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656: Is Everyone Smiling but You? Level Up Your Life Practice Now – Dr. David Rice

If you’re not loving your life, listen to this episode — there’s a way to fix it! Today, Kirk Behrendt brings in Dr. David Rice, founder of IgniteDDS and author of Is Everyone Smiling but You? to share his journey of finding joy in life. Don’t stay stuck if you’re not happy! To learn how to start making changes today, listen to Episode 656 of The Best Practices Show!  

Episode Resources:

• Send Dr. Rice a text: (716) 912-7970
• Follow Dr. Rice on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ignitedds
• Learn more about IgniteDDS: https://ignitedds.com
• Read Dr. Rice’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Smiling-But-You-Practice/dp/1642253758
• Subscribe to The Best Practices Show podcast: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen
• Join ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/ttt
• See ACT’s Live Events Schedule: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/act-dental-live-workshops-306239
• Get The Best Practices Magazine for free! https://www.actdental.com/magazine
• Write a review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show/id1223838218

Main Takeaways:

Invest in yourself as soon as you possibly can.

Know what to look for in a good mentor.

Make changes one step at a time.

Start now! Don’t wait to change.

Don’t be afraid to fail or live big.

Block out some time to think.

Reach out to others.

Quotes:

“Seasoned pros who wake up and feel like, ‘This isn’t really where I want to be. What do I do? Do I have to be stuck here?’ The answer is no. We talk about all the things you all heard before about vision and habits — and that stuff is important. But we really break it down to, who are the people? What is the process? What is the production side? What do those three things need to look like so you and I can have control in three areas? On the dental side, it’s clinical control. On everybody’s side, it’s financial control. On everybody’s side, it’s systems control. When we have those controls in our life, we actually get to build whatever we want, and that’s a really cool thing to do.” (7:49—8:39)

“It’s the old adage of like, it’s all up here. We get in our own way where sometimes I think people are afraid to fail. Sometimes, I think people are afraid to live so big because they feel guilty about it, like they don’t deserve it, and that to get from level here, where you’re like, ‘Can I do it?’ because it’s too hard to get to, and then people get to this higher level, and it becomes, ‘Do I really deserve to get to that next