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July 31, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Action Will Always Beat Inaction

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Action Will Always Beat Inaction Sometimes, the bigger the goal the more intimidating it is. When that is the case, the next step is ACTION. You will never get where you want to go unless you …

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July 27, 2023

Do You Have the Perspective You Need to Be Successful in Optometry? -…

Do You Have the Perspective You Need to Be Successful in Optometry? - E159 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Do You Have the Perspective You Need to Be Successful in Optometry? (00:31) Office Talk: What Do My Office Mee...

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July 24, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - You Control the Narrative

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - You Control the Narrative In this week's nugget, we are talking about something Steve Jobs used called a "reality distortion field" which allowed him to create his own narrative of situations in his min...

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July 20, 2023

3 Needs for Practice Growth | E158

3 Needs for Practice Growth | E158 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: 3 Needs for Practice Growth (00:34) Office Talk: Manager Development (21:10) Closing Thought: Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting w...

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July 17, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - The Power of Making Detached Decisions

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - The Power of Making Detached Decisions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultimateodpodcast/message

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July 13, 2023

Moving Your Practice in the Right Direction | E157

Moving Your Practice in the Right Direction | E157 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Moving Your Practice in the Right Direction (00:52) Office Talk: 6 Month Recap & 6 Month Goals (15:19) Closing Thought: We choose how ...

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July 10, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Success Doesn't Mean Happiness

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Success Doesn't Mean Happiness In this week's nugget, we are talking about success and what it really means. Happiness you will find is not at the top of the list... or anywhere close, really! Join in …

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July 6, 2023

5 Ways to Grow & Develop Your Practice | E156

5 Ways to Grow & Develop Your Practice | E156 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: What do you want & are you willing to go through pain to get it? (00:42) Office Talk: Dry Eye first, Optical next! (20:08) …

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July 3, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Why You Need a Different Business Perspective!

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Why You Need a Different Business Perspective! In this week's nugget, we are talking about how important it is that you have a mentor, business parter, or someone you trust that can give you a different...

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June 29, 2023

What Do You Want & Are You Willing to Go Through Pain To Get It? - E1…

What Do You Want & Are You Willing to Go Through Pain To Get It? - E155 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: What do you want & are you willing to go through pain to get it? (00:36) Office …

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June 26, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Don't Waste Your Talent!

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Don't Waste Your Talent! What is your talent worth? 🕰️ The answer is it's invaluable. You need to protect it and use it only for things that are going to benefit you. Take the lesson of …

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June 22, 2023

Entrepreneurs: Risk & Control | 2 Things Stopping You From Having the…

Entrepreneurs: Risk & Control | 2 Things Stopping You From Having the Practice You Want - E154 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Risk & Control (00:43) Office Talk: Time for Change (16:16) In this episode we are talking...

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June 19, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - The Lesson of the Turkey

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - The Lesson of the Turkey In this week's nugget we are learning the lesson of the turkey. If we don't keep our heads up and stay aware, we are going to wake up one day and …

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June 15, 2023

Do You Have The 5 Traits of the Most Successful Practice Owners? - E1…

5 Traits of the Most Successful Practice Owners - E153 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: 5 Traits of the Most Successful Practice Owners (00:54) Office Talk: What Happens When We Sell (17:11) Closing Thought: We are the...

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June 12, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Talent vs. Genius

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Talent vs. Genius Start your week off right with a little Nugget from Dr. Lillie! There is a very small but important distinction between talent and genius. And that is being able to see what other …

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June 8, 2023

Break the Stick - E152

Break the Stick - E152 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Break the Stick (00:39) Office Talk: Student Shadow Experience (14:31) In this week's episode we are taking our inspiration from the show Billions. It's a great w...

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June 5, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Procrastination is Wisdom

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Procrastination is Wisdom Start your week off right with a little Nugget from Dr. Lillie! This week it's all about what we can learn from procrastination. We always tend to view procrastination as somet...

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June 5, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Why You Want a Different Perspective

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Why You Want a Different Perspective In this week's nugget, we are talking about how important it is that you have a mentor, business parter, or someone you trust that can give you a different perspecti...

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June 1, 2023

From Focus to Implementation: 5 Steps to Level Up Your Practice - E151

From Focus to Implementation: 5 Steps to Level Up Your Practice - E151 Highlights From This Episode: Run Down: From Focus to Implementation: How to Level Up Your Main Area of Focus (00:44) Office Talk: The Sky is Falling! (21...

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May 29, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - How to Get in the Top 10%

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - How to Get in the Top 10% Start your week off right with a little Nugget from Dr. Lillie! This week it's about how to push yourself from 90% up to the 100%. This last little …

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May 25, 2023

Are You Leading Your Practice?: the Thermometer vs. the Thermostat - …

Are You Leading Your Practice?: the Thermometer vs. the Thermostat - E150 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Are You Leading Your Practice?: the Thermometer vs. the Thermostat (00:40) Office Talk: Revamping my Optical (2...

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May 22, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - It's Worth the Money To Get Rid of Stress

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - It's Worth the Money To Get Rid of Stress Start your week off right with a little Nugget from Dr. Lillie! This week it's about how to handle things that cause you stress. In a book …

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May 18, 2023

Focus: How You Can Elicit Change in Your Practice - E149

Focus: How You Can Elicit Change in Your Practice - E149 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: How You Can Elicit Change in Your Practice (00:40) Office Talk: How Focus has changed my practice (21:28) In this week's episode...

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May 15, 2023

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Who You Are Now Is Not Who You Were Then

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Who You Are Now Is Not Who You Were Then Start your week off right with a little Nugget from Dr. Lillie! This week it's about the labels we give ourselves. People change. 10 years ago …

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