When I think about business or personal success, for me it boils down to a formula of three things. Number one is to identify the strategy: What do I want to do more of or have more of? Number two is to look at the story we have that might be motivating us or getting in the way; this may be the why or the why not. The third part is our state of mind: Are we Read More
John Nosti DMD
You Are What You Eat
Despite being very regimented about my diet and exercise, I have struggles with gastritis and weight issues. In an effort to improve things I changed my diet, and even gave up coffee, something I dearly love. Recently I learned about a great book Plant Paradox. One of the things I learned is that NightShades are a group of vegetables that many of us can't Read More
Failures
Yes I want to talk about the dreaded "f" word in dentistry, failures. I think it is common to really focus on the failures in our lives and in dentistry. Unrealistic expectations about how long dentistry will last, like expecting our crowns to last forever sets us up for failure. The experience of it can make us beat ourselves up and take this on ourselves Read More
Missing The Mark
This weekend in New Jersey I have had some challenges at the hotel I am staying in. As a way to make it up to me, they sent me an apology gift to my room. Unfortunately the completely missed the mark. Often we do this same thing with patients. Getting to know someone, their preferences, likes and dislikes allows us to customize how we interact with them, so Read More