discipline to do something great. You did that in becoming the doctor you are. The battle is not over though, my friends. If you want to have a successful, growing practice/career, the work and discipline must continue! In this episode I walk through a few areas of your practice (and life) that I believe you need to be hyp...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Setting Expectations Welcome back to our Ultimate O.D. Nuggets! These are quick mini-episodes where we bring you a valuable pearl that you can use to start your week out right. In this week's nugget it's all about how properly setting expectations in any area of your life will help set everyone up for a good experience. People become unhappy when there is a breach in expectations. Set them appropriately from the start and it will set you up for success. Enjoy! Join in th...

Are You Trading Time for Money or Do You Have A Business? - E70 Highlights from this episode: Are you trading time for money or do you have a business? (00:34) Office Talk: Mr. Fix-it and Customer service for tough patients (16:20) What is your practice like if you're not there? Is it still making money? If your goal is to have a business, then it better be my friend! In this segment I give some steps to take to make sure you are not just trading time for money in your practice. Take a page from...