Originally Published: DVM Newsmagazine, May 1, 2012 Click here or the link above to view the article. I’m a Veterinary Hypocrite, And You Probably Are Too Special Sauce Between the crab cake course and the chocolate mousse finale at a recent CE dinner I attended, I heard an orthopedist across the… Read More
Perspective
The Best “You” Ever: A 1-Year Personal Strategic Plan
The Best “You” Ever: A 1-Year Personal Strategic Plan Originally Published: Exceptional Veterinary Team, August 2, 2011 It’s dangerous to make assumptions about people. However, I am willing to make 2 assumptions about you: #1) Because you are a veterinary professional, I am fairly certain that you pursue a greater goal than immediate… Read More
Why Change Is Like Sledding With Children
Why Change Is Like Sledding With Children Originally Published: DVM NewsMagazine, June 1, 2011 In my heart, I am an 8-year-old boy trapped in the body of a 34-year-old man. In reality, I am a middle-aged man blessed with a wonderful, beautiful, princess-obsessed daughter whom I really don’t understand. As a result, I… Read More
Become a Veterinary Conference Commando
Become a Veterinary Conference Commando Originally Published: DVM NewsMagazine, April 1, 2011 It’s the most wonderful time of the year—not Christmas, or Thanksgiving or spring break. It’s conference season. Every year, I beg and plead with my boss to finagle as much time off for CE as possible. I harass my fellow doctors… Read More
6 Ways to Fight the Veterinary Competition — Without Fighting
6 Ways to Fight the Veterinary Competition — Without Fighting Originally Published: Veterinary Economics, November 1, 2011 They did what?” I sputtered. The practice owner I was talking with on the phone was a longtime friend. He lowered his voice and explained, “They bought reviews on Google.” We were discussing the megapractice down the road…. Read More
The Quest for Veterinary Mentorship
The Quest for Veterinary Mentorship Originally Published: DVM Newsmagazine, July 1, 2012 Maybe it’s just part of my upbringing, but until about five years ago, the word mentor brought to my mind the original Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars or Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid. Mentorship seemed like an involved, antiquated process,… Read More