You can spend years building a life that looks successful—and discover it no longer fits. Through the story behind “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and his own turning point with Jenna, Dr. David Phelps explores when to choose a different path and how to begin using the freedom you’ve earned.
Markets change, but sound investment principles endure. Dr. David Phelps examines Ryan Pineda’s real estate pivot and the balance between returns, risk, and freedom.
Growth can double the business and still shrink the life around it. Before you add another operatory, associate, or building, get clear on what the growth is supposed to buy you.
We all say family, health, relationships, and freedom matter. But our calendars tell a more honest story. If you want to know what you truly value, look at where your time is actually going.
The habits that helped you build your business may not be the same ones that create freedom. Why success has its own gravity—and three simple rituals that can help you protect your time, choices, and life.
For years, I surrounded myself with people who helped me build and accumulate. Today, I’m asking a different set of questions: How do I protect what I’ve built, reclaim more control of my time, and make sure my success actually serves the life I want to live?
A bad habit on the tennis court revealed something uncomfortable about investing: we often look where we want the ball to go before we’ve really seen the ball.
What if the Fed cuts rates and your cost of money doesn’t get much cheaper? That’s why I’m focused less on predicting rates—and more on liquidity, cash flow, leverage, duration, and preserving optionality.
Most practice owners know how to grow. More patients. More associates. More production. The harder question is whether any of that is moving you closer to the life you actually want. Growth is useful—but only when it has a job to do.
For roughly a decade, from about 2012 through 2022, business owners and investors were rewarded for a particular set of behaviors. But I’m increasingly convinced that the those experiences have taught us the wrong lessons.