Articles
Why the Traditional Retirement Plan is Not For Practice Owners
In any area of life or business, you will find certain advice or circumstances which may be a fit for some people, but not for others. The trouble is that one size does not always fit all. As a practice owner, you have unique opportunities and challenges. Therefore,...
Keeping Your Attention on Your Business Finances
If you have ever been to the mall with a toddler, you know they require constant attention. The moment you take your attention off the child to look at some clothes or thumb through a magazine, there is a good chance they could be 100 yards away petting a stuffed...
What’s Your View?
I read an anonymous quote the other day that said, “After climbing the mountain, you can finally enjoy the view.” Then I started to think about how building and running a practice is a lot like climbing a mountain: sometimes it’s an easy hike up a gentle slope and...
10 Reasons Why Practice Owners Are in a Financial Crisis
Most practice owners are in a financial crisis. Crisis is a strong word. It is defined as a “time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.” Examples of this would be a drug crisis, a drought crisis, a food crisis, or some kind of health crisis. It is a word that...
The Financial “Opportunity Trap”
One’s journey to become financially independent is never a straight line upward. There are hills and valleys, successes and failures, and obstacles that seem like they can never be conquered. However, there is one thing I see happen that can put a business owner or...
The Practice Owner’s Financial Sweet Spot
If you listen to a professional athlete, they talk about their “sweet spot” when it comes to a particular sport. For them, it’s a certain point on their racket, bat, or club which makes the most effective contact with the ball and delivers the best results. For...
Celebrate Your Financial Victories
When I was growing up, the Chicago Bulls and New York Yankees were the kings of sports. While I admired how hard they worked to get to the top, one of the most overlooked actions they took every time they won a big series or a championship was just how much they...
10 Important Actions to Help You Navigate the Path to Financial Freedom
By and large, people are unhappy when they are confused and disorderly in any area of life. Find a person who appears to be “happy” yet they are surrounded by chaos, and I will show you someone who is actually insane. The area of money is no exception. People are...
How to Be an “ACE” With Money
If you ever wanted to study the subject of money, then one needs to go no further than Las Vegas. The people who run this town know EXACTLY the basic principles one needs to know to win the game—literally and figuratively. In 2017 it is reported that casinos in Vegas...
The Cost of Making a Financial Decision During Burnout
I am about to tell you a story of just how costly it can be to make a financial decision when you are emotionally “burned out,” exasperated, and fed up. SO PAY ATTENTION. Let me tell you about Dr. D. I would put her in the top percentile of practice owners I’ve...
Avoiding “RBMs” – 4 Simple Rules
Tell me if you have heard this story: Business owner has 4 good months where cash flow is good, bills are getting paid, creditors are not calling, a little bit of money is accumulating in the checking account and everything at the practice seems to be calm. Then it...
The Fast Food Financial Advice Epidemic
We have all had this experience. We are busy working. We get hungry. We know we shouldn’t, but we just can’t help ourselves. We drive to the nearest fast food joint and get a burger, fries and soft drink. Ah. We are temporarily satisfied. Yet, in the back of our mind,...