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brought in well over $1 million in annual
revenue every year I owned them (except
for 2020, when we were shut down for two
months and one office dipped just under
the $1 million mark), and the profits were
quite good. I could always pacify my stress
with the knowledge that I was supporting
my family and creating equity they can use
to create a legacy.
But after I lost my brother, my whole
perspective on life changed: I started valuing
time with my family and more intrinsic
pursuits of happiness than what finances
represented. The stress of being an owner
did not fit me anymore. I knew a lot of
dentists who were working harder than ever
but just squeaking by.
I decided that instead of having the
headaches and liabilities of being a business
owner, I would be happier with a 9-to-5
quality of life, even if the money were less.
I could pursue other interests in my efforts
to establish a more fulfilling purpose, which
I knew was literally going to save my life
from the aforementioned depression.
Was that a scary decision-
essentially saying, " What I've
worked so hard to attain ...
it's not the right choice " ?
If you already have a pattern of anxiety
and drive, you're scared to stop swimming.
And American culture in general is very
driven-the hustle culture. If you're not
hustling, your social and professional value
is put into question.
My family in Greece thinks we're crazy.
When I told my uncle-a well-known
cardiologist who's one of the premier experts
and opinion leaders on Greek television-that
I was opening a second office and had hired
an associate, he said, " Why are you doing
all that? " That's a hard question to answer
when you've got a different framework of
understanding. To my uncle, this idea of
expansion didn't make sense: " Patients
don't come to see someone else; they come
to see you. " He had trouble understanding
why I would be infiltrating the personal
relationship of being someone's provider
with the business of farming out care to
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