“Cash is trash” has become a popular mantra—but it’s incomplete advice. In a changing economic cycle, cash isn’t just idle money; it’s optionality. This article challenges the all-in investing mindset and explains why intentional liquidity can be the difference between being forced to react and having the freedom to act when real opportunities emerge.
Most people charge into the new year with big goals—but few pause to ask where those goals are really leading. This isn’t about working harder. It’s about lifting your head, reorienting your path, and designing a life worth waking up for. Here’s your challenge for the year ahead.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
