Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - How To Stay Motivated in Private Practice 17:08 - Closing Thought: Don't forget to live It's easy to fall into a mindless routine in private practice. The problem then is trying to not make stupid decisions (ie. purchasing equipment you don't have a plan…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - How to Be A Better Doctor - It's Not What You Think 15:14 - Closing Thought: The Parable of 3 Stone Cutters There's a lot that goes into being a good doctor. While clinical knowledge is incredibly important, my hot take is there is…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Anatomy of an Effective Office Meeting 19:26 - Closing Thought: Double the Pleasure, Divide the Pain We've talked about the importance of office meetings before but in this episode we are breaking it down to what actually needs to be included to make them…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - How A Scorecard Helped My Practice Have the Best Two Months Ever 16:44 - Closing Thought: Manage Your Ego. Manage Your Thoughts. Since adding an associate about 6 months ago, we have taken lots of steps to improve my practice. We are all familiar…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - How to Build Trust in Your Practice 23:14 - Closing Thought: You can't learn what you think you already know Trust is the foundation of any practice. Whether it's your patients, your staff, or your associates, rapport must be built before they're going to…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - 5 Critical Steps to Develop Your Team 21:34 - Closing Thought: Love of the Journey As your practice grows and changes, so must your team! During the expansion season of my practice, I added one doctor and 2 additional staff positions which put me…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - 5 Tricks to Weathering the Storms of Private Practice 22:09 - Closing Thought: Mastery is Priceless If there's one thing I've learned over the past 13 years it's that there will always be ups and downs in private practice. The way you get through…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - 3 Reasons 2025 is Going to Be Our Best Year Yet! 23:13 - Closing Thought: If there's money in the bank, we're not dead yet While planning for this year, there are 3 things that keep coming to the forefront in how I run…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - 2 Lessons from a New Level of Private Practice 17:23 - Closing Thought: The Neural Re-wiring Process Part of achieving a new level in practice is getting new perspective and realizations when you step back and take a look at what you are doing…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:33 - The One Controllable Thing Holding You Back in Your Practice 17:58 - Closing Thought: Do what you love! Thinking back to my sports days, I had some incredibly influential coaches. There are some things that have stuck with me that I'm now applying to…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started My Practice 21:11 - Closing Thought: Be the person you needed when you were young There are so many lessons I've learned over the past 13 years in practice but there are 5 that really…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - 3 Questions to Focus Your Goal-Setting 20:52 - Closing Thought: What Does "Being" Allow You to "Do"? As we head into a new year, this is typically the time we look back and take stock of the previous one. This facilitates your annual goal…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Top Wins & Losses of 2024 for My Private Practice 21:12 - Closing Thought: Reflection in Boiling Water 2024 has been an incredible year! While it has been much more positive than negative, there were still some losses that took place. Let's take a…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - 3 Private Practice Lessons That Took Me 13 Years to Learn 23:01 - Closing Thought: No Shoes The end of the year is a great time for reflection and as is said so often "hind sight is 20/20". Let me share some lessons that…
Timecodes: 00:32 - 3 Things That Should Be at the TOP of Your To-Do List For the Year End 13:36 - Closing Thought: F the Side Hustle! As the year draws to a close I know as a practitioner, your to-do list is a mile long. However, there are 3…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - 3 Steps to Effective and Empathetic "Selling" 17:38 - Closing Thought: You can Suck but you can't Skip! "Selling" leaves a lot of people with a yucky taste in their mouths but once we realize the key to patient compliance is just that, a…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Reflections on Perception & Passion in Your Practice 19:12 - Closing Thought: Is it a "hell yes"? In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on all that we have to be thankful for in private practice and optometry as a profession. In this…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - 3 Perspective Shifts for Long Term Success 19:04 - Closing Thought: Have You Earned What You Deserve? I am just coming back from a week spent with my P3 Mastermind group in Nashville and I have gained some incredible perspective on what the future…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - 4 Steps to Creating Lasting Connections in Your Practice 21:06 - Closing Thought: A man can never step in the same river twice A successful business is all about relationships and connections. It is even more relevant to our profession. You not only need…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:11 - Key Leadership Principles You NEED to Build a Great Team 20:14 - Closing Thought: You can lead a horse to water Looking back at my externship with Dr. Martin Carroll over 13 years ago, I can see the genius in how he operated and…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Learning the Art of Solving Problems in Private Practice 15:37 - Closing Thought: Now is not Forever There is inherent risk in ownership. Then, growth requires you to up your risk tolerance even more (ie. no risk, no reward). That's where a good business…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Top 4 Factors Contributing to My Growth the Past 2 Years 16:08 - Closing Thought: Everyone Wants the View, No One Wants the Climb An extreme amount of growth has happened for both my practice and myself personally the past few years and while…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - The Secret to Achieving BIG Goals in Private Practice 18:39 - Closing Thought: The easiest part of private practice 2024 has been a big year for my practice! In light of the recent milestones we've hit (new location, adding a doctor, etc.), I thought…
Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Moving Locations Recap: Stresses & Successes 19:21 - Closing Thought: Stacking Rice It has been a busy week, my friends! In this episode I give you the play by play on how our moving week went with our practice. We are a few days…