Remember the days when you used to go to PC World to buy software for your computer? How ancient does that sound now? Drive to the nearest store, wander around the aisles, pick up the box, read the options. And “which version shall I buy?” was the next question. Of course, what Microsoft and others
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I’m so excited that today is (finally, after all the preparation) our first Mastermind meeting in Central London. Around 20 people from 10 practices, principals and managers. Location of members? Practices have travelled in from all points of the UK compass, including Central Scotland, the North East, North West, Midlands, the West Country and the
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“Hi Chris Hope you are well know you check your emails in the morning so thought you might be able to help me out with this today. I have a patient wanting 4 veneers which we have quoted her £3000 for, however she tells me her colleague recently went to a dental practice that signed
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Aren’t they great? there was a second gunman in Dallas there was no Moon landing Hitler survived and opened a halal tapas bar in Montevideo Here’s my addition to the genre: HSBC moved their telephone banking operation overseas to save money (Lets face it – they have nobody left in the UK under 30 –
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We are entering a recession – the real recession. The recession that Labour attempted to “put off” until after the Election. In the last 4 weeks: an increase in the number of calls from dentists in REAL TROUBLE financially an increase in the number of calls from dentists having their BEST EVER year an increase
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Here’s a notice of the financial understanding courses offered by Andy McDougall. I’ve worked with Andy’s clients and can vouch that his skills are excellent, so I’ve no doubt that this is a good investment. Recommended to every practice owner and manager There are only two dates left of an insightful course we would encourage
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Sat here this evening, just chillin’ over my dinner with the TV turned on to fill the void. After watching 10 minutes of “America’s Got Talent” I realise that America hasn’t – and prepare to switch off and read. Then – a Nivea advert educates me. “77% of women feel sexy when they know they
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Interesting to get two separate perspectives on the work you do. This morning I receive an email from a client: “I have asked over the years for advice, from my accountant, bank manager, father-in-law, staff, friends, family and the advice is always conservative, and almost negative, and when taken, has been unsuccessful (I do generalise),
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In conversation with my friend Simon Reilly last night (a fellow coach) who challenges me every time we speak. I realise that most of the new enquiries I’m dealing with at the moment are about one of two questions: “how do I keep what I have created?” “how do I recover what I have lost?”
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Its 5 years now since I ran my last (14th) marathon – and in that time I have gradually deteriorated after years of fitness. So the successful habit of daily exercise has been replaced by the unsuccessful habit of alcohol, food and a thickening waist. The “man in black”, wearing t-shirts in the summer and
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