Dealing with the Fear of Not Living Up to Personal Expectations
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 completely familiar, and I’ll bank this confession on the...
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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 tells himself. sees his family as top priority, loves his...
Read MoreWhen 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 those we surround ourselves with. In this way we avoid...
Read MoreAn 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 the good habit of collecting as much measurable data as...
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