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Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:36 - Office Talk: Staffing, Staffing, & Expansion 14:09 - Closing Thought: Oreos vs. Statins In this week's office talk, we are talking about staffing but in a different context. In this situation we had a team member who was a great producer but wasn't meshing…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Quick Hitter: 3 Reasons my practice grew 25% last year 14:49 - Closing Thought: 5 Year Perspective on Current Beliefs In this week's quick hitter, we are taking a look back at 2023. It was our best yet with 25% growth over the previous…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Office Talk: My honest thoughts as I navigate growth 13:15 - Closing Thought: Chasing pleasure vs. having a purpose In this week's office talk we are getting raw and unfiltered with my thoughts on the practice expansion. It's not always sunshine and rainbows. Visualizing…

Quick Hitter: Are You Setting Goals the Wrong Way? | E185 Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Quick Hitter: Are Goals as Important as They Say? 12:52 - Closing Thought: What your respiration rate says about you In this week's Quick Hitter, we are talking about what makes a practice…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:37 - Office Talk: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is 12:48 - Closing Thought: Could you fly the plane? In this week's episode we are moving ahead on preparing for the new office with a trip to Eye Designs in Pennsylvania! It's incredible to see…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Office Talk: Lessons Learned in Practice Expansion 13:10 - Closing Thought: Perspective on Your Problems In this week's office talk, we are recapping the past few weeks in our practice and a realization I've recently come to. As we prepare to move to a…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:44 - Quick Hitter: 3 Step Process to Successfully Executing Your New Year Goals 13:14 - Closing Thought: Fiber before Carbs! With a new year comes new goals and plans for your practice. This is useless however unless you know you to EXECUTE them! In this…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Quick Hitter: My Framework for Planning a Successful Year As we prepare to leave one year and head into the next, everyone is trying to create their plan of attack. What do you focus on? What do you work on? How do you prioritize…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Office Talk: How I Am Growing My Ocular Surface Disease Clinic 09:46 - Closing Thought: Our ducks are not all in a row In this week's office talk we are talking about growing the ocular surface disease part of the practice. We have come…

The best way to get clarity on a situation is to get quiet and turn off the noise. This can sometimes be hard to do so utilize your daily tasks that you are already doing. For example, highly automated tasks like exercising, taking a shower, etc. will keep your body…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:41 - Quick Hitter: How to have your best year in 2024 10:50 - Closing Thought: Deposit more than you withdraw In this episode we are talking about how to make 2024 a killer year. 2023 is coming to a close which means we are looking…

How something ends can make or break the entire experience. If everything about the exam was great but then the patient is surprised to find that their insurance doesn't cover nearly what they thought when they go to check out, that patient is not going to feel as good about…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - Run Down: Are you dropping the ball with patient education? 10:44 - Closing Thought: Overthinking is the biggest waste of human energy. As we wrap up 2023, we are going to be adjusting the format of the podcast. We are growing and getting bigger…

Never stop learning. Even if you are an expert in something, there are so many things that you can still improve. Keep searching and you will find little nuggets along the way that you can use to make yourself just 1% better. Those little things add up, my friends. Check…

What can we learn from these two groups of fish? The group that grew slower, lived twice as long as the group that grew rapidly. They were better prepared to tough things out. Which group are you in? Check out the full episode here 👉 https://youtu.be/UDA2u9DbYwE #theultimateod #optometrypodcast #theultimateodpodcast Join…

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…

Short cuts rarely pay off. There are extremely important principles and systems you need to have in place to properly support a big practice(s). If you don't set yourself up correctly, it will all come down like a house of cards. Check out the full episode here 👉 https://youtu.be/UDA2u9DbYwE #theultimateod…

When you don't have a strong foundation, the building will crumble. Likewise, if you grow too rapidly, you aren't going to last nearly as long as you could. Check out the full episode here 👉 https://youtu.be/UDA2u9DbYwE #theultimateod #optometrypodcast #theultimateodpodcast Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Run Down: The #1 Key to Longevity 17:51 - Office Talk: What are you talking about? 23:50 - Closing Thought: Stay Afraid, Stay Alive In this week's episode we are building off of episode 176 and talking about longevity. Fast growth stifles longevity. When…

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. #theultimateod #optometrypodcast #theultimateodpodcast Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast to keep up with all the great content…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - Run Down: Ego, Mastery, & Embarrassment 18:54 - Office Talk: Master mind for managers, dry eye referral, & common ground 25:58 - Closing Thought: "I have to be great so I don't feel worthless" In this episode we are talking about ego vs. mastery…

AI is everywhere now. There are countless applications that can utilize this technology within optometry! Don't be late to the game on this. Find out how you can use it to maximize your efficiency and level up. Check out the full episode here 👉 #theultimateod #optometrypodcast #theultimateodpodcast Join in the…

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. #theultimateod #optometrypodcast #theultimateodpodcast Join in the fun and subscribe to the podcast…

Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Run Down: Predicting the future - 7 things that will not change 20:16 - Office Talk: Manager Meetings & New Systems 25:25 - Closing Thought: The difference between the road to success and the road to failure In this week's run down, we are…