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Have you ever wondered what your career and your life will look like in five, ten or even twenty years? Have you ever asked yourself why your career has taken a certain path? Would you like to have more control of your future, or perhaps more understanding of your past? This book was written for you. The Seven Stages of a Dental Practice Life Cycle chronicles real life scenarios based on more than thirty years of experiences from the career of Michael A. Pincus D.D.S. It is an orderly illustration of the journey of a young dental student graduating from dental school and proceeding through a long and wondrous career. It is meant to provide wisdom and insight into each step a young practitioner might take. It is also meant to provide some perspective to the dentists who have already taken those steps. If you are a dental student with mountains of clinical requirements left to complete, and the two students sitting next to you have been finished for months, have faith. If you are five years into your practice, married with your first child on your way, be bold. If you are near retirement, reflect and compare notes. The Seven Stages of a Dental Practice Life Cycle is a humorous, informative , and motivational guide for dentists of all ages.

This is not a book just about flying a single engine airplane around the world.This is the book about identifying the Big Hairy Audacious Goal in our lives and finding a way to accomplish it through focus and discipline.The author accomplished three dreams: the dream of coming to the U.S. and getting an MBA degree (when he hardly spoke any English); the dream of starting a company and becoming a self-made millionaire (when he had no money, no business plan, no investors, no social network, and no experience); the dream of becoming the first Chinese citizen to fly a single-engine airplane around the world (when he had barely 200 hours of flying time and two years of flying experiences). By sharing these stories, the author challenges everyone to think about one question: What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn't fail?

More Leads. Free Publicity. Speaking Opportunities. Ultimate Authority & Credibility.This book teaches you how to quickly and easily use a book as rocket fuel to propel the growth and expansion of your business.Inside, 11 financial advisors, who became authors, reveal how they have used their books to attract their ideal clients and grow their businesses as a result. You will learn: ¿ How Ann Vanderslice, President and CEO of Federal Retirement Planning Strategies, expanded her local business to a national enterprise in the span of one year with the help of her book. (Chapter 2) ¿ How Founder of Strategic Wealth Designers, Matt Dicken, uses his book to turn a "lukewarm lead" into a "hot lead" before meeting with potential clients, making first-time appointments more productive and successful. (Chapter 3) ¿ How Mike Canet, President & Founder of Prostatis Financial Advisors Group, leveraged his book to "create the aura of celebrity, credibility, and expertise" and appear in hundreds of journals, newspapers and major stations across the country - and doubled his income in the span of two years. (Chapter 4) ¿ How CEO of First Financial Partners, Matt Zagula, promoted his book on national TV, creating a campaign that uncovered a new market for his business and generated a 7-figure rate of return. (Chapter 7) ¿ How Thomas Helbig, Founder & CEO of Retirement Advisory Group, found an easy way to write his book and turned his "struggling" business into a success that doubled his income in one year. (Chapter 12)

It's not in the knowing, it's in the doing. The evolution to becoming relevant with your self, your relationships and your business requires fundamental re-purposing in thinking and culture. Purposed people not only understand this concept, but they also realize that why becomes more important than what. In his new book, Dr. Michael Fling takes you on a journey that blends lessons of creativity, energy and passion that will change how you view your world and will add relevance to personal and professional fulfillment. He relates value driven tipping points at the end of each chapter, or lap, that convey the importance of having clarity, drive and an emotional spirit in everyday tasks. You will learn how to create more productive, predictable and sustainable patterns in your business and in your life and how to develop a healthier and more consistent culture of prosperity. 32 Laps reveals the secret to closing the gap between knowing and doing. You will be motivated to look forward, to take action and to change.

What if you could do what you're passionate about and achieve work-life balance? What if you were relieved of the pressure to have some massive amount saved? Retiring while you work is possible no matter your level of wealth. In his book, The Currency of Time, author David Adams introduces his three buckets of life approach to create fluid life financial plans, not emergency retirement quitting plans. Using the three buckets approach will help you feel more free, joyful, and fulfilled. We can all find joy in the journey of life while still satisfying our ambitions, goals, health, and personal and spiritual lives. Adams teaches us that if we learn to prioritize living life while also planning for the future, we can find the kind of work-life balance that fuels dreams.

At once a time capsule, a master class in entrepreneurial thinking and a dazzling coffee table book, Forbes@100 starts with the history of a century of capitalism - cover-by-cover, first-by-first - told through the prism of its definitive chronicler, Forbes magazine. But it doesn't stop there. In the characteristic Forbesian way, the book then looks toward the future, with the best-ever collection of original essays, anecdotes, and ideas from the 100 greatest living business minds all accompanied by original portraits taken by renowned photographer Martin Schoeller Offering a unique window into the thinking of Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Bono, Donald Trump, Sheryl Sandberg, Jeff Bezos, Paul McCartney and 90 others, Forbes@100 is a once-in-a-century, inspirational keepsake.

No team can win without a playbook. And no CEO should start mobilizing their company to create value without this one. Discover the series of moves that successful Chief Executive Officers make to help their organizations realize and capture value.

PERCEPTIVE SOLUTIONS for those who want to know how NUTRITIOUS FOOD can be grown. Practical SURVIVAL guide for FARMERS to show them how to meet the needs that CONSUMERS are requesting! WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE EARTH IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND IS GOOD FOR THE CONSUMER. Steve Groff's message to consumers will resonate with the those who crave enhanced nutrient dense food. His message to fellow farmers is profound and prophetic: they are in danger of becoming obsolete, unless they seize the opportunity by providing what consumers want. Those consumers increasingly demand that the food they eat and the clothes they wear come from producers who observe responsible farming practices such as cover crops, reduced or no tillage, and other regenerative agriculture techniques. True to his conversational speaking style, in this book, Steve describes his consulting role for the largest frozen food processor in the world and other major corporate players, like Wrangler. These companies are positioning themselves for a profitable future, marketing to consumers who are desiring nutritious food and sustainable grown fiber. Farmers must do likewise to ensure they will have a continuing market for their goods. To future-proof their farms, they must heal and nurture the life-giving soil that sustains their livelihood, as a foundation to meet the needs of the market in the years ahead. Steve Groff has perfected the soil health concepts on his own farm and taken his message across the nation and to the corners of the world, promoting a new mindset that could save the family farm from extinction. This book is his WAKE-UP CALL! This book is also a rare opportunity to peak into the inner thoughts and perspectives of a farmer who wants to make a difference in the health of the planet, the health of business, and ultimately the health of the people. An informative and easy weekend read!

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I think I might have a thyroid problem. I'm tired all the time, no matter how much I exercise, I can't seem to lose weight, my hair's falling out, and overall I just feel blah." If so, it is essential that you explore the very real possibility that indeed, you do have hypothyroidism. In Hypothyroidism, Health & Happiness, Dr. Steven Hotze reveals how commonly hypothyroidism is overlooked, misdiagnosed, and mistreated in women and men, and gives you just the information you need to prepare yourself to obtain help. Too often, individuals with all the signs of low thyroid are prevented from accessing the simple, inexpensive and effective treatment for hypothyroidism. Instead, they are told their blood work is "normal." Find out why they owe it to themselves to believe what their bodies are telling them, rather than the results of their blood tests. Dr. Hotze has been on a mission to get this message into the hands of women and men, particularly those in midlife, for more than 20 years. The answers you will find in this book about the signs, symptoms and treatment of low thyroid conditions are no longer a part of the conventional medical approach to hypothyroidism. Inside, you will learn: The historical basis for identifying and treating hypothyroidism Underlying causes of hypothyroidism Clinical signs and symptoms that may mean you have hypothyroidism The little-used thyroid blood test that identifies thyroid disorders in spite of a "normal" TSH Other individuals just like you who are now healthy, well, and thriving Simple at-home test you can do as a starting point towards discovering if you have low thyroid And more Dr. Hotze has a saying, "If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then you owe it to yourself to take charge of your health and get your life back." By arming yourself with the information in this book you can take the first step towards restoring your health, transforming your life and improving your world.

The news sure looks bad: rapidly shifting student demographics, the ever-increasing speed of technological innovation, and extreme legislative and public pressure are squeezing colleges and universities into a lose-lose race toward irrelevancy. Detailed in countless articles and books, the challenges faced by institutions of higher learning in the U.S. are varied and weighty. But higher education is far from doomed. It is at this inflection point in which independent colleges and universities have the opportunity to revolutionize higher education. It is time to pivot towards a new university, one that radically refocuses structure and pedagogy on students and their learning; reimagines the foundational institutional structures of leadership, tenure, and the higher education business model; and produces national examples for access and inclusion. In an industry notoriously slow to adapt and evolve, leaders of colleges and universities must act quickly and decisively, committing to a monumental shift to educate students for a world that we cannot yet see: a leap-frog into relevancy that higher education has never experienced. Authors Joanne Soliday and Dr. Mark Lombardi, with their combined decades in higher education leadership and consulting, explicate a picture of possibility for the future of independent colleges and universities, one rooted in the essential value of a liberal arts education that brings students to their highest potential. It is the critical reimagining of how that education is shaped that guides a vision for the new university.

Is Your Association Equipped for the Digital Age? The future of the association industry is unclear. Within today's cultural shift in the economic, political, and social climates, associations need to be flexible and ready to evolve to meet the needs of both their audiences and world at large. Today, the threat to associations is the possibility of becoming antiquated due to their lack of willingness or ability to change and modernize with the culture around them. However, this situation also presents an amazing opportunity to experiment, innovate, and ultimately achieve sustainable growth and new levels of mission attainment. In Amith Nagarajan's The Open Garden Organization: A Blueprint for Associations in the Digital Age, readers will learn how to experiment in new ways and drive progress forward within their organizations. The backbone of Amith's method lies in the "Open Garden Model," which focuses on three main principles: purpose, culture, and inclusivity. The Open Garden Model encourages associations to: ¿ clarify and deepen purpose; ¿ discover and live their values; ¿ embrace a future of uncertainty by taking on many small risks to experiment and learn; ¿ shift their business model to one that embraces an inclusive and expansive audience, reaching far beyond the scope of traditional membership. The Open Garden Model will help associations grow their new market far beyond their traditional base, create new and sustainable revenue streams, and elevate their brand's credibility and member loyalty. Ensure your association has the ability to sustain and thrive in today's changing world.

Getting Out Of A Company's Golden Handcuffs Is Going To Take More Than Magic For fourteen years Darcy Holtzman had been going to her job as the chief financial officer at the largest independent office products dealership in all of North Carolina, Burgess Industries. And then, one morning, she arrives at work to discover the owner and CEO is retiring, an announcement she anticipated more than the one that came after it: she would be taking on the title of vice president, and her hothead, controlling colleague, Ron Marchetti, would be the new president. Darcy knew right then that his appointment would change the course of company--potentially irreparably--and that it would take even more time and effort on her and the other managers' part to keep the company operating. Though the story of Darcy and Burgess Industries in The Big Turnaround is one of fiction, author Ellen McIlhenny draws from her real-life experiences as a chief financial officer and business advisor to give life to the everyday workplace issues that plague most of us at some point in our careers. How the characters in this novel work together (or don't) will provide you--whether you're a CEO or a staff member--insight on how similar points of contention in our own workplaces can be avoided and negotiated through.

-Look Confident - Feel Confident - Live Confident As the much-anticipated companion to The Mommy Makeover, Dr. Michael R. Burgdorf's The Daddy Do-Over, reveals the truth behind the importance of a man's physical appearance and just how much it can help you--or hold you back. He examines the recent popularity in male plastic surgery, especially in fathers who juggle a busy family and a busy career. Speaking directly to dads, Dr. Burgdorf introduces a variety of options that plastic surgery offers, letting you find the perfect look for the lifestyle you live--or want to live. Discover no down-time, non-invasive options, as well as comprehensive procedures, to improve your appearance. Dr. Burgdorf will help you learn: - THE PARADOX OF THE MALE DILEMMA. - WHICH DADS ARE GETTING PLASTIC SURGERY. - WHAT PROCEDURES ARE MOST POPULAR IN MEN. - THE HEALTHY REACTION TO A MIDLIFE CRISIS. - HOW VISITING A PLASTIC SURGEON CAN REVITALIZE YOUR CAREER. Discover how The Daddy Do-Over can boost your confidence, reinvigorate your image, and lead to success in your business and your home life.

Start Your Journey to A Work-Optional Life Investing is risky, and successful investors know what it means to take "smart risks." In SMART RISK, leading wealth catalyst and portfolio manager Maili Wong shares her techniques to help you build an investment strategy and roadmap leading to a work-optional life-having the freedom to live the lifestyle you choose, regardless of market conditions. Smart Risk Investing balances art and science in a financial decision-making process that continuously stacks the odds in your favor-to increase your chance of successfully reaching your financial purpose and goals. It often involves adjusting your mind-set and recognizing internal biases that may be holding you back from achieving long-term financial success. You don't have to be ultra-wealthy to apply their secrets to achieving retirement sooner and enjoying a work-optional life. To overcome challenges faced amidst today's volatile markets and changing investment environment, SMART RISK outlines a path for you to think differently about risk, then act differently, to ultimately create financial empowerment and lasting financial freedom...one investment at a time.

Take your front row seat as Steve Heard looks back at his "life lived all the way up," and shares seven decades of adventures and real-life accounts involving some of history's most influential decision-makers through one of the most rapidlychanging times in American history. Steve's story begins before his own birth, chronicling his family's roots, particularly his great-great-great grandfather, Colonel Stephen Heard. A soldier and a politician, Steve's namesake fought with George Washington in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War before becoming the first governor of Georgia. Steve's own account opens with his upbringing in Westwood, Massachusetts, his private education at Milton Academy in the 1950s, and his years of sports, friends, and academics at Harvard. Shortly after receiving his degree, Steve was quickly commissioned in the United States Air Force and served three years as an intelligence officer in Spain. While living on the civilian economy and making local connections, he participated in some of the Cold War's most challenging episodes, a number of which are still largely classified today. At the close of his eventful three-year tour, Steve became only the third American to fight bulls in Spain as a licensed matador, earning him a framed picture in one of Barcelona's oldest and best known restaurants, Los Caracoles, among some of Spain's most well-known, historical matadors. After his return to the United States in the 1960s, Steve attended Stanford Law School while working as a Santa Clara Deputy Sheriff. Steve then began five successful, eventful decades of practicing international law in several law firms-two of which he started. He investigated and litigated international transborder transactions, including smuggling and financial matters, cases that took him to the farthest reach of Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. All The Way Up also reveals Steve's philanthropic side, serving 20 years on the Board of the New York City Fresh Air Fund, the last 13 of which he was president. He also served several terms on Stanford Law School's Board of Visitors. Steve now enjoys his retirement with his wife, Susan, in Seabrook, South Carolina. Borrowing a line from Teddy Roosevelt, Steve's lifelong friend and Charleston neighbor, John Winthrop, likes to say, "Steve Heard is truly a classic 'man in the arena.'"

POSITION YOUR PRACTICE TO SUCCEED To be the best law practice in the business, you have to make clients believe you're the most trusted problem solver, helper, and legal advisor in town. Longtime attorney Ken Hardison has built two successful firms and now he's sharing the shortcuts to build your own preeminent personal injury practice that clients will trust and your competition will envy. Under Promise and Over Deliver shows you the simple steps to: ¿ Change seven everyday attitudes to grow a more loyal client base ¿ Do what 90% of other lawyers aren't doing to get loyal customers ¿ Create the right infrastructure to quadruple your case size ¿ Hire the right staff and partners ¿ Execute successful marketing strategies before, during, and after representation ¿ Prioritize your finances to double your revenues in 24 months Take the simple steps to become the preeminent practice in your market and loyal customers will flock to you, bringing golden referrals with them.

This book is not about how to make money by consulting, coaching, or hosting webinars. It provides guidelines for speakers who want to get booked to speak...MORE! Inside these pages, CSP, CPAE and Hall of Fame speaker, Steve Gilliland, reveals the 40 critical steps that have led him to get booked for over 100 speaking engagements annually. _ is stepby- step strategy follows the curriculum of Steve's online university, Speaker UTM, providing a blueprint for you to build your own substantial, sustainable and pro_ table speaking business.

The true story of how lives were lost, taxpayer money squandered, and reputations destroyed as part of an ill-conceived effort to remake Afghanistan into something akin to our own image. What started as a project to reconstruct the highway between Kabul and Kandahar evolved into an ambitious effort to provide Afghanistan with new roads, bridges, schools, clinics, power plants, and irrigation projects. These assignments fell to a Texas-based security firm, US Protection & Investigation, LLC (USPI), which in the space of a few years rose to become the most pervasive and effective paramilitary force in Afghanistan.The initiatives required weapons, health and death benefits, ammunition, uniforms, and vehicles, which the underfunded Government of Afghanistan could not supply, but still mandated. Amendment 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1972 prohibited USAID from funding these items. Aware of these Vietnam-era legal restraints, Del Spier of USPI alerted U.S. officials to the implications and was assured repeatedly that a way would be found to solve the problem. This is the unbelievable true story of a normal American couple, Del and Barbara Spier, in unfriendly enemy territory, in the middle of a war. Unknown to Barbara, Del was forced to take matters into his own hands to accomplish U.S. objectives. He was caught in the crossfire of Afghanistan's endemic corruption, criminals, and ethnic rivalries and Washington's shifting military strategies and bureaucratic inertia. USPI security personnel worked across the country, where they encountered ambushes, IEDs (improvised explosive devices), warlords, drug kingpins, criminals and ordinary Afghans coping with the horrors of everyday life. These horrors struck a humanitarian nerve in the Spiers and without any government assistance they provided clothing, medicine, training, fuel, food and shelter to the unfortunate.As American troops are being withdrawn from Afghanistan, one overriding question will occupy the public for years: How could an endeavor that began with the toppling of the Taliban regime in Kabul a decade ago have evolved into the longest war in American history? The Spiers' path ultimately led them into a protracted legal battle. USAID turned on the very company that for years had protected its construction sites in Afghanistan and enlisted the FBI and the Justice Department in a three-year, multi-million dollar investigation vendetta against the Spiers and their company. Only dramatic courtroom decisions handed down in March and July 2010 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. brought the matter to a surprising conclusion. The Spiers' tragedy is a microcosm of America's misadventure in Afghanistan.

Do you want to maintain your health and energy level as you age? If so, then it is essential that you replenish your declining hormones. In Hormones, Health, and Happiness, Dr. Steven Hotze reveals how restoring hormones to optimal levels using natural, bioidentical hormones enables women and men to regain their vitality. Dr. Hotze discusses the frequently overlooked problem of hypothyroidism, which commonly affects women in midlife. Too often, women with all the signs of low thyroid are told that their blood results are normal. Find out why women should believe what their bodies are telling them rather than the results of a blood test. The conventional medical approach treats symptoms with "anti" drugs, such as antidepressants, antihistamines, antispasmodics, anti-arthritics, and others, rather than discovering and correcting the underlying problems of these symptoms.In Hormones, Health, and Happiness, Dr. Hotze discusses symptoms of women and men in midlife, which include fatigue, weight gain, headaches, depression, insomnia, hot flashes, joint and muscle pain, brain fog, loss of interest in sex, allergies, and recurrent infections, to name a few, and addresses their solutions. His comprehensive eight-point wellness program will help you strengthen your immune system, balance your hormones, and increase your energy level. This program encompasses: ¿ Treatment of low thyroid ¿ Treatment of hormonal decline and imbalance ¿ Treatment of adrenal fatigue ¿ Treatment of yeast overgrowth ¿ Treatment of airborne allergies ¿ Treatment of food allergies ¿ Vitamin and mineral supplementation ¿ Nutritionally balanced eating program Dr. Hotze demonstrates how many health problems can be solved safely, effectively, and naturally without drugs. If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired, then it's time to take charge of your health and get your life back. By following Dr. Hotze's recommendations you can begin your journey down a life-long path of health and happiness.

No matter where your travels lead you, never pay too much, settle for too little or give in too soon again. Authors John Patrick Dolan and Andrew Sherman have learned the secrets to negotiation around the board table and in the courtroom over the years. Now they are sharing their bargaining tactics from around the globe. From handshakes in France to home based meetings in Nigeria, learn the secrets to success in the world marketplace. No international business traveler should be without this book.

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The Path to Overcoming the Opioid Addiction Crisis For over twenty years, America's opioid addiction crisis has been spiraling out of control-and the COVID-19 pandemic just made matters worse. Even though billions of dollars are spent annually on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, the patient numbers keep climbing-because of a misguided focus on episodic health emergencies rather than long-term care that's proven to be much more effective and cost-efficient. Clearly, it's time for a radically new approach, and in Unhooked, healthcare experts Chris Powell and Dr. Jill Warrington deliver just that. Their new revolutionary holistic care strategy is built around a multipronged policy that: - removes the stigma of opioid addiction by treating it as a chronic illness, not human weakness; - leverages data and analytics to provide more comprehensive individual care; - removes common barriers to recovery; - reduces the cost of care; - creates equity for SUD and behavioral health management; and - identifies prevention strategies that can block disease progression. Most importantly, Powell and Warrington outline a practical step-by-step strategy to inspire and implement change in your organization. If society is truly to become unhooked, this book provides a proven path to wellness that can get the job done.

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Out of the Question: How Curious Leader Win offers a new mindset and a practical approach to thriving in the firestorm of change that today's leaders face. Existing businesses and business models are facing disruption at all levels. Our younger employees are not satisfied with just a "job," but rather, want work that allows them to be involved and included in decisions-- or they will walk. Leaders of teams who, in the past, could lead through command and control are finding themselves unable to keep up with the pace of change and the expanding challenges of engaging their talent. This book offers readers a new and relevant framework to guide both personal and group decision-making. With rich stories and practical approaches, you will learn where you currently fall between two leadership styles defined as the Knower leader and the Learner leader. The authors demonstrate how you can make continuous progress towards the ideals of Learner Leadership in order to achieve the best possible outcomes, which inspire and engage teams. The key for leaders today is to carefully forge authentic and genuine questions, delivered with the right tone and in the right setting. By leading with curiosity and wonder, leaders can reduce stress on themselves by no longer needing to have all the answers. Leading with curiosity creates a collaborative learning environment in which shared explorations of possible solutions flourish, leading to genuine questions. The process is rewarding for all and the results allow a team to accelerate their progress through the power of many.

Dr. Zeev Neuwirth wrote Reframing Healthcare for leaders and organizations interested in understanding what the disrupters in healthcare are doing and, more to the point, for those who want to be the disrupters rather than the disrupted. This book is a step-by-step guide for leadership teams that are intent on improving healthcare at an accelerated pace. It's written for healthcare organizations that wish to thrive in a customer-centric, community-oriented, value-based healthcare system. This book provides an assessment of the market forces, mega-trends and reframes that are transforming the healthcare market, and delivers a replicable and scalable roadmap for creating better healthcare.--

Ask better questions, and you will get better results. Top business coach Mark Moses has identified four critical questions every business leader should explore on their journey to business and life success. Called The Make Big Happen Questions(TM), they are: 1. What do you want? 2. What do you have to do? 3. What could get in the way? 4. How do you hold yourself accountable? Mark explains how these questions are the foundation of every fast-growing profitable business and how answering them in the right way can lead to exceptional results. With over thirty years of entrepreneurial and business success, Mark is a leading entrepreneur and CEO coach who knows how to turn a good business and a satisfying life into a great business and an extraordinary life. No matter your situation, Make Big Happen! will show you how to live, work, and give BIG!