Author: Chris Barrow

Chris Barrow has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 20 years. As a writer, his blog enjoys a strong following and he is a regular contributor to the dental press. Naturally direct, assertive and determined, he has the ability to reach conclusions quickly, as well as the sharp reflexes and lightness of touch to innovate, change tack and push boundaries. In 2014 he appeared as a “castaway” in the first season of the popular reality TV show “The Island with Bear Grylls”. His main professional focus is as Coach Barrow, providing coaching and mentorship to independent dentistry.

Hardly a moment's rest

Its Monday morning and I’m tired! Not a good start to the week and I reflect that the coach who advises a 4-day working week with lots of rest has just worked 6-day weeks for a month. My excuse is Stephen Covey, who, in the 7 habits, admits that sometimes we have to “harvest” –
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Hardly a moment’s rest

Its Monday morning and I’m tired! Not a good start to the week and I reflect that the coach who advises a 4-day working week with lots of rest has just worked 6-day weeks for a month.My excuse is Stephen Covey, who, in the 7 habits, admits that sometimes we have to “harvest” – and
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It's not much – but it makes such a difference

Friday morning and, after 2 days of professional “stuff” I’m in Bristol to co-present our first ever 2-day Leadership Intensive. I am delighted that we have 18 delegates for this event – partly because it’s a Dental Business School first, partly because we clash with the World Aesthetic Congress in London – and also because
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It’s not much – but it makes such a difference

Friday morning and, after 2 days of professional “stuff” I’m in Bristol to co-present our first ever 2-day Leadership Intensive.I am delighted that we have 18 delegates for this event – partly because it’s a Dental Business School first, partly because we clash with the World Aesthetic Congress in London – and also because a
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Giving up smoking

My request for help with this has produced some amazing emails today. Apart from a number of genuine referrals to hypnotherapists and others – and some offers of help and advice from those who have quit tobacco or helped others, I have been truly humbled by three messages: a former client who has confessed to
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A change in audience

Monday evening and Tuesday morning were spent with a group of franchise owners from one of Britain’s biggest industrial contract cleaning businesses. That’s quite a change from dentists so the first point of interest is how I came to be there. Before dentists became my core business in 1998, my definition of a client was
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I'm back

After a few days with my family over the school half-term holidays. Highlights of the break were watching England play Hungary at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and a go-karting session on Wednesday. The first was a great spectacle, seeing the newly extended Theatre of Dreams for the first time, watching what turned out to
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I’m back

After a few days with my family over the school half-term holidays.Highlights of the break were watching England play Hungary at Old Trafford on Tuesday night and a go-karting session on Wednesday. The first was a great spectacle, seeing the newly extended Theatre of Dreams for the first time, watching what turned out to be
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Day 5 in the house

On Friday morning I drive over to The Riverside a little earlier to enjoy breakfast with the housemates. Linda has made a special effort to find and cook haggis – just for me – so that famous Scottish dish, with the addition of a fried egg and some mushrooms makes for even more gastronomic delight.
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Day four in the house

After rather a late night at The Smoke House restuarant there were a few grey faces on Thursday morning – but the best cure for a hangover is to start thinking about finances (?) so we dived quickly into our main topic of the day. I have always been the “authenticity coach” and so there
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