Setting Financial Goals in 2022
It may be important to cut down on carbohydrates or increase the number of trips you make to the gym each week (of course, you can still do those things), but harnessing the power of focused financial discipline can provide you with practical habits that can serve you for a lifetime.
The Best Leaders Are Humble Leaders
Humility is an incredibly powerful choice. It is a critical success factor. Scientific inquiry into the power and effectiveness of humility has shown that it offers a significant “competitive advantage” to leaders.
How to Smash Your Goals in 2022
The years 2020 and 2021 taught us a lot about uncertainty. Nevertheless, the beginning of a new year is a hopeful time. Let’s set and smash our goals in 2022!
Up Your Investing Game With NFTs
If you haven’t been living under a rock you more than likely have heard of NFT’s by now. If you haven’t yet heard of them, it is all the rave in the crypto space right now! They are a new way of operating and owning assets that it is like a foreign language when getting into it for the first time. There is so much to learn and the information given in this blog post will only scratch the surface.
Tax Write-Offs For New Business Owners
As a new business owner, you may not know all the tax write-offs available to you. I sure did not, but with the help of my trusted CPA I am getting more and more familiar the more seasoned I become. I am going to share with you a few that I have come to know quite well over the last several months.
Next Investing Step: Cryptocurrencies
There has been a lot of developments lately in the crypto space. It sounds like some cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are here to stay. In my opinion, it would be unwise to not invest, if even a small portion, in cryptocurrency.
Scents For Productivity & Focus
Some scents can even help you focus and in turn increases productivity. There are scores of studies that show scents affect things like memory, concentration, sustained attention and cognitive function to improve productivity.
The Mommy Truck: My Top 5 Picks
I was absolutely not in the market for a new car. I loved my small SUV, It was perfect for me and seemed to fit a carseat pretty comfortably. However, shortly after the birth of my son I quickly realized that I did not have quite enough space for all the things that I now needed.
Financial Planning Checklist for Dental & Medical Professionals
As 2022 approaches, let’s start to think about ways we can improve and be better for our future selves. One way to do this is to re-assess to finances. Here’s a quick checklist to follow:
Tips on Financing Your Dental Visits
As a dental professional, I know first hand that dental care can be pricey! However, the neglect from not having dental care could cost you a whole lot more in the long run. My patients often times tell me the reason(s) they haven’t had dental care is because they couldn’t afford it or because they do not have dental insurance. Because this is an everyday conversation in my practice, I figured I would take this conversation here as well.
10 Ways Leaders Can Avoid Getting Burned Out
In FlexJobs (2020), seventy-five percent of employees have experienced burnout. Among them, 40% felt that the pandemic aggravated their burnout. In addition, Indeed (2021) found that 67% of employees believe that the prevailing health crisis worsened their cases of burnout.
6 Expenses To Consider When Opening a Business
Are you thinking of starting up a new business? Fantastic! Whether it’s a dental practice, finally turning your hobby into a side business or another type of business, there are some expenses that we don’t necessarily give thought to.
5 Secrets To Work-Life Balance
These days, especially with some of us working from home it seems almost impossible to have a little separation between your career and your life. In fact, for many people, their career is their life. But it doesn't have to be that way. Being happy and fulfilled requires making time for yourself just as much of a priority as your career.
My Interview With The Dental Marketer Podcast
I recently sat with Michael Arias, host of The Dental Marketer Podcast where I shared my story of becoming a practice owner and entrepreneur. We also spoke about, you guessed it, marketing!
How One Doc Is Repaying $575K of Student Loan Debt in 7 Years
You’ve got to center your plan around your goals, your personality, your lifestyle, and your comfort level. Don’t ignore the emotions, but also, consult the numbers. Understand your options and be a continual learner.
Corporate Dentistry vs Private Practice
There are pros and cons of corporate dentistry. Like any business, the owners want a reliable pool of labor that’s perfectly happy with good benefits, a predictable income, and the illusion that working for someone else is safer than working for yourself.
How To Keep Your Teeth Clean With Braces
Braces aren’t dreaded like in the past; now they cool and fun and every teenager (even adults too) want in. Here are six ways to keep your teeth clean when wearing braces, along with some recommended products:
My Interview With The Black Doctor's Podcast
I recently sat with Dr. Steven Bradley, host of The Black Doctor’s Podcast where I shared my journey to becoming an Orthodontist, practice owner, entrepreneur, founder of UnOrthoDoc Candle Co. and co-founder of Dental Helping Hands.
My Journey to Practice Ownership
Ever since the thought of becoming a dentist crossed my mind as a teenager, I envisioned having a practice of my own. The thought of working for someone conflicted with my desires because many people close to me worked for themselves. A few years post-residency, armed with a variety of experience in the field of dentistry, my dream of opening my own dental practice would soon take shape.
7 Steps to Smashing Your Goals in 2021
As we optimistically set out to achieve great things at the beginning of the year, we must break our goals down into small manageable, attainable and realistic ones. Setting new year resolutions has been a long time tradition but did you know that statistics show that only about 10% of people actually stick to their new year resolutions past the month of January?