Episodes

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Talent Outweighs Idiosyncrasies If you are amazing at what you do, you can have some peculiar behaviors and the majority of people won't even bat an eye. Have you ever noticed that the most successful people usually have some weird mannerisms or strange things that they do? In a less talented person, these idiosyncrasies would be the straw that breaks the camel's back. However, for a very talented individual, these things are hardly noticed because the rest of their work ...

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Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Success is Not an Option, It's a Necessity If you want to increase your chances of success... stop making it an option. When you switch your mindset and success is now a NECESSITY, the whole game is changed. 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 and I will be sending out newsletters and other great bonuses as we go. I love getting feedba...

Ego, Mastery, & Embarrassment - E176 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Ego, Mastery, & Embarrassment (00:39) Office Talk: Master mind for managers, dry eye referral, & common ground (18:54) Closing Thought: "I have to be great so I don't feel worthless" (25:58) In this episode we are talking about ego vs. mastery and how embarrassment is the silent killer. You must figure out what drives you to succeed... is it ego or is it the desire to master something? In that same vein, what is your...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Obsession as a Tool Obsession is a very powerful way to ensure you are not average. If you are passionate about something, you will do what it takes to become great. Find out what you can become obsessed about and become great. 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 and I will be sending out newsletters and other great bonuses as we go. I...

Predicting the Future: 7 Things that Will Not Change - E175 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Predicting the future - 7 things that will not change (00:46) Office Talk: Manager Meetings & New Systems (20:16) Closing Thought: The difference between the road to success and the road to failure (25:25) In this week's run down, we are talking about the future! Everyone wants to know what is going to be difference in 10 years. What is going to change? Historically, we are TERRIBLE at predicti...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Have Unrealistic Dreams We tend to set goals based on how we perceive ourselves to be. Don't let your perception of where you are currently at, keep you from setting big, hairy, audacious goals! 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 and I will be sending out newsletters and other great bonuses as we go. I love getting feedback, questions,...

5 Traits That Will Make You a Better Doctor - E174 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: 5 Traits that will make you a better doctor (00:33) Office Talk: Self-reflection & specific vision (24:45) Closing Thought: Do not live the same year 75 times and call it a life (28:10) In this week's run down we are talking about the 5 traits you need to have to up your game as an optometrist. We operate in an amazing world where as private practice owners, we have so much control over what our lives are...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Find the Gap Do you want to be successful?Look around you at all your competitors and take note of what they do NOT do. There are gaps my friends. Find them and make them your thing. Not only are you differentiating yourself but you are putting yourself in a position where you aren't even playing the same game as your old competition! 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...

Small Changes, Big Results - E173 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Small Changes, Big Results (00:49) Office Talk: Taking a Vacation! (14:18) Closing Thought: Lessons from the GOAT: Tom Brady (19:30) In this week's Run Down we are talking about those 1% adjustments that make all the difference in your practice. If you want to be exceptional, you do not need to be 1000% better at one thing. You need to be 1% better at 1000 things. (00:49) In Office Talk we are recapping a recent vacatio...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Enjoy the Journey 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 and I will be sending out newsletters and other great bonuses as we go. I love getting feedback, questions, suggestions, etc. so contact me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultimateod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on social media (click here for -> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

3 Things That Have Radically Changed My Practice in the Last 2 Months - E172 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: 3 Things that have radically changed my practice in the last 2 months (00:52) Office Talk: Study, Read, Lead, & Exercise (14:36) Closing Thought: Yesterday you said "Tomorrow" (20:00) In this week's episode we are talking about 3 pivotal changes I have made in my practice and have turned out to be game changers: adding a virtual assistant, using Skype, and using Loom. I go into ...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Becoming a "YES" Office How can you make every answer you give a positive one? No one likes being told "no" so let's find a way that makes us able to say "yes"! For example, a patient asks for a Saturday appointment when you are not open on Saturdays. You could answer "absolutely! If you refer 15 people in the next month, we will open up the office for you on a Saturday". You never know what might be worth it to them and you're making it a positive reaction versus a negat...

Private Practice is Not For the Faint of Heart - E171 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultimateodpodcast/message

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Adding vs. Taking Away 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 and I will be sending out newsletters and other great bonuses as we go. I love getting feedback, questions, suggestions, etc. so contact me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultimateod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on social media (click here for -> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠...

How to Enjoy the Journey, Not Just the Destination - E170 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: How to enjoy the journey, not just the destination (00:54) Office Talk: Progress on new building! (15:29) Closing Thought: Empty canvas or Jade stone? (20:08) In this episode we are talking about what it takes to actually enjoy success. Success is not necessarily a specific point or destination which is why it is sometimes hard to recognize. Success is a journey and it's important that you genuine...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Eliciting Emotion If you want to sell something, have someone be bought in, etc. you NEED to get them to experience some kind of emotion: Love, hate, excitement, fear... something. If you are passionate about what you're talking about, that is going to come through and bring emotion out of the person you're talking to. You can't sell what you don't believe in and people can sense if you don't believe what you're saying. Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to kee...

The Benefits of Charging What You're Worth - E169 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: The Benefits of Charging What You're Worth (00:30) Office Talk: Lessons from running lean (23:01) Closing Thought: Have more or Want Less (27:08) In this week’s Run Down we are talking about the somewhat debated practice of charging what you are worth. Some doctors really struggle with this for various reasons from not believing their patients will pay more to the ethics struggle. We talk through a lot o...

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How to Level Up Your Relationships by Managing & Delivering on Expectations - E168 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: How to Level Up Your Relationships by Managing & Delivering on Expectations (00:49) Office Talk: The life of a private practice owner (19:31) Closing Thought: Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss (24:20) In this week's episode we are talking about expectations. Proper expectations are the building blocks of successful relationships. And that is ALL ...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - Are You Really Committed to Customer Service? Everybody wants to say they are the BEST at customer service. But are they really? What does amazing customer service look like? What if a patient shows up 30 minutes late? What if they get their new glasses and decide they absolutely hate the frame and say they never picked it? How are you reacting to those situations. Are you "Costco" and taking customer service to the nth degree and taking care of everything or maybe someth...

Top 5 Things to Consider When Starting a Practice - E167 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Top 5 Things to Consider When Starting a Practice (00:50) Office Talk: Upgrading the Optical! (24:44) Closing Thought: Caring what people think (28:01) In this week's episode, it's all about the 5 things that should be at the top of your list of things to figure out when you are starting a practice. Finding an accountant, broker, lawyer, etc. are all important things but as far as the nuts and bolt...

Ultimate O.D. Nugget - If You Aren't Doing, You've Learned Nothing We are blessed to live in a time where we have an entire world of information at our fingertips. This means there is great opportunity out there... but if you aren't actually DOING the stuff you are listening to/reading/watching, you haven't learned a darn thing. Doing. Trying. Failing. Succeeding. These are the things that happen when you are LEARNING something. You could have all the answers in your head but if you don't DO so...

Taking Advantage of Opportunities When They Arise - E166 Highlights from this episode: Run Down: Taking advantage of opportunities when they arise (00:48) Office Talk: Adding staff & a Virtual Assistant (16:35) Closing Thought: Dreaming vs. Doing & Failing (21:18) In this week's episode we are talking about making the most of opportunities that come your way. As the saying goes "discipline weighs ounces, regret weighs tons". Being disciplined in the little things and making the most of the thin...