Winner or Whiner? Take this quick quiz to find out!
WHINER
Complains about the team – they don’t work well together, they don’t have an “ownership mentality,” they complain and bitch, yadda, yadda, yadda….
WINNER
Hires the most exceptional team around, gets them the proper training, and pays them well. Bad apples are not tolerated.
WHINER
Is bored by dentistry but can’t quit due to their lifestyle expenses.
WINNER
Loves what they do. Takes the best courses to stay focused and motivated. Learns new procedures and throws them into the mix.
WHINER
Won’t spend money to build the practice.
WINNER
Invests in the best education, coaching, team, equipment, etc…
WHINER
Complains about all of the competition.
WINNER
Makes friends with other dentists and master-minds to share ideas that will help them all.
WHINER
Pines for the “old days” when advertising was taboo and tacky.
WINNER
Takes advantage of the best and most cost-effective ways to professionally market the practice.
WHINER
Tolerates the patients as a necessary evil.
WINNER
Loves their patients and looks forward to improving their health.
WHINER
Offers patients in-house “payment plans” and then gets all upset when they don’t pay. This includes “half at the prep and half at the insert…”
WINNER
Seeks out the best financial options possible for their patients and leaves collecting to the professionals such as Care Credit.
WHINER
Refers out everything and then complains about the “rich specialists.”
WINNER
Learns how to do more procedures in their office and also has a great relationship with their local specialists. Gets jazzed up by doing interesting services such as sleep apnea treatment, short-term ortho, and more.
WHINER
Comes to the office in a bad mood and expects others to tiptoe around them and read their minds.
WINNER
Even though life isn’t perfect, they are always pleasant, enthusiastic, and willing to help others. Leaves the attitude at the door.
WHINER
Micro-manages everything and everybody and trusts no one except themselves to get the job done correctly.
WINNER
Trusts the team and encourages them to grow. Knows that mistakes are part of the learning process.
WHINER
Leads by fear, intimidation and implied threat.
WINNER
Leads by example.
So how did you do?
Meet the Madow Brothers
Dr. David Madow
Influencer, Speaker, Author & Coach at The David Madow Lifestyle Show + Co-founder of The Madow Center for Dental Practice Success.
Dr. Richard Madow
International Keynote Speaker, Author, Award Winning Musician & Composer, Coach and Co-founder of The Madow Center for Dental Practice Success.
