Paragon Dental Practice Transitions

I recently sign on with Paragon Dental Practice Transitions as a transition consultant and completed in Jackson, MS. The most significant business decisions that any dentist will make are the transitions whether it be a transition of a new office location, hiring an associate or the ultimate transitions of entry and exit practice. Paragon approaches transitions in a unique manner. Paragon recognizes that there is much more involved in the buying and selling of a practice that just “closing the deal.” I am convinced that there are not any better transition tools available than those from Paragon. I look forward to helping my colleagues achieve their financial and personal goals during their practice transitions using the “Fortune 500” business techniques of Paragon. Check out our website: www.paragon.us.com.

Finishing the Race

Leadership can be a lonely road. Many times we get discouraged when the results aren't as timely or notable as we had hoped. In times like that I recall the story of a lone runner in Mexico City in the summer of 1968.

Out of the cold darkness he came. John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania entered at the far end of the stadium, pain hobbling his every step, his leg bloody and bandaged. The winner of the marathon had been declared over an hour earlier. Only a few spectators remained. But the lone runner pressed on.

As he crossed the finish line, the small crowd roared out its appreciation. Afterward, a reporter asked the runner why he had not retired from the race, since he had no chance of winning. He seemed confused by the question. Finally, he answered:
"My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish."

While the end results of our leadership challenges may seem unremarkable there is a certain satisfaction that comes from completing plans. Little did that lonely run ever envision that forty years later his story would be retold, so it is with our efforts, we can not know what long term effects they will have on those around us.