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DENTIST, MOM, WIFE, ENTREPRENEUR: WHO AM I? AND WHO HELPS ME DO ALL THAT I DO?
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hat hat should I wear today?” I love it when that’s one of the biggest decisions I have to make for the day. That means I’m in Mexico, and the day’s activities are going to involve a mix of adventure, sun, food, rest, water, and waves. And I have to wear the right hat that will endure the day yet also look good on my social media feed! Can I get an amen? It’s a GOOD DAY when this is the pivotal decision!
That is the reality that shows up most often on my social media feeds; a life that is less hectic, less demanding, and a lot more carefree. But for anyone reading this, this is NOT our everyday! The “hats” we wear throughout our day change by the hour, if not by the minute.
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By Dr. Nikki Green
suffering because truly “Who can do it all?” My life as a Dental Entrepreneur did not start on an easy street. At the age of 30, I was a young Dentist in the middle of a divorce, mom to a 4-year-old, moving to a new city, and I had the entrepreneurial “bug” to go ahead and purchase a practice in the middle of the chaos of my changing life. After all, that’s what we do, right? ”Jump out of the airplane and build the parachute on the way down!”
THE BEGINNING So in December 2007 (yes, approximately 9 months before the economic crash of 2008), I borrowed the closing cost money from my mother (a lifelong nurse who basically lent me an empty credit card) and took out a 7 digit loan, still in the middle of that divorce, figuring out where my son would go to preschool, and embarked on my Dental Entrepreneurial journey. And boy, am I glad I did!
From managing Amazon orders so the family doesn’t go without dishwasher detergent for the fourth straight day in a row, to making a pivotal hiring decision for the practice that you just pray is the right one this time, to prioritizing date night with your husband so you don’t become disconnected again like you did last year. The “hats” just keep stacking on.
THE MESSY MIDDLE
This was me and my reality for 15+ years! The hats kept stacking, but the results I was getting in each area were
From 2008 through 2021, I was at the helm of a busy growing practice in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas, and I
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