In the fall of 2020, I released a video series, “First Impressions.” It was one of the most popular videos I ever did and people were clamoring for more. Recently, I’ve had a bunch of people contact me about the “Series” so I decided to release it again. The lessons discussed in this Series transcend …
This past week, we had our quarterly FABI Mastermind Retreat. While we meet every 3-4 months in person to work on our businesses and patient care, once a year we get together in Cabo, Mexico to not only do those things but also to enjoy life outside of the grind. Our spouses and significant others …
As we’ve moved into March and looking to finish the first quarter of the year, I routinely hear many of the same issues from people across the country, year after year. Â Patient visits are down, revenue is down, and Medicare/insurance companies are making it tougher to make a living. Â With inflation, cost of labor increasing …
Last week was the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference in Austin Texas.  As always, it was great to see such a collection of high-end podiatric surgeons interacting, learning, and collaborating in ways that make our profession great.  For the most part, masks were off, people had smiles on their faces and there was a sense of positivity that …
There has been so much athletic competition going on in the last couple of weeks between the Olympics and the Super Bowl, not to mention a host of other sports. I’ve been listening to the commentators and participants talking about competition and how it affects people in different ways. I’ve always been a sports nerd, …
The ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference is happening February 23-27 in Austin, Texas. After lasts year’s rescheduled meeting to May in Vegas, The ACFAS ASC is back to it’s normally scheduled timeframe of February. I always like this meeting in February because in the Chicagoland area, patient visits are annually down because of weather and new …
There’s a lot going on in our world that can make you feel down. On top of that are the pressures of being a compassionate and engaged physician, a business owner, and available to your friends and family. Then there’s the winter blues that many people feel with lack of sunlight and the other challenges …
Last night we hosted a Marketing Webinar and had nearly 200 Podiatrists in attendance. People had big “aha moments” and most people walked away with multiple ideas that could help drive their marketing success in 2022. Even if you only walked away with one or two ideas….that’s enough to make a big impact in your …
I just returned from vacation and unfortunately the Omicron Surge has created medical chaos in our area. Hospital beds are full. Staff are getting positive tests and having to stay home and non-urgent care is being put on the back burner. Here we are, almost 2 years later, and it feels like it’s starting over. …
Happy New Year to everyone!! I know that with the Omicron variant, things aren’t really starting off on a positive note but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t plan for the rest of the year. The subject heading is intended to be directional…and I don’t mean left or right direction…but forward moving, positive, and exciting. To …
