In this episode of Five Minute Friday, I’m challenging you to look in the mirror and ask a hard question: Are you truly investing in your professional growth — or are you coasting? After hosting Ortho Vanguard and launching the Make More Money (R4M) meeting, I noticed something powerful: the most successful orthodontists are the ones who keep showing up. They travel. They join groups. They seek mentorship. They shorten the learning curve instead of waiting 15 years to “figure it out.”

I share some tough love in this episode — about CE requirements, about prioritizing growth, and about the uncomfortable reality that many of us are putting more intentional time into parenting than into leadership, management, and marriage. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. If you want elite results, you have to do what the elite are doing. Growth doesn’t happen by accident — it happens by exposure, implementation, and relentless commitment.

Quotes

“If your practice isn’t where you want it to be, you have to look in the mirror and ask yourself what’s more important — growing your practice or being home at 5:15 for soccer practice.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

“If you want to get to a place where nobody’s been, you’ve got to do what nobody else is doing.”
— Dr. Glenn Krieger

Key Takeaways

Intro (00:00)
Why the same successful doctors keep showing up (00:30)
The CE wake-up call (04:09)
Balancing practice, parenting, and marriage (05:00)
The spouse support conversation (06:20)

Additional Resources

I’ve seen firsthand how consistent exposure to high-level rooms changes practices — and lives. The doctors attending Vanguard and R4M aren’t the ones struggling most. They’re the ones already doing well — and refusing to slow down.

If you’re serious about shortening your learning curve, scaling your practice, and living with intentional balance, join us at the Make More Money (R4M) Meeting in Nashville.

And here’s your homework: book at least one out-of-town CE event for next year. Put it on the calendar. Then have the conversation with your spouse. Elite results require elite commitment.

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