by Karah Karah | Feb 8, 2014 | Bold Biographies
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Quotes & Notes:
- As dentists, we are from the heart. That’s why we went into dentistry in the first place. So, growing your business should be authentic.
- I use the term patient attraction. This marketing isn’t about tricking someone. It’s about doing something for someone who already needs it.
- It should come across as who they are and attract the type of patient that they want.
- I really want dentists to succeed.
- If you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.
- I say it proudly. I had a redneck upbringing.
- If you can solve a problem for people, you are their guru.
- In dental school, we are like mushrooms. They keep us in the dark and pile poo on us all the time.
- In dentistry, we don’t get support from those closest to us. It’s competitive and that’s not the way it should be.
- I thought it was “marvelous me” that they needed. That was a mistake. It wasn’t about me. It was about the patients.
- I love the dental community. But we are always closed-minded and in the box
- It’s not the tool that makes the difference. It’s the connection to the patient.
- I want people that are smarter than me working with me doing what they are good at.
- I’m afraid of not living up to my full potential.
- Fail faster and get up faster.
- Ginger recommends that you read Mastery: A Technology for Excellence and Personal Evolution
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by Karah Karah | Jan 31, 2014 | Bold Biographies
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Quotes & Notes:
- My office was struck by lightning and burned down in May of 2013.
- I am getting the dental office I always wanted this time.
- We are building a brand new state-of-the-art training facility
- “If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.” Matthew 17:20
- You have to work through the challenges and come up with your best possible solutions.
- Don’t take no for an answer.
- I’ve never really been around people who just had one job. That’s probably an influence on me.
- I’ve been blessed to have lots of good people out there to follow.
- I’m stuck in Ripley (Mississippi) with no job and a pregnant wife. It’s not like you can just go work for somebody else.
- I liked seeing those pretty veneers and big huge reconstruction cases . . . I said I want to do that.
- I had to figure out what the blue-collar folks in my town needed…they needed fillings, extractions, and root canals.
- The Capacity Academy is founded on tons of systems that we now teach other dentists.
- I believe that there is no reason you can’t do A+ quality work . . .just do it bigger, faster, stronger.
- Folks don’t like you talking bad about their insurance plan, even if it is terrible.
- I am scared of failure. Big time.
- It’s all about strategy and overcoming obstacles.
- I think everybody should read Think and Grow Rich.
- You’ve got to get a vision for yourself that you feel good about. Do not let external forces deter you from that.
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by Karah Karah | Jan 31, 2014 | Bold Biographies, Maverick Mind Shifts
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by Karah Karah | Jan 26, 2014 | Legendary Leadership, Magnificent Marketing
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Notes & Quotes:
- In this day and age, we can’t afford to not network . . . it’s critical for the advancement of our careers
Coffee, lunch, coffee came from the way I structured my days.- We don’t understand the real value of human connections.
- My definition of networking is really creating mutually beneficial, long-term relationships without a predetermined outcome in mind.
- Connections + community + belonging = networking
- It feels good to help people solve the problems that they are facing.
- There’s a sense of gratitude and meaning in those connections.
- Your success depends on building these relationships.
- Meaningful connections means really understanding what drives and motivates another person.
- This is not about transactional relationships.
- Be the best version of yourself wherever you are.
- Always say yes! . . . go in with a “yes” attitude.
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by Karah Karah | Jan 17, 2014 | Maverick Mind Shifts
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Quotes & Notes:
- EVERYONE is meant to do work that matters to them.
- When you do work that matters to you, it will in turn matter to the people around you and start to impact them in a positive way.
- Leverage your natural talents, strengths, and passions!
- The best place to start is do mini-experiments on the side.
- Transform your career long before you quit your job.
- Strengths are at the core of fulfillment.
- Become a self expert.
- Are your values aligned with who you are spending time with and what you are working on?
- So many of us have been living toward a definition of success that is not ours.
- If you don’t know what your passion is, work your ass off until you figure it out.
- Do your impossible! What are the things that you tell yourself that you cannot do?
- It’s a compounding of confidence.
- The fastest way to do the things you don’t think can be done is hang around people who are already doing them.
- What’s the point of life? . . . to enjoy the way you spend your time!
- “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” -Mahatma Gandhi
- What makes you happy on your best day? I guarantee it isn’t numbers related.
- Everything is impossible until somebody did it.
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by Karah Karah | Jan 17, 2014 | Bold Biographies
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by Karah Karah | Nov 19, 2013 | Bold Biographies
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Quotes & Notes:
- Mantra – “Never quit!”
- “He was a bootstrap, built from the ground up entrepreneur…I learned a lot of lessons in business from my grandfather and my father.”
- “Every January 1st I sit down – after celebrating with the family – and I make a list of everyone that’s been influential in my life and I write them a thank you letter.”
- “Growing it from no patients in 2006 to over 7000 active patients today in four locations and five doctors was really an opportunity to express what I learned in marketing.”
- “If you’re not letting your patients know what you do, really I think you’re doing your business a disservice.”
- “We were going to be serious about letting people know who we are and what we stood for.”
- “…and my staff one day walked out at lunch, granted it was only three people but all three walked out and they never came back.”
- [In October] “We’re matching every patient we start, we’re going to treat a kid for free through Smiles Change Lives.”
- Book Recommendation – The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
- “You will become what you think of most.”
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by Karah Karah | Nov 11, 2013 | Hints for Happiness
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Quotes & Notes:
- “He had a 30% chance for a 5 year survival.”
- “Braden and I actually had chemo on the same days. We were bald together.”
- “If you are strong enough and brave enough to just get up and keep fighting then I’m going to keep fighting too.”
- “We’re lucky we even get a chance to even try anything.”
- “If this is the only time that we get, do I want to spend it with me in bed with the pillow over my head…”
- “Just make the days good.”
- “It’s been absolutely amazing to see the beauty of the human spirit.”
- “…it makes you want to turn around and continue doing good for other people.”
- “I’m a stubborn enough person that fear actually fuels me into action.”
- “I’m scared out of my mind but I refuse to allow cancer to stop us dead in our tracks.”
- Mantra – Everything around us is a gift.
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by Karah Karah | Nov 4, 2013 | Bold Biographies
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Quotes & Notes:
- Mantra – “The choices you make in life dictate the life you lead.”
- “You can learn a lot from people who work hard and understand people.”
- “I visited about 40 practices.”
- “I belong to mastermind groups in both marketing business area and clinical side of things.”
- “It’s about using your time wisely.”
- “He talked about a pyramid of patients – new patient for basic dentistry – existing hygiene patients – niche services.”
- “Invisalign is about 1/3 of my bread and butter practice.”
- “I had a $34,000 mistake early in my career…I decided well, it’s a good lesson.”
- “Surround yourself with a great team and delegate.”
- “Once you get a big enough reason why you want to do things…it motivates you to take action.”
- Book Recommendation – The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack
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by Karah Karah | Oct 29, 2013 | Legendary Leadership
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Quotes & Notes:
- “It’s about lifting other people up.”
- “You’re obligated to do everything you can to learn what it means to become a leader.”
- “Assume the accountability of the success and particularly the failures of that organization.”
- “…this is a lifelong process that never ends.”
- “Every interaction with a human being is an opportunity for leadership and growth.”
- “How good are they at being a leader and handling the gray areas?”
- “Real leaders understand the emotional intelligence side…”
- “People want to be part of the solution.”
- “Confidence is the core of a natural charisma.”
- “The less confidence you have, the faster you give up trying.”
- Confidence killers: Low self-image; fear; worrying about other people’s opinion of you
- “Fear is a necessary requirement of courage.”
- “The uncertainty of the future never goes away.”
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