Women Entrepreneurs Prove It's Not Just A Man's World
I had the honor of speaking this week at a women's business association luncheon on the topic of entrepreneurship. When I mentioned to my wife the day before that I was speaking to group of women entrepreneurs she asked, "Why on earth would they ask you to speak?"
In her defense my dear wife has no idea what I do for a living. She's never read a single one of the several hundred columns I've written. She's never attended a function where I'm speaking or sat in the audience at any of my seminars.
“I have a patient who can taste methamphetamine in his denture.” One of Safelink’s clients called a few weeks ago to ask our assistance with answering a question posed by one of their dentist clients. The patient was a methamphetamine user prior to imprisonment and has now informed the dentist that he can taste the drugs in his denture. This brought up the question as to whether the drugs can be absorbed into the denture and then could the dentist or technician who is repairing the denture be exposed to the drugs.
Most of us, at one time or another, have worked from a to-do list. They keep us grounded and scheduled to task by reminding us of the things we have committed or planned to accomplish. It is indeed quite pleasurable, with pen or pencil in hand, to cross an item off the list and feel that sense of accomplishment. In fact, if I happen upon something to do that was not on the list to begin with, I often add it just so I have the pleasure of crossing it off. Sometimes though, the most significant item on a to-do list is not even on the list at all!
These secrets will help you make the shift from stage fright to stage delight and boost your career in the process
The ability to stand up and speak comfortably and effectively before audiences is a widely recognized leadership and success skill. And yet, opinion polls tell us that many people rank public speaking as their No. 1 fear. No. 2 is death.
Below are the dental laboratory technology education programs accredited by the American Dental Association. Information contained was provided by the ADA.
From Fit to Stretch: Skills for Creating Success On Your Terms
Abraham Maslow once said we long to be "that which we glimpse in our most perfect moments." But, he also pointed out we are often afraid to live up to the potential we see in those moments.
As years pass and we fail to act on what we could be, the glimpses fade.
Instead of filling us with hope, our fantasies of success often trigger doubts, regret, and fear. In the success of others, we recognize our own failed potential.
We wonder, why can't I have the life and work I long for?
NADL University - Cutting Edge Management Training for Professionals in the Dental Laboratory Industry - Sept. 10-15 in Chicago
Graduates of NADL University can expect to transform their professional career. Participants will gain a sophisticated level of knowledge and skill on diverse aspects of management, including strategic thinking and planning in a globally competitive environment. Students will be able to take what they learn in the classroom and immediately apply it on the job within their dental laboratory.
My business partner and myself are childhood friends. We started our laboratory together in 1981 and we worked together in another laboratory for four years prior to that. We have basically spent our entire lives, or most of them, working or playing side-by-side. While it’s not technically a family business, it might as well be one. I don’t know if this is true, but I have heard that as many as half of the dental laboratories in the U.S. are family businesses.
Working with electricity can be dangerous. Workers in the dental laboratory environment don’t typically work with electricity directly as do engineers and electricians, but they do work with electricity indirectly and may also be exposed to electrical hazards. OSHA recognizes electricity as a serious workplace hazard. Electrical injuries consist of four main types: electrocution (fatal), electric shock, burns and falls caused as a result of contact with electrical energy.
