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!
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