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Everything Is Marketing

Fred Joyal, Founder 1-800 Dentist, Marketing Guru, Author of 'Becoming Remarkable'.

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1-800-Dentist, Being Remarkable

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I was created, to create beautiful smiles.

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Dentists -  making the world a better place, one smile at a time.

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The quality of one's life will come down to the quality of questions you ask yourself and others.

Bernie Stoltz, CEO, Fortune Practice Management

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Doctors, if your overhead is 74% my heart goes out to you
​because you are working too hard for too little.

Gary Takacs, The Less Insurance Dependence Podcast

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At the end of the day, you have the opportunity to change people's lives.  It's all about value.

Sean Crabtree, CEO Crabtree Group

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If you are a dentist coming out of school, seek out a mentor.  Don't wait for one to come to you.

Dr. Todd Snyder, Cosmetic Dentist, Author & International Lecturer 

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There cannot be a crisis next week.  My schedule is already full.

Henry A. Kissinger

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The purpose of a business is to create a customer.

Peter Drucker

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An ordinary dental office with an extraordinary team will always be infinitely more successful ​than providing extraordinary dentistry delivered by an ordinary team.

Howard Farran, DDS, MBA

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My bottom line is that hygiene is more than scaling.

Dr. Tarun Agarwal, Founder 3D Dentists, T-Bone Speaks

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Investing in your community is one of the best things you can do for your practice,
​ it's 'Doing Well By Doing Good'

Dr. Robert Martino, CEO of OraCare, Mini DSO Owner

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The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.

Unknown

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Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive. 

Matt Cameron

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Don't be afraid to be the Purple Cow...

Shannon Richkowski, RDH, Hygiene Mastery Founder

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People don't care how much you know,
​until they know how much you care.

John Maxwell

 
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The amount of  meetings I've been in - people would be shocked.  But, that's how you gain experience, how you gain knowledge, being in meetings and participating.  You learn and you grow.

Tiger Woods, Professional Golfer

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It's not about the goal, it's about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal.

Tony Robbins

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If you've put a smile on someone's face today, you've done more good than you know.

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Author & Novelist

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If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time.
Your life will become better by making other lives better.

Will Smith - Actor, Musician and Motivational Speaker

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Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough
so they don't want to.

Sir Richard Branson

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It's not about the numbers, it's about your standard of care.
Treat your patients as if they were your family, have a high standard of care and the rest will follow.

Dr. Robert Martino, OraCare CEO and Mini DSO Owner

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People judge you by your performance, so focus on the outcome.  Be a yardstick
of quality.  Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Steve Jobs, CEO and Co-Founder of Apple Inc.

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A smile is the best makeup any girl can wear.

Marilyn Monroe

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Choose a Job You LOVE & you will never have to work a day in your life.

Confucius

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A journey of a thousand miles, starts with a single step.

Lao-Tzu

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Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

Jim Rohn

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Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein

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Be true to your teeth, or they will be false to you.

Soupy Sales

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The best and cheapest dentistry is when the right thing is done
extremely well the first time, and it lasts for a long time.

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Treat your password like your toothbrush.  Don't let anyone else use it, ​and get a new one every six months.

Clifford Stoll, American Astronomer, Author & Teacher, Ted Talk

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People don't buy what you do; they buy WHY you do it. 
​ And what you do, simply proves what you believe.

Simon Sinek, British-American Author, Motivational Speaker and Organizational Consultant 

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Noticing Small Changes Early, Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come

Spencer Johnson, Author 'Who Moved My Cheese'

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Every tooth in a man's head is more valuable than a diamond.

Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605

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A genuine smile comes from the heart, but a healthy smile needs good dental care.

Wayne Chirisa, Writer, Author, Life Coach

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You don't hire for skills, you hire for attitude.  You can always teach skills.

Simon Sinek, British-American Author, Motivational Speaker & Organizational Consultant 

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You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. 
Don't make money your goal.  Instead, pursue the things you love doing,
and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off of you.

Maya Angelou

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Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to
know whether you did it or not.

Oprah Winfrey

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There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Albert Einstein

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. 
Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

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Neither a wise man, nor a brave man, lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Oliver Goldsmith

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If I cannot do great things. I can do small things in a great way.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Let your smile change the world, but do not let the world change your smile.

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Success is a Journey not a Destination.

Ben Sweetland

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Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

Brian Tracy

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It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Babe Ruth

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People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing — that's why we recommend it daily.

Zig Ziglar

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In business, successful people reach goals, not quotas.

Stephen Jermyn

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Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

David Frost

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Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavor.

Truman Capote

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The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Vidal Sasson

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Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Herman Cain

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Worry less, smile more. Don't regret, just learn and grow.

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There are two great days in a person's life- the day we are born and the day we discover why.

William Barclay

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