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10 Helpful Steps to Creating Change

If you’ve followed my blog over the past year, you’ve been able to see how I was able to make a huge and daunting career change.  If you are wanting a change, how can you apply some of these techniques … Continue reading

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Escaping the Cult of Dentistry Part 2

In my last post I broached the oh-so-controversial topic of whether dentistry is like a cult or not, and luckily for me I didn’t even piss off any of those dentistry-loving dentists out there.  I was happy to see that … Continue reading

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Did I Really Need Therapy? Yep.

Is it obvious enough that the career choices I was exploring couldn’t be any more different from being a dentist?  I mean, cookies and beer are a far cry from drilling and filling.  My knee-jerk reaction stemmed from the need … Continue reading

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Did You Ever Want to Rip Someone’s Teeth Out?

Surely you’ve heard the recent news about the dentist in Poland who PULLED OUT ALL OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND’S TEETH, right?  The victim asked his 34 year-old ex-girlfriend to see him for a toothache.  I guess when he showed up in … Continue reading

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Who is Driving Your Bus?

The work I did with my career coach was unlike anything I had ever done in my life.  Even though I would consider myself pretty introspective, I wasn’t accustomed to dissecting myself in that way.  I approached it with an … Continue reading

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Some Things You Can’t Do Alone

I’ve never been one to ask other people for help.  I worry that it would inconvenience them way too much.  Plus, I like to be independent.  Seven years into my career, I finally realized how stuck I really was, spiraling … Continue reading

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