Hello All
First off, I want to thank MJ for writing a great book and sharing insight to things I rarely would have considered in the past. After reading his book and looking at my current situation I would consider myself to be a sidewalk and slowlane hybrid. I am 35 years old, a dentist and generally work 4 days per week.
After reading his book I realized that dentistry is a dead end (slowlane) profession. I can only work on so many teeth in a day. I can't "sell" dentistry online beyond marketing and I can only leverage it so far, unless I open a chain of clinics. That route doesn't interest me because I don't want to introduce so much of the human resource element either. Running my own practice is enough work for me. I feel like I am married to my job. I make OK money but I also buy lots of toys = sidewalker? I also spent many years and hundreds of thousands in education to get the DDS degree. I was trained from young to go to school, get a professional degree, make money, save it and one day I'll be rich = slowlane. I also get advice all the time from my CPA to consider Roth IRA's and put more money in my wife's 401k.
Now I know there is a better way and I'm excited about making a transition. However, all this specific education has made me a "one trick pony." I know a lot about dentistry but not much about other things. Every day I think about my other options and nothing ever comes to mind, but that's perhaps because I have not surrounded myself with like-minded individuals and the more time I spend on this forum the more inspired I get. I hope to be able to come up with something that fits the proper guidelines for success and make it happen soon.
Here are my "shout-outs" to Chicago and Phoenix:
I went to Northwesten Dental School in downtown Chi-town and I love the Chicago references in MJ's book. I also did a residency in Tucson and my best friend lives in Cave Creek just outside Phoenix. I'm out in the Phoenix area several times a year to visit and love it out there as well.
Obviously there is a lot more to me and my life but I think I've gotten at least some of it across and feel slightly relieved that I was able to write down my feelings and address my issues.
Thanks again for reading this and I do look forward to interacting with many of you!
First off, I want to thank MJ for writing a great book and sharing insight to things I rarely would have considered in the past. After reading his book and looking at my current situation I would consider myself to be a sidewalk and slowlane hybrid. I am 35 years old, a dentist and generally work 4 days per week.
After reading his book I realized that dentistry is a dead end (slowlane) profession. I can only work on so many teeth in a day. I can't "sell" dentistry online beyond marketing and I can only leverage it so far, unless I open a chain of clinics. That route doesn't interest me because I don't want to introduce so much of the human resource element either. Running my own practice is enough work for me. I feel like I am married to my job. I make OK money but I also buy lots of toys = sidewalker? I also spent many years and hundreds of thousands in education to get the DDS degree. I was trained from young to go to school, get a professional degree, make money, save it and one day I'll be rich = slowlane. I also get advice all the time from my CPA to consider Roth IRA's and put more money in my wife's 401k.
Now I know there is a better way and I'm excited about making a transition. However, all this specific education has made me a "one trick pony." I know a lot about dentistry but not much about other things. Every day I think about my other options and nothing ever comes to mind, but that's perhaps because I have not surrounded myself with like-minded individuals and the more time I spend on this forum the more inspired I get. I hope to be able to come up with something that fits the proper guidelines for success and make it happen soon.
Here are my "shout-outs" to Chicago and Phoenix:
I went to Northwesten Dental School in downtown Chi-town and I love the Chicago references in MJ's book. I also did a residency in Tucson and my best friend lives in Cave Creek just outside Phoenix. I'm out in the Phoenix area several times a year to visit and love it out there as well.
Obviously there is a lot more to me and my life but I think I've gotten at least some of it across and feel slightly relieved that I was able to write down my feelings and address my issues.
Thanks again for reading this and I do look forward to interacting with many of you!
Dislike ads? Become a Fastlane member:
Subscribe today and surround yourself with winners and millionaire mentors, not those broke friends who only want to drink beer and play video games. :-)
Access Restricted: Unlock 1,000,000+ Posts
Stop Peeking Through the Keyhole.
Open the Door.
You hit a wall because the best advice isn't free—it's earned. Since 2007, MJ DeMarco has been active here daily (99.9% active rate), building a war room for entrepreneurs who refuse to settle for mediocrity.
- Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
- MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
- Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
- Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."— User Richard Peck
"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?
