How will I do this? Will I be able to make enough money? When we try to figure out the “how”, we limit our possibilities …
What a Ride!
Working in the dental industry for over five decades (OMG!) has been an action-packed journey of twists and turns that defines who I am at …
Need to Breathe – Leadership Interrupted
I am an enthusiastic workaholic, sound familiar? I bet a lot of you are saying YES! I have often been described as driven, with an …
Realizing a New Possibility
When first asked to write an article for DeW, a flood of thoughts entered my head, and what I call my “Counsel of Inner Critics” …
When Your Why is Impact, Your Message Matters
Just over a decade ago, my business coach asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks. At the time, I’d just been selected …
Move That Mountain
When my children were young, one of their favorite books was, “Ming Lo Moves The Mountain”, by Arnold Lobel. In the story, Ming Lo and …
Becoming Unstoppable! How to keep going when you feel like giving up.
Hi, my name is Julie Friesen. Like many of you, I’m a solopreneur in the dental industry. I own a successful dental coaching and consulting …
Patterson Female Service Technician Thrives in a Male Dominated Role
If there is one thing being a service tech is not, it’s not a punch-in-and-punch-out type of job. According to Candace Barry, every day is …
My Grandma Louise
Family has always been a big part of who I am, and what I’m about. My Grandma Louise meant the world to me. Growing up …
Getting to the Root of My Why
Today I am whole again. Sure, most days I may feel a bit overwhelmed and consumed within the dental industry, but I feel totally blessed. …
Build Boundaries, Know your Value – Lauren Gueits BS, RDH
Have you ever been in a situation where someone wanted your services but didn’t expect to have a consulting fee associated? Well, I have …too …
Footsteps in the Snow, Amisha Singh DDS
At the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, my alma mater, there are class composites which are hung on the wall when a class …
Broken
Broken. This has weighed me on for 192 months: the reason for my longtime fear of becoming friends with women. We all have been aware …
Brave
Brave /brav/ Verb endure or face (unpleasant conditions or behavior) without showing fear. My granddaughter’s school hosts a 5K fundraiser every year. She decided this …
How do I know when I’m not OK?
Do you know the difference between OK and Not OK? I teeter on the edge more often than I’m proud to admit. As an Achiever …
Ask For It
Christmas morning had arrived and there it was – the Kodak Brownie camera I had longed for as a little girl. The only problem was …
How Do You Know You’ve Arrived, if You Don’t Have a Clear Vision?
In today’s world, it seems that so many people are trying to fit into a certain mold instead of truly exploring their own path to …
The Beauty of Broken
Friends were coming for dinner. I enjoy entertaining so I went about my preparations, humming as I went along. The afternoon flowed smoothly, but anyone …
When You’re the Only Woman in the Room
Being a female dental entrepreneur is not easy. When I joined ClearChoice Dental Implants as its founding COO in 2007, my husband and I had …
SpouseTales Snippet 15: Try to stay out of the weeds!
Today more than ever, whether you are in a practice full time or part-time, it seems challenging to stay out of the weeds. On any …