Shifting Gears
I talk a lot about having a business that serves one’s lifestyle and enables you have to have true freedom. To me, true freedom is getting to do what you want to do, with whom […]
Author: AlexLerma
I’m an Outlier – But not as Much as You Might Think
Many people think I’m a bit of an outlier. They think I’m a little bit different, that I took a different path, or that I got lucky to be able to exit my clinical practice […]
Your Sacrifice Period
There’s a sacrifice period in everyone’s life. There’s high school, college, and the beginning of your career. Each period requires sacrifice to achieve a desired outcome. We are taught that we have to work hard […]
Multipliers Through Collaboration
Collaboration. I call it the multiplier effect. A difficulty that most of us have is that we are hard workers. We learned that there was a work ethic involved in getting to the next level. […]
Getting to Freedom Faster
We talk a lot about getting to your freedom point sooner rather than later. What is the freedom point for most people? It’s what we call retirement age. In the traditional model, we are supposed […]
Creating a Plan B
I hear the same story over and over again from different dentists I engage with, and that is that they want to get out sooner rather than later. Many of the younger ones are adamant […]
Differentiate or Die
Healthcare today is in a era of commoditization, and the delivery models are changing rapidly. I appreciate the resolve of my fellow healthcare professionals, who are pushing back against commoditization…but resolve by itself is not […]
Buying Back Time
It’s not uncommon for people to search for a way to jumpstart their freedom. Many people are looking for a financial investment structure that will create predictable cash flow, that sustainably indexes to inflation. But […]
Are You Transactional or Transformative?
Do you consider yourself transactional or transformative? Transactional is the profession you do, how you pay your bills. Essentially, it means to trade your time for dollars. Society would tell you that in order to […]
Being Truthful to Yourself
One of the hardest things to do in life is to be honest with yourself. We all strive to have integrity, to tell the truth, and do what we say we are going to do. […]
