Exit Optional: Control Your Destiny
Exit-optional isn’t about selling your practice—it’s about building leverage, control, and resilience so you’re never forced into a decision you didn’t choose.
Follow The Star
On Christmas Eve, time slows—if we let it. In this reflection, draw inspiration from the Magi to explore why clarity and direction matter more than constant motion.
You’ve Sold The Practice. Now What?
Most dentists spend their careers chasing the final exit. But once the deal is done, many are left asking: “What now?” In this post, Dr. David Phelps explores what comes after the sale—and how to design a second chapter filled with clarity, purpose, and freedom.
The Third Path: Why Scaling or Selling Aren’t Your Only Options
Most dentists are told they have two options: scale their practice to the max or sell it for a big payday. But what if that binary choice is a trap? In this post, Dr. David Phelps explores the third path—how to design a practice that funds your freedom now and protects it later.
The Illusion of Progress: Why Dentists Stay Busy but Never Break Free
Dentists are some of the smartest professionals out there—but even the best get caught in the trap of busyness. Discover why tactics alone won’t set you free—and what to focus on instead.
The Power of the Pause
Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday—it’s a pressure valve. In a year that threw a punch, this is the one moment to pause, breathe, and finally see how far you’ve actually come.
Build to Sell—or Build to Keep?
A well-run dental practice is modern-day alchemy.
Not the mystical kind that promises to turn lead into gold—but something even more powerful: Turning time, skill, care, and consistency into a life rich with freedom, options, and control. But here’s the truth—this kind of transformation doesn’t happen by accident.
What Every Dentist Learns Too Late About Time, Money, and Freedom
We chase “enough” like it’s a finish line—more patients, more zeros, more grind. But what happens when you finally get there… and it still isn’t enough? In this post, Dr. David Phelps shares the unseen trap successful dentists fall into—and the surprising shift that turns wealth into real freedom.
Wealth Is What You Don’t Need
We often chase tactics, tools, and strategies—thinking the next one will unlock freedom. But real wealth isn’t found in what you gain; it’s found in what you no longer need. This post explores why clarity, vision, and alignment—not accumulation—are the true keys to freedom.
Investing In The Extraction Economy
Drill. Fill. Bill. Repeat.
That’s not just the rhythm of dentistry—it’s the rhythm of our entire economy. Quick fixes. Short-term profits. Just like a cracked tooth, the extraction model works… until it doesn’t.
