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How do you get dental patients to listen to what you want to say, how do you get them to truly hear you and pay attention to what you have to say? I think we find this to be an issue in dental offices often.

While this is never a fun topic to address at some point as a business owner you may have to dismiss an employee from your office. If not done properly termination of an employee can become a huge liability issue. Here are some general guidelines in addressing employees, giving them the opportunity for turn around, and ultimately how to terminate when necessary. Labor laws vary state to state so know your local laws and get with a labor attorney with any specific questions.

‘Living life to the fullest’ is something that we’ve all heard, but how seriously do we take it? Doctors, team mebersm, all have a tendency to get stuck in our own routine, going on about the days, in a fog, doing nothing to change our direction. What would you like people to remember about you? What would you like someone to say about you at your funeral?

Recently on a trip to Belize, I chartered a boat with a group of friends to go diving and snorkeling. We had traveled a good distance when the the boat arrived at the edge of the barrier reef and close to neighboring island. We noticed quickly that the island did not look like it was inhabitable; however, there was a man all by himself walking down the beach. We asked our guide what the story was with this situation and he quickly said "Oh, thats Joe and thats his island. He has lived on it his entire life with his father".