Tax Day Surprises!   (never good)

Today marks 104 days in the year 2025.  What!? Really!? 

I keep saying I wonder where the year has gone.  Anyone else feeling this way? 

Tomorrow is tax day.  “Won...

I don’t know how you’re feeling these days, but I personally do feel some anxiety about the economy.  The stock market is down.  Living expenses are up.  The unknown is increasing daily.   

I promise...

I just returned from a week away from my business.  I spent the week with my husband, our son and DIL, along with our grandsons for a wonderful Spring Break in Arizona.  It was time well spent! 

I he...

Is your debt making you feel like you’re losing a weightlifting contest? 

Here’s what they didn’t tell you when you signed up! 

Most dentists I speak with have debt.  It could be personal debt or bu...

How many Technical Dental courses have you taken since graduating dental school? 

And now how many business courses have you taken during that same time period?

Many dentists I speak with tell me th...

It’s New Years Eve Day 2024.  Tonight, we ring in the New Year of 2025.  I hope you’ll take a moment of reflection and think about what you’ve learned in the past year.  You see, we are either moving ...

I am a Recovering Perfectionist!

The truth is perfectionism doesn’t really exist!  It's not possible.

Being hard on yourself because you’re not perfect is just wrong. 

I am a person who strives to ...

There are four core principles in the profit first system. 

The first one is the principle of Small Plates.  Since the early 1900’s the size of a dinner plate has changed from about 8 inches in diame...

This is the third blogpost in the Business of Owning a Dental Practice series.  Today’s topic is Debt.  Primarily I’m going to talk about Business Debt but you could apply the same principles to perso...

This is the second blogpost in the Business of Owning a Dental Practice series.  Today’s topic is to talk about Technical Training vs Business Training in a dental practice. 

I don’t want to sound cl...

I’m a Recovering Perfectionist!

However, perfectionism doesn’t really exist! Being hard on yourself because you’re not perfect is just wrong.  I am a person who strives to make things perfect and wha...

Once you have taken stock of the debt situation you are in, it’s time to make a plan for Debt Reduction.  In order to pay down your loans quicker, you must have additional cash flow (profit) in the bu...

Dentistry is an expensive profession.  It’s costly to go to dental school. Then to either open or purchase a practice is another significant investment.  It’s very likely that debt will be incurred in...

Transitions always take time.  Once you decide to make the change to the Profit First system and take action, you’ll likely meet some challenges.  It’s all new. 

When things get wonky and difficult, ...