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Quotes & Notes:
- “What can we give our patients? What does the consumer want? . . . We found they were looking for peace of mind.”
- “The whole basis of Quality Dental Plan is to keep the relationship between the dental office and the patient . . . The way it should be, no third party involvement.”
- “When you have a middleman that comes in between a transaction, that middleman needs to make some sort of profit.”
- “Firm in the policy. Flexible in the procedure.”
- “Becoming a strong leader frees up time to do the things you enjoy most by allowing you to delegate what you enjoy least.”
- “What can you delegate effectively to your team to allow you to do more dentistry?”
- “When you have a lot of different details of running a practice pulling you in a lot of different directions . . .are you really giving all of yourself to those patients?”
- “If you are going to do something, it’s worth doing best.” – Dan’s dad
- “You aren’t always going to be the best one out there, but you can always give it your best.” – Dan’s mom
- “Go out there and look around. Explore. See what the world has to offer. Find out who you are.”
- “In dental business, it’s understanding the game. What are the rules?”
- “In our life, we encounter lots of failures and challenges. How we respond to those really shapes who we are.”
- “You get knocked down. You have to pick yourself up again. I put my time and energy into something that was going to make an impact on the world.”
- “Go out and donate some time in the world. Use your skill to give back to the community. You really start to realize what you do have and what you can do with those skills.”
- “Know yourself and why you do the things you do.”
- “Once you make the decision to do something . . . you need to make it as important as breathing. Every day you wake up, that needs to be at the forefront of your mind.”
- “Be relentless. Pursue those goals and dreams.”
Dan’s recommended reading: E-myth & The Achievers
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