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We’re coming into Christmas. Everything slows as we approach the end of the year. Here in Australia it’s hot and people take off to the beach for their summer vacation. Nothing really happens until after Australia Day, then with a return to school, parents back at their jobs, February comes and goes in a haze. It’s a short month anyway, so why not focus on March. We’re into the third…

Fast approaching the end of the year, new years resolutions formulating, rolling around in the mind as you survey the endless possibilities. Come January 1st everything will change and by January 31st all will be the same. The circle will have started to form! Was last year circles or lines for you? Have you made progress over the last year as you inched along the time line or did you…

“Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value, then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction.”  Wallace Wattles. As workers we are in service to the community we care for. This service has a value. The true value of this service is the benefit people get from what we provide. In return we are paid for our…

“Only you decide your worth, others decide your value, it is this combination that ultimately determines your income.” Bill Kellner-Read Have you ever stopped to ask yourself this question? What am I worth? You can decide the price of your wares, high, low, dictated to by  companies, or by your peers. This isn’t your worth, it’s purely a price suggested to you by the industry in general. Perhaps ask the…

You may find success by just working on your business, if you’re lucky. You WILL find success if you work on you! Keep learning the skills, new techniques, implement them, buy the latest gadgets and you’re made, doesn’t necessarily work. If it does then it’s more by luck than good judgement. Do you really want to build your career on chance? I know I did and it took a lot…

Recently I was reading an article on sub specialties and niche dentistry. The article talked about the concerns around insurance companies and corporate dentistry pushing out the smaller players. Yet there was a positive note - one that I have personally experienced - and that is: THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE.  Not driven by numbers, but rather by the experience. The corporate/insurance model - high turn over, low…

“I wasn’t looking to be different in practice, I was looking for something that really fascinated me. That was and is my difference, it is my WHY.” I’m not really a Maverick or a Rebel, I am just completely interested in the direction I have chosen for my career. What I love about my work is that there is something there for everyone. You just have to choose your interest,…

I’m sitting in Munich airport waiting for the plane to take me to the UK, it’s delayed an hour and a half which seems inconsequential in the whole scheme of things, except that I started the journey from Brisbane 27 hours ago. On the flight from Brisbane to Dubai, I met the head of HR for a worldwide company. Her world is vast, she speaks 6 languages, works out of…