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I realized early in engineering school that if I was going to be any good, I would have to spend whatever time it took me to become pro cient. Good grades are one thing but knowing something well enough to become an expert in your eld is a di erent level. Once I set my mind to becoming that pro cient expert, learning became fun and lled with purpose. In business, as the saying goes, “If you’re not growing, you’re dying” and it’s much better to keep learning, growing, and expanding your skills and business than trying to just maintain a certain status quo.

SPOILER ALERT:

Men and women are different. Ok, so maybe that fact didn’t really surprise you. After all, it’s been 28 years since John Gray popularized the idea that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And as much as we love sharing women’s stories, we decided it was time to lend the Martians of LKN our ear, too. This month we share the perspectives of Dr. Bryan Persinger of Waterside Dental Care.

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DR. BRYAN PERSINGER OF WATERSIDE DENTAL CARE

KEEPING YOUR SPOKES IN SYNC Success is de ned di erently for everyone. Years ago, I was shown a graphic that had a wheel with ve spokes labeled: Faith, Family, Finances, Fitness, and Friends. Many people are successful at some of the spokes, but I think of success as keeping all ve spokes in sync.

TIME AND PEOPLE … CHOOSE WISELY One of my favorite song lyrics, “I don’t want to gain the whole world and lose my soul,” is a great reminder to me to live with a purpose other than personal material gain. Time is eeting, and it never slows down or stops so use it wisely. Create a plan for your life and spend time with others that do the same. As Jim Rohn said, “You are the average of the ve people you spend the most time with” … choose wisely.

THE PERFECT FIT I grew up in Hartville, Ohio, and met my wife Tracie in high school. We have two kids: Madeline, 16, and Justin, 14. Although I went to college for mechanical engineering, two years into school I started to look at medicine and dentistry. I was already well-aware of various dental procedures, having experienced many of them myself as the patient—I had a pretty severe accident as a teen that broke a lot of my teeth. My father-in-law is a dentist and urged me to consider it as well … AND I enjoy people and completing projects, so dentistry has been the perfect t.

CRUISIN’ THE LAKE AND BEYOND Mountain biking and motocross are two of my favorite pastimes, but I like anything you can ride or drive. We do a lot on the lake during the summer, and I recently got my pilot’s license. I like to stay busy and have fun! My personal favorite place to visit the past few years has been Whistler, BC. ey have one of the best downhill mountain bike parks in the world. Like heaven on earth! w

Dr. Bryan Persinger is a dentist with Waterside Dental Care located at 175 Cross Center Road in Denver. You can reach Dr. Persinger and his team at 704.951.8300 or visit www.WatersideDentalCare.com.