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Dec 30, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 186

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Customer Service
  • Efficiency
  • Wasting Patient's Time
  • Make it Digital
  • Be Ready for Appointments
  • Efficient Payment Process
  • Technology Used
  • Patient Ease
  • Digital Dentistry
  • Can the Business Adapt?
  • Online Scheduling
  • No Show Rates
  • Accountability
  • Audit Your Process

References

Zipwhip

FREE Bulletproof Book

Tweetables

When it comes to technology it’s never an if it’s a when. Dr. Craig Spodak

Everything looks good when you don’t want to look at it. Dr. Craig Spodak

It is our job as business people to innovate. Dr. Craig Spodak

Dec 23, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 185

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

New patients are VERY important, but almost more important is focusing on KEEPING Patients. Here are 7 ways to ensure your patients stay:

1) The Post-Op Call

2) Your Level of Communication - MAKE IT EASY!

3) What would CARVANA Do? Increase the Patient Experience

4) Be the Uber/Amazon of Dentistry

5) Be Efficient with Your Patients' Time

6) Creating a Safe Environment in a Covid World

7) Stand for Something & Have Patients That Align with Your Values

References:

FREE Bulletproof book

Tweetables

New patients are not the only metrics we should be focusing on. Dr. Peter Boulden

Be worthy to be talked about. Dr. Craig Spodak

Time is a thing that we can never get back. Dr. Peter Boulden

Stand for something and have people resonate with your business. Dr. Craig Spodak

Dec 16, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 184

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest : Anthony 'POMP' Pompliano 

Key Takeaways

  • What is Bitcoin? 
  • The 'Legacy' World vs. The 'New World'
  • Inflation & Devaluing the Dollar
  • Growing Your Wealth
  • Asymmetric Risk 
  • Bitcoin Transaction Volume 
  • GET OFF ZERO
  • Gold 2.0? 
  • Utility 
  • Everything Has a Risk 

References

Pomp's Newsletter

Pomp's Podcast 

Free Bulletproof Book

Tweetables

Just get some exposure, JUST GET OFF ZERO. Dr. Peter Boulden 

It could go to zero, but it could also go to a million. Dr. Peter Boulden

Bitcoin has been compounding at over 35% annual compound growth rate since it was created. POMP 

Ultimately it's, 'Where is the most utility?' POMP 

There's risk with everything.. but the one advantage that Bitcoin has is the decentralized system. POMP

 

 

Dec 9, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 183

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Dentistry With A Purpose
  • Culture
  • Impatient With Action, Patient With Results
  • Reassessment Of Your Life
  • Give Yourself Grace
  • Do Not Be Reactionary
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Unafraid To Be Real

References

Bulletproof SWOT  

Tweetables 

We’re not just filling empty seats. Dr. Peter Boulden


Culture is something you continually work on for your team. Dr. Peter Boulden

Life is a marathon of sprints versus constantly jogging. Dr. Peter Boulden

Rest, reassess and do it again. Dr. Peter Boulden

Goals: Focus on what is fulfilling for yourself. Dr. Craig Spodak

Feeling good means identifying what is making you feel bad. Dr. Peter Boulden

It’s never as good as you think it is; It’s never as bad as you think it is. Dr. Craig Spodak

Dec 3, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 182

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Peter Mallouk

Dr. Craig Spodak and Dr. Peter Boulden have joined Creative Planning’s Practice Development Team. The team is made up of experienced executives across the country who have led successful growth initiatives, whether in a corporate setting or as an entrepreneur.

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • The World We Live In Today
  • Technology And Innovation
  • Entry Point
  • Recurring Debts
  • How To Safely Retire
  • Get Yourself Educated
  • Media’s Role
  • Negative Ads
  • Greatest Time In History To Invest
  • Tax Break
  • Quality Of Life
  • Disproportionate Reward
  • Creative Planning
  • Knowing and Getting The Basics Done
  • Risks
  • Cryptocurrency

References:

The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)


Tweetables

Everyday you wait, the odds are moving against you. Peter Mallouk 

Technology is driving us. Peter Mallouk

Comparison is the death of happiness. Peter Mallouk

Dentists are relationship people. Craig Spodak

Dec 3, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 181

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Clinical Skills
  • Continual Quest
  • People Skills
  • Show Up As An Owner
  • Be Indispensable
  • Humble And Hungry
  • Bulletproof Updates

References

Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Strategic Podcasts

Bulletproof Hiring Board

Tweetables

As a medical provider you have the ability to help people or hurt people. Dr. Peter Boulden


Dentistry is not just the tooth, it's the mouth. Dr. Peter Boulden

Thoroughbreds can read non-verbal cues, they are self-aware. Dr. Craig Spodak

You work on skills that you want to increase. Dr. Peter Boulden

You don’t need credentials to learn from people. Dr. Craig Spodak


Don’t use the excuse, “I don’t know how to do that” - that is an act of surrender. Dr. Peter Boulden

Don’t use anyone else in your life as your easy button. Dr. Peter Boulden

Nov 25, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 180

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways:

  • Introduction
  • Thinking Outside the Box
  • Limitations Of A Hygienist
  • Sharing Best Practices
  • Create Passion And Sense Of Purpose
  • Profit Over Patient?
  • Leverage Your Hygiene Department

References

Who: The A Method for Hiring

Follow Bulletproof Hygiene on Instagram

The American Academy for Oral Systemic Health

Tweetable 

You can’t use the psychology that created the problem. Dr. Craig Spodak

Hygienists are the heroes of the practice. Dr. Peter Boulden

Nov 12, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 179

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Gray Areas In Dentistry
  • Reinventing Yourself
  • Good Cop Bad Cop
  • People Pleasers
  • Accountability And Declaration 
  • Living with Integrity
  • Feeling Stuck

References

Karissa Kouchis  

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

Tweetables

Make sure your friends reflect your integrity. Dr. Peter Boulden

Protect your house and your culture will win. Dr. Peter Boulden

Nov 5, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 178

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Hiring Video and Platform
  • Corporate Practice
  • Patient Acceptance
  • DSO Applicants
  • Location Is Not A Factor
  • Democratic Process
  • The Tell
  • Know Your Numbers
  • Visit Other Practices

References

Bulletproof Dental Practice

Tweetables

You are not average. Dr. Craig Spodak

There’s a reason for the system. Dr. Peter Boulden

If you can make something noble from an ignoble endeavor, you can make something extremely noble from a noble endeavor. Dr. Craig Spodak

Oct 28, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 177

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Sage Robbins

Key Takeaways

  • Conscious and Unconscious Leadership
  • Inappropriate Suffering
  • Discovering Your Inward Path
  • Prayer And Meditation
  • Internal Keys Of Happiness
  • Freedom To And Freedom From
  • Being Intentional

References

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Priming by Tony Robbins

Byron Katie

The Bulletproof Practice: Your Epic Practice Begins Now

Tweetables

Labels carry emotions and meaning. Sage Robbins

Prayer and meditation tunes us. Sage Robbins

It’s so hard to quiet the mind. Dr. Craig Spodak

You don’t know what you don’t know until you walk that path. Sage Robbins

Wake up and recognize this is a beautiful life. Sage Robbins

When you’re around something long enough, you tend to take it for granted. Dr. Craig Spodak

More wisdom, not just information. Sage Robbins

We have an opportunity to start fresh. Sage Robbins

Whatever you give, you get. Dr. Craig Spodak

You can be a blessing to your own life. Sage Robbins

Your work is a vehicle for your healing. Dr. Craig Spodak

Dentistry is love. Dr. Craig Spodak

Oct 22, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 176

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Values
  • Verbiage Is Everything
  • Validate Concerns
  • Post-Operative Calling
  • Alignment Issue
  • Team First

References

Bulletproof Dental Practice

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Tweetables:

Communication is either a loving response or a cry for help. Dr. Craig Spodak

People just want to be understood. Dr. Peter Boulden

Payback is best served cold. Dr. Peter Boulden

Oct 9, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 175

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Professor Scott Galloway

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Future Of Dentistry
  • Touchpoints Of Consumers
  • Function Of Less Choice
  • Creating Recurring Revenue
  • The Rundle In Dentistry
  • Consolidation Wave
  • Building Your Enterprise Value
  • 2 Wealthiest Cohorts 
  • Market Performance
  • Private Equity Rollups
  • Economics Physics
  • Income Vs. Equality
  • Bullying And Social Media
  • Princess And The Pea Syndrome

References

No Mercy No Malice

Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity

Tweetables

Consumers want to be confident with the choices they make. Professor Scott Galloway

Revenue is a choice of intellect. Dr. Craig Spodak

Any practice is profitable. Dr. Craig Spodak

Adjust your lifestyle to your current income. Professor Scott Galloway

Decide whether you want a business or a practice. Professor Scott Galloway
NASDAQ doesn’t really reflect the economy.  Professor Scott Galloway

The markets are more singular right now than the pandemic. Dr. Peter Boulden

Oct 1, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 174

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • The Mythical Notion Of Balance
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Balance Wheel
  • Readily Accessible Memory (RAM)
  • Seasons Of Life
  • Law Of Diminishing Return
  • Be Intentional
  • Grace & Awareness
  • Pre-blocked Schedules

References

Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing

Tweetables

We are people beyond dentists. Dr. Peter Boulden 

People get the greatest dose of context and understanding through extreme hardship. Dr. Craig Spodak

Not knowing what you want is a form of torture. Dr. Craig Spodak

You know better but you do it anyway. Dr. Craig Spodak

Just give yourself grace. Dr. Peter Boulden 

There’s a lot of things we’re not taught. Dr. Craig Spodak

Magic doesn’t have to take hours, it can just be moments. Dr. Craig Spodak

If it doesn’t make it to my calendar, typically it doesn’t happen. Dr. Peter Boulden

Sep 24, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 173

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Andrew Turchin

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Dr. Andrew Turchin’s Story
  • Maverick Investor
  • Economic Fulfillment vs. True Fulfillment
  • Collaboration
  • Dr. Turchin’s Practice
  • Dentistry’s Slow Season
  • Market Savvy
  • Track Record
  • Cosmetic Dentistry Coaching
  • Accelerated Learning
  • Never Say 'Need' To A Patient
  • Patient’s Motivation
  • Payment Plan Options

References

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Cosmetics Confidence Coaching

Tweetables

Collaboration is like marriage. Dr. Craig Spodak

I am a firm believer that the market is patterned. Dr. Andrew Turchin

Trading one’s own money is hard. Dr. Andrew Turchin

Markets can actually predict the future. Dr. Andrew Turchin

Invest in your future. Dr. Craig Spodak

Common sense is not so common. Dr. Craig Spodak

When you confuse, you lose. Dr. Craig Spodak

Clarity trumps everything else. Dr. Craig Spodak

Sep 17, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 172

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Review For Bonus
  • Apples To Apples Comparison
  • Empowered People
  • What Could Be Better
  • Big Mac Index
  • Pipeline Program
  • Triple Win
  • Work Environment
  • Percentage

References

Bulletproof Dental Practice

Tweetables

People will get resourceful when you ask them. Dr. Craig Spodak


Bring a level of awareness that it’s not a level playing field. Dr. Peter Boulden

Separate the review from the raise. Dr. Craig Spodak

Your business has to exist beyond you. Dr. Peter Boulden

Sep 10, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 171

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Division
  • Forced Isolation
  • Burnout Vs. Worn Out
  • Antidotes for Burnout
  • Proper Labelling of Emotion or Situation
  • Your Thoughts
  • Your Network
  • Wrap Up

References

Jordan Peterson

Tommy Breedlove Bulletproof Episode 114


Tweetables:

There’s always a silver lining, it’s just a tough time right now.  Dr. Craig Spodak


The word depressed and overwhelmed, are very heavy.  Dr. Craig Spodak

You would never talk about your best friend as cruel and as hard as you label yourself. Dr. Craig Spodak

Words really, really matter. Dr. Craig Spodak

Sep 3, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 170

Hosts: Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Darren Shaw

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Change In Online Marketing
  • Local Search Defined
  • Components of Local Seo
  • NAP Consistency
  • Address Normalization
  • Proximity Factor
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Keywords In The Reviews
  • 80/20 Rule
  • Shift From Basic Listing
  • Google Post
  • Review Growth In Google
  • Google Vs. Yelp
  • Google Guarantee Badge

References

Whitespark

Whitespark’s Review Checker

Whitespark’s Google Review Link Generator

HERE is a direct link to the summit checkout with a 100% off promo code!

Tweetables

In order to rank in the local pack, you cannot ignore your organic site. Darren Shaw

(Google) Every hundred feet you’ll get a different result. Darren Shaw

Only 2% are using the product feature of GMB. Darren Shaw

Aug 27, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 169

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Tim McNamara
 

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Going from One to Two Is Really Difficult
  • Not Step And Repeat
  • Leverage Your Fixed Assets
  • Scale Talent Not Resources
  • Look At Your Revenue
  • Entrepreneur Vs. Freelancer
  • Be Self-aware
  • Find A Future Partner
  • Create An SOP
  • Be Prepared Financially
  • The Allure of The Office Across Town
  • Functional Ownership
  • Diversify Your Earnings
  • Know How Much You Make
  • Happiness Is Equated To Progress
  • Find The Right People
  • Identify SWOT With Your Team
  • GAP Analysis In The Next Episode

References

 Dr. Tim McNamara

Tweetables

You’re a maverick, producer. Dr. Craig Spodak

If you don’t have a talent pipeline, you don’t have scale. Dr. Peter Boulden

Understand the CEO responsibilities and the provider responsibilities.
Dr. Tim McNamara

Being a clinician is much more difficult than being a successful businessman.
Dr. Tim McNamara

Figure out how you feel after doing something. Dr. Craig Spodak

Don’t assume that if you had success at one it uniquely qualifies you for success at two. Dr. Peter Boulden

Separate CEO money from employer money. Dr. Tim McNamara

Keep taking shots on your goals. Dr. Peter Boulden

Mistakes are just accelerated learning. Dr. Peter Boulden

Aug 20, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 168

Host: Dr. Peter Boulden and Dr. Craig Spodak

Guest: Mike Michalowicz

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Differentiate Yourself 
  • Outmarketing Your Competition
  • Reticular Formation 
  • DAD (Different Attracts Direct)
  • Unique Offers
  • Trust Through Commonality
  • Eradicate Entrepreneurial Poverty
  • Entrepreneurial Mission
  • Business Intention
  • Pay Yourself First Principle
  • Different Is Better

References

Entrepreneurship Made Simple

Fix This Next: Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business

Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself

Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll.

The Recession Response - Five Stages To Entrepreneurial Success During Economic Challenge & Crisis

Tweetables

If we understand our brain, we understand our self. Mike Michalowicz 

The key to marketing is to be different. Mike Michalowicz 

Look at what other industries do and take it. Mike Michalowicz 

Different means you are no longer part of the ordinary tribe. Mike Michalowicz 

Competing for price is a race to the bottom. Dr. Peter Boulden

Trauma is a great birthing place for life’s mission. Mike Michalowicz

An investment of 30 seconds, but the return can be extraordinary. Mike Michalowicz

Jul 23, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 167

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Paul Homoly

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Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Complete Care And How Dentist Are Afraid To Ask For What They Want
  • Statistics on Fear of Recommending Complete Care To Patients
  • Changes Due To COVID-19
  • New Responsibility For Dentists
  • How To Recommend Complete Care Without The Fear Of Losing Patients Through Sticker Shock
  • Process Of Rethinking Treatment Presentation
  • How To Give Patients The Experience Of Being Understood
  • The Why And How Of Patient Treatment
  • Patient Advocate
  • How To Recommend Treatment For Conditions Patients Are Not Concerned About
  • Influencing Conversation
  • Talking About Fit Issues
  • Giving Hope
  • Establish Fit Before Establishing Treatment Plan
  • Preference For Payment Plans
  • Key Takeaways

    • Introduction
    • Complete Care And How Dentist Are Afraid To Ask For What They Want
    • Statistics on Fear of Recommending Complete Care To Patients
    • Changes Due To COVID-19
    • New Responsibility For Dentists
    • How To Recommend Complete Care Without The Fear Of Losing Patients Through Sticker Shock
    • Process Of Rethinking Treatment Presentation
    • How To Give Patients The Experience Of Being Understood
    • The Why And How Of Patient Treatment
    • Patient Advocate
    • How To Recommend Treatment For Conditions Patients Are Not Concerned About
    • Influencing Conversation
    • Talking About Fit Issues
    • Giving Hope
    • Establish Fit Before Establishing Treatment Plan
    • Preference For Payment Plans
    • Mindset Shift
    • The Concept Of Readiness
    • Leadership For Education
    • Patient Leadership
    • Leadership Component of Dentistry
    • Career Plateau

    References

    Free Leadership Trainings - Text ‘LEADERSHIP’ to 55444

    "The Phantom of the Operatory" by Dr. Paul Homoly

    Dr. Paul Homoly’s Website

  • Leadership Component of Dentistry
  • Career Plateau

References

Free Leadership Trainings - Text ‘LEADERSHIP’ to 55444

"The Phantom of the Operatory" by Dr. Paul Homoly

Dr. Paul Homoly’s Website

Tweetables

Life will give you what you ask of it -Dr. Craig Spodak

Offering complete care is the new standard of care. Dr. Paul Homoly

The whole idea of patient education is overrated. Dr. Paul Homoly

Patient education doesn't change fit issues, at all. Dr. Paul Homoly

I'm getting crappy results, because I'm not doing the work. Dr. Peter Boulden

Education isn't the trigger, it is part of the change process. Dr. Paul Homoly

Instead of educating, lead. Dr. Paul Homoly

It takes a different level of self-esteem to lead. Dr. Craig Spodak

Leader = Destination + Resources + Confidence Dr. Paul Homoly

Jul 16, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 166

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways:

  • Introduction
  • Right or Wrong Way to Ask for Help or Advice
  • “Pick Your Brain” 
  • Be Specific with Your How
  • Proximity
  • Symbiosis
  • Crabpot Friends
  • Reciprocity
  • Welcome New Relationships

References

The Tyranny of How

Proximity is Power - Tony Robbins

Tweetables

There is no hack for hustle.  -Dr. Peter Boulden

The best formulas cannot substitute for iconic relationships. -Dr. Peter Boulden

Your network is your net worth. -Dr. Peter Boulden

Put it on benefitted verbiage. -Dr. Peter Boulden

In the absence of understanding, we make an excuse. -Dr. Craig Spodak

Reciprocity + Proximity = Relationship -Dr. Craig Spodak

Be discerning with your friends. -Dr. Craig Spodak        

Get close and be kind. -Dr. Craig Spodak

If you want value, be valuable. -Dr. Craig Spodak

Jul 10, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 165

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Dr. Brady Smith

Drilled with Dr. Brady podcast

Key Takeaways:

  • Introduction
  • Staff Vs. Team
  • Free Lunch
  • Rewards and Consequences
  • Referrals
  • Charitable Works
  • Anger and Negativity
  • Dental Consultancy
  • Ask The “Why?”
  • Self-awareness
  • Learning For Personal Growth
  • Declaration Of Change
  • Future Collaboration With Dr. Brady

References

Drilled Podcast

Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street

The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast:

Bertcast

Jordan Belfort

Tweetables

Staff is an infection. Words are power. -Dr. Peter Boulden

Close enough is not good enough. -Dr. Peter Boulden

Long term reward can turn into expectation. -Dr. Craig Spodak

If you're around anything long enough, even the most special thing, you'll take it for granted. -Dr. Craig Spodak

You can't win them all. -Dr. Brady Smith

Every human being is a potential person that we could help.  -Dr. Craig Spodak

Don't let your team be beaten up by angry patients.  -Dr. Craig Spodak

Negativity is viral. -Dr. Craig Spodak

You can't let anything, get in the way of something. -Dr. Craig Spodak

Stress comes from knowing exactly what to do and taking no action. -Dr. Craig Spodak

Progress = Happiness. -Dr. Craig Spodak

Jul 6, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 164

Host: Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

Introduction 

● Trying to Find Balance 

● Creating a System with “Pre-Blocks” 

● The Myth of Time 

● Prioritization 

● Decision Fatigue 

● On Being a “Morning Person” 

● Conclusion 


References 


Bulletproof Dental Practice


Tweetable 


“Time really cannot be managed, it moves on and all we can do is schedule  accordingly and have personal management amongst that time.” Dr. Boulden 


“Prioritization and pre-blocking are a great way to feel balanced yet  effective yet literally moving the needle always in your life.” Dr. Boulden

 
“We expand or contract our efficiency to the time we are allotted.” Dr.  Boulden

Jul 2, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 163

Host: Dr. Peter Boulden

Key Takeaways

  • Introduction
  • Set aside time for SWOT Analysis
  • Sample template for SWOT Analysis
  • Strengths defined
  • Weaknesses defined
  • Opportunities defined
  • Threats defined
  • Bulletproof Ecosystem


References

Bulletproof SWOT Template


Tweetable

We as owners can be myopic of what we think the problem is. - Dr. Peter Boulden

Awareness is key, execution is just secondary. - Dr. Peter Boulden

Place yourself in a place of abundance not of scarcity. -Dr. Peter Boulden

Awareness is a powerful thing! -Dr. Peter Boulden

Jun 25, 2020

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Bulletproof Dental Practice Podcast Episode 162

Hosts: Dr. Craig Spodak & Dr. Peter Boulden

Guest: Perrin DesPortes

IntPerrin DesPortes, Jr. ​ is a co-Founder and Partner of TUSK. He has over 25  years of leadership, sales, operations, and P&L management experience in the  dental industry, having rebuilt and successfully led 3 different businesses  for Patterson Dental Supply. 

TUSK ​Partners ​ provides industry-leading resources to group dental practices and DSOs. They combine over 50 years of experience with a progressive vision  to create the greatest value and impact for their clients. TUSK helps their  clients START, GROW and ultimately SELL their group dental practice or DSO.

Key Takeaways 

● Introduction 

● The Founder’s Dilemma 

     ○ Aspirations to Own Multiple Practices 

     ○ How Do I Work Myself Out of the Chair? 

     ○ Getting Paid from Your Practice 

          ■ Clinical 

          ■ Salary 

          ■ Distributions & Ownership 

     ○ Generating a Waterfall of Distributions 

     ○ Financial Impact to the Founder 

● Unique Ability 

● Shame in the Dental Business 

● Paying for Advice 

● Funding your Business Plan 

     ○ Being Honest with your Bank Regarding your Plans 

     ○ Finding the Right Banking Relationship 

     ○ Cost of Borrowing 


References 

TUSK podcast   


Tweetables 

“For the entrepreneur who finds himself a dentist” Perrin DesPortes 

“The Founder’s Dilemma is less of a dilemma when you’re not being very good at  your clinical production.” Dr. Craig Spodak 

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