460: Wisdom from the Greatest Gift Idea - Dr. Kevin Groth - a podcast by ACT Dental

Wisdom from the Greatest Gift Idea

Episode #460 with Dr. Kevin Groth

Dentistry can put you in a dark place. Some days, you will ache from your feet to your soul. But you have the power to change that! And to share some motivation and inspiration, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Kevin Groth, an amazing Adjunct Faculty Member at ACT, with resources that helped him find the balance for a better practice and better life. To learn how he continues to find happiness in life, listen to Episode 460 of The Best Practices Show!

Main Takeaways:

Find your core values and essentials of your life.

Surround yourself with the people you love.

Keep your mind and your body sharp.

Balance time, money, and health.

Don't be limited by your thinking.

Embrace the struggle.

Stay humble.

Quotes:

“It’s all about your perspective on things. Your positive outlook creates positive results.” (5:40—5:45)

“It's important, for anybody listening, to find fulfillment in their life.” (6:47—6:50)

“Everyone strives for happiness right now. And it seems like it’s a constant theme of, ‘I'm not happy with my job. I'm not happy with my life. I'm not happy with my marriage. I'm not happy with my kids,’ whatever it is. Well, you can control that. Dictate it. And ultimately, what it comes down to is, if you can identify, ‘These are the things that make me happy,’ then do it.” (7:13—7:30)

“A person is limited only to the thoughts he or she chooses.” (12:05—12:09)

“I think dentistry can spin you to [negativity] so quickly. You have a bad patient experience, bad patient, things didn't go that well in the operative realm of things, or whatever it may be, and you start being like, ‘I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm tired. I'm done. I don't want to do this anymore,’ and you start getting negative. But then, those negative thoughts turn into negative outcomes. And negative experiences shape everything about your environment. And to me, I'm just like, ‘I'm done. I am done with negative thinking.’ As a Man Thinketh [says] the power of your thoughts shapes you. And I said, ‘No more of these negative thoughts. Positive thinking only.’ And I've had the best couple weeks now.” (12:23—12:59)

“I control the things around me. Enough of the external life scenarios dictating what I am and who I am. It’s all about what I do based on my thoughts. And those thoughts drive the results that come out of the chair, come out of my life, come out of my experiences with people, my relationship with others. I come home happier because I am the one that's in control of my life. You push positive thoughts, and you're going to have positive results.” (13:01—13:27)

“You don't want to die with a bunch of money in the bank, because you then become something that, ‘I worked for this much time. And this much energy I put into this, and it didn't relate to anything at the end of it all because I wasted five, 10, 20 years of my life, because it just sat in a bank account when I'm in a coffin in the ground.’” (15:22—15:41)

“There are three things in life. You have time, money, and health. And in each segment of life, you have a deficiency. So, when you're in your 20s or so, you have your health and you have time, but you have no money. And then, in your middle life, you have your health, hopefully, you have your money, hopefully, but you don't have time because we’re running around like crazy, taking care of family. But then, when we retire, you have your time, you have money, but you don't have health, necessarily. So, ultimately, the whole secret of life is trying to navigate the deficiency.” (17:15—17:51)

“In our phase of life, time is our most valuable possession we can have. So, why am I wasting time at work doing things that aren't allowing me to fulfill my time with my family? Cut the hours, cut the...

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