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My wife maintains, and I agree, that “raising a child is the hardest job in the world.” It’s true on-the-job training.  No book or course can prepare you for the reality. An analysis of what it takes to successfully raise a child would show that the soft-skills required are similar to those of a LEADER.  Children go through various stages

The Dead Sea Scrolls remain one of the most important archeological finds of the 20th Century, as they shed light on the time when Jesus preached, and Christianity began.Originally found in a cave in 1946 by teenage Bedouin Shepherds, they were sold to antiquities dealers in Jerusalem and eventually made it to the public in a story worthy of Indiana

Chicago rebuked their former mayor and elected a new one with somewhat similar policies.  Forbes reported that last year, Bezos and Musk lost a total of $96 BILLION of their wealth, while Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury goods giant LVMH, gained $53 BILLION in wealth catapulting him into FIRST place as the world’s richest person. This past Thursday, LVMH

I was going to write about Spring, Easter, Passover and the hopeful message of rebirth. Instead, an event occurred that changed my mind and it’s too good of an opportunity to pass up. I was shocked, like so many were, when “The Donald” beat Hillary for president. It’s not often one gets to vote for a Vice Presidential candidate like

The banking crisis is just the latest ‘unintended consequence’ of the problematic decisions being made by forces beyond your control by Governments and Financial Institutions.  They are the result of short-term strategies trying deal with long-term, systemic problems.  In this case, it’s the cumulative effect of too much printed money, encouraging bad consumer and businessbehaviors, and a changing workforce demographic

The latest cause to distrust are the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.  Now, the whole banking system, which funds our economy, has been called into question.  It’s put Sam Bankman Fried on that back burner, almost forgotten, as bank stocks plunge and crypto rises. Where are people to invest their money?  Can you even stuff it into

When my youngest brother was a baby, I remember him wearing shoes with a bar attaching them.  I was amazed that despite this devise, he was able to rapidly move to wherever he wanted, which was usually towards some sort of trouble. In the 80’s, I decided to learn more about orthodontics. Less than 10 years into practice, I was

That’s the phrase, amongst others, that my wife coined to describe me as the leader of my practices.  She was describingmy desire to constantly improve and hold those around me accountable.  Grit, determination, and excellence are not, in my world, weaknesses.  Thankfully, I married up in the brains and perseverance departments, as we’re soon to celebrate our 50thAnniversary. This past

David Orek, a great American, passed away on February 15th at age 99.  After flying in B-29 Bombers in WWII, he became a salesman for the RCA company, who at the time, had a failed vacuum cleaner business in New Orleans.  Orek moved there and studied the design of the vaccum cleaner and then analyzed the market. He eventually formed

Recently, a pediatric DSO group settled with the State of New York’s Medicaid Fraud Unit for $750,000.  The investigation was prompted by a former employee “whistleblower” who alleged “that staff at the clinics performed unnecessaryprocedures, and were pressured to increase the number of patients and procedures in order to meet a $180,000-per-month revenue goal.” A morning “huddle”, “opportunity meeting” or