Hello! Welcome to my daily podcast, where every
day is a continuous test with no subject. What's
your answer? What's meaningful? Why do we do
what we do? And where does that come from? And
if the answer is... solely to make money or provide
for my children then we've missed something even
in my own industry where people have to prove
themselves and write essays and hundreds of hours
of volunteer especially people that look like
me get in by saying that they'll help People
that look like them. But we don't do that. Stuck
in a rat race. Keeping up with the Joneses. And
all truly. It's of no purpose. And. It's a lost
art. Of purpose. And I feel as an outsider, as
such as I believe I'm the father of community
dentistry, architect of active dentistry, which
is the mid -level modern care management of oral
health, and the zeitgeist of mobile dentistry
in the 2020s. I see where I want to go. I see
what I want my legacy to be. of course we all
need to make ends meet that's why we work of
course we all want our offspring and next generation
to be strong but that's not it it's got to be
something deeper it's got to be something for
you not a cookie cutter and we all had that at
least growing up as a child that's why i love
being around my children in the next generation
because they have that spark that want that unfiltered
knowledge of where they want themselves. Even
if it's only to arcade or to get some sugar,
however they know that it's for them. What's
for you? And when you find out what's for you,
how do you maintain and stay the course to get
that? And also knowing that. You can never truly
attain it. But it's always just something to
reach for. To go for. And that's the beauty of
the human experience. And with that. Let's start.
Song of the day. Choices. Legend 40. I'm just
thinking about that all day. We all make our
choices. This life is based off choices. Even
if you think that you have no choice. You do
have one. It just may be hard. It may make you
wait. And it may hurt. But you still have a choice.
What did I read today? I am on. The Art of Closing.
And today I got. Keeping expectations low, leading
yourself into the next meeting, saying something
at the end like, if anything. Value propositions.
I'd like to learn more about your company is
not good enough. Provide why and how you are
offering. Control every part of the process.
However, you still don't control the outcome.
The number one commitment is time. Don't ask
for time via email. Call. And it's likely you'll
get rejected the first two times. Spread it out.
Because if you ask for something more than three
times, it sounds like a demand. Again. Whatever
industry you think you're in, you're in sales.
Was I physically active today? low -key proud
of myself went hard this whole weekend friday
saturday and even sunday being able to block
out the noise or why i shouldn't or what's going
on around just to pour into myself even today
july 29th 2025 at 3 22 p .m Pacific Standard
Time. Or a little bit earlier. Put out that mat.
And did my ab circuit. And. Choose my physical
body. Over the laziness in my mind. Your mind
will always tell you. What to do. That's. Least
amount of stress. The least work. Got to be able
to push through. And be there for your physical
self. And I was there. Still more work to do.
What did I get from meditation? Your journey
in this life is solely your own. You are granted
the miracle of life and the privilege of choice.
No matter how seemingly hard these choices may
be. In times where there is seemingly so much
on your mind, take a moment. To clear your mind.
You will come back stronger. And that taking
a moment may be a meditation. It may need working
out. And it may need an extended amount of time.
Maybe 10 minutes. Maybe an hour. Maybe an hour
each. It's up to you. But you will come back
stronger. When I see that today. For me. It's
a success. When you stick to the standard. Nobody
cares about what you're doing except when you're
not doing what you're supposed to be doing. So
I always like to acknowledge that I did what
I was supposed to do. Regardless if that's getting
the children, going to work, being on time, being
a good human being. And also remembering how
I got here and keeping up with all my promises
and holding others to the promises they kept.
But also leaving that choice to know if you don't
want to keep that promise. There's another way.
That's success to me. Success of stability. Success
of consistency. And also the success of. This
is my 23rd 24 hour fast. It's actually going
to end in four hours. Goal of the year is 36.
And with the caveat of once a week. And at least
three in a month. And so this is my third of
the month. Once a week. 23rd out of 36. And just
being able to build and have that discipline.
To have. To really be able to pour into myself.
Success. What made me smile today? Just the simple
pleasures of. Heading off to work and. Saying
goodbye to my spouse. Getting my children and.
Letting them be in the world and. Just being
able to greet my mother and my son and just being
able to see those pillars of my life just as
a privilege on the frequent. Something I don't
take lightly. So a smile. And also having a job
to go to. And being there on time. And respecting
the patients that I serve. It makes me smile.
What do I think of my day overall? Choices. To
choose purpose. And to go through the hard part.
So. Journey -ous. Consistent. challenging, worth
it. What grade do I give myself? I'm going with
the A. I couldn't ask more of myself than what
I gave. I read for over 30 minutes. I gave physical
activity. I meditated for over 10 minutes. I
wrote in my journal after that meditation. I
tried my best. And when you try your best and
you stick to the guidelines that you have for
yourself, then you have to be kind to yourself
and not be so hard on yourself. Don't move the
goalpost on yourself. Congratulate yourself.
Because you deserve it. Because you did it. Because
you're worth it. And I hope that you can see
me trying to take my own advice and it's not
easy. That you can always say. Oh I could have
did this. I could have did that. But no. I did
enough. I did what I was supposed to do. And
I didn't. Stop at the finish line. I ran through
it. With that. Once again.