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If you have read ‘WHO AM I’ you’ll know by now that I have lived through some pretty dark times.
If you want to check out how I turned my mental health – and life – around despite a total breakdown, that’s blogs #1-4.
Or, for a pick and mix of my entrepeneurial activities start with any post from #5 onwards.
Whichever posts you choose, I promise you raw, unpolished, and honest text documenting my personal and professional growth.
Perhaps you’ll think I am too candid, but it is the only way I know how to be …
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#59 Let’s talk about profit (yes, really)
Going to be bold and talk about something we don’t often speak about in dentistry … profit! I know, it can feel awkward, even a bit grubby. We are healthcare providers and don’t like to think about sales and making money, but profit shouldn’t be uncomfortable; we as practice owners are running businesses and without…
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#58 $180k book deal
How I learned about negotiation — in 20 minutes, with fake money, and real pride 🎯💵 At 22:43 the night before Day 2 of Elite Dental Leaders, a WhatsApp message dropped in: 📎 Book Deal – CONFIDENTIAL Brief (AGENT) No explanation. Just an instruction to read it carefully. Inside, I discovered I was now Pat…
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#57 Flying high ✈️🪂
My life has moved at such pace this year that I paused posting whilst I gave my headspace time to catch up. Thanks for bearing with me and for all the nagging to get writing again! If you read my last blog – #56 Extra time – you’ll know (absurdly) I wasn’t wholly expecting to…
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#56 Extra time
I woke up yesterday morning, I actually woke up! Despite being bleary eyed, extremely hungover, and still wearing my party frock from the night before, I was very much alive and it was my 42nd birthday. Why is this shocking news? It’s a family hoodoo where my siblings and I didn’t think we’d live to…
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#55 Prepped and ready
Had such a revitalising week in the end! My first one at home since mid-December and after feeling overwhelmed and low earlier in the week, I rallied, caught up on sleep, and feel like a happy human again. When I regained perspective and stopped piling stress onto myself, my productivity increased and it also enabled…
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#54 Struggling McStrugglington
Struggling McStrugglington … the sos WhatsApp I sent to my sis earlier today. She’s my rock and confidant, so if I am ever feeling low I send her this message. Without any judgment she jumped on a call to go through why I am feeling off. Today, she was expecting it, she’s watched me do…
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