During March I took possession of a Garmin Fenix 5s running watch and have been using the wearable technology and the accompanying iPhone application to measure various fitness monitors. Almost a month’s data has now been recorded and it is revealing some very interesting information. For example, in the last 7 days: average resting heart
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For some this will be the last few days before the “voting is closed” on the last year’s UDA targets, the last few patients are herded through the sheep dip and the financial reckoning takes place. Principals will no doubt enjoy a celebration drink over the weekend, as the annual delivery battle closes and the
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I’ve recently taken possession of the Full Focus Planner system created by personal development coach Michael Hyatt. You can see and read all about it here: https://fullfocusplanner.com This post isn’t an advert for the system – I’m not getting paid any introducer’s fees or commissions. It’s just an indication of the benefits I’m getting personally from
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Today I meet for a full day with my business coach Rachel Turner. It’s a 6-monthly review meeting during which we will be: looking at the progress I’ve made since our 2-day intensive in early October 2017; I’m making more money in less time – result! I’m genuinely happy with the clients, the team and
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Last week I asked whether any of you had felt a difference caused by Brexit. Predictably, responses were mainly “no difference” because the majority of us are just getting on with life whilst our politicians negotiate the deal that none of us really care about anyway. However, there were two responses that I pulled
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It was 8 years ago that Dutch dentist Indra Rampersad opened a private squat in Berwick on Tweed and last night I joined the guests to celebrate as she cut the ribbon on the first Digital Dental Suite in The Borders. I walked back to my hotel at 21:00 last night, taking a long route
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I have a simple question this morning and I’d like your help in a bit of research I’m doing. What difference (if any) is Brexit making to your dental business? Please email coachbarrow@me.com and let me know. I’ll publish the findings.
At yesterday’s Barcelona Marathon, my running partner, Marcus Spry and I worked a plan. Mindful of our levels of fitness and injury, we decided that to aim at a finishing time of 5hrs 30 minutes was realistic. I ran 04:35 in Florence in November but since then, a knee ligament injury has slowed me down
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My biggest take-away from this week’s podcast with Dr. Chris Bowman was his simple answer to the question “how do you get testimonials?” Chris responded that his whole team are trained to listen out for any positive comments made by patients, from as simple as “that injection didn’t hurt a bit” to “I’d recommend you
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Recruitment of dentists (and its knock-on effects) is creating the highest level of disruption in the marketplace right now. There is a growing shortage of clinical recruits (experienced or otherwise) as a result of: the voluntary repatriation of overseas dentists; the unwillingness of others from overseas to replace them and the declining numbers of dental
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