Dealing with the Fear of Not Living Up to Personal...
I’ve noticed lately a certain type of fear welling up within myself. For a few months I’ve been aware of its presence but had yet to properly name it until recently, and now believe this anxiety to stem from a personal fear of what I vaguely refer to as “not living up to my own expectations.” Surely, to most men this sounds...
Thoughts on Manhood at Twenty-eight.
A man… thinks. before he acts. before he opens his mouth. is not defined by the career he has but by the job he does. is not dependent on hand-me-downs. is a bearer of risk. is genuine. knows shoddy work when he sees it. knows excellent work when he sees it. has little time for the excuses of others. has no time for the excuses he...
When Men Adopt Adolescent Habits
It doesn’t matter how old we grow, many of our bad habits still linger from childhood. And the thing about retained adolescent habits is we don’t want to appear as though we still possess them. Instead, we give our old habits new names. We recategorize old behaviors under fresh titles in order to seem more appealing and similar to...
An Effective Dentist Understands the Intangibles
There are, of course, as with any health based industry, a myriad of distinct and predictable data points with which to measure the growth or lack thereof of a dental practice. And too, there are many immeasurable qualities left to the intangible that play huge roles in determining whether a practice will grow or remain stagnant. It is in...
A Better Man
The older I grow, the more earnest my longing to realize the character of a genuine man becomes. Whether this is due to my quickly accumulating years and a more acute awareness of my fleeting youth, I do not know, but what I do realize within my own self is as I progress in time, this has become of utmost importance to me–to be a great...
The Importance of Leadership within the Dental Off...
I’ve had the unique opportunity to be a part of dentistry my entire life. Growing up in the dental field, my parents both dentists, allowed me time to build a portfolio of daily observations I wouldn’t trade for the world, many of which guide me as a dental student today. From my high school years spent in my family’s practice, to...
Open Windows
Open the window child, let the midnight cool dance across the living room floor, fill our lungs, send shivers up our nestled toes. For the day’s been warm and long, and bored our senses have become from the sweat of the midday sun cannon-balling us in blankets of moisture and muggy wool. Open the windows, the doors, cut a hole in the roof...
The Wind
If you pay attention on summer nights, those full of humidity and stars and wild-eyed wonderful glances toward that beautiful mystery beside, if you really put your heart to it, you’ll feel the wind on your shoulders, her fingers pressing in, coursing through your hair, her voice whispering fresh incentive, lilac and clay. If you...
The Difficult
Patience in me is a worn and weary leaf prone to fall and fade to the winds of adversity, the cold of looming change. To neglect the wait, the expectation, to deal inappropriately with that immature, nagging voice of erraticism, to go without first receiving the capacity to advance, is the source of my neglected character, my...
Thoughts on “Mountains Beyond Mountains̶...
Let me start by saying that I highly recommend Tracy Kidder’s book Mountains Beyond Mountains The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure The World. Undoubtedly, I will be contemplating Dr. Farmer’s words and beliefs for the rest of my life. His actions as a medical doctor, anthropologist and humanitarian have greatly impacted my...
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