Value without the fluff.
Actionable advice to enhance your practice and leadership skills. Perfect for some positivity and insightful thoughts on the way to the office each day.
Where do you want your practice and your life to be 10 years from now? In this episode, Dr. Killeen shares why having a clear long-term vision is one of the most valuable things you can do as a practice owner. Without it, it’s easy to spend your days reacting instead of intentionally building the […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen builds on the idea of deep versus surface knowledge by exploring an important question: what happens when we begin outsourcing not just our tasks, but our thinking? As AI becomes a bigger part of everyday life, it’s worth asking which skills we should delegate and which ones we need to keep strengthening ourselves. […]
Listen Now In this episode, Dr. Killeen shares a memorable story about Nobel Prize-winning physicist Max Planck and his chauffeur to illustrate the difference between sounding knowledgeable and truly understanding your craft. In a world filled with endless information and AI-generated answers, real expertise comes from depth, not memorization. Whether it’s clinical dentistry, practice leadership, or understanding […]
Listen Now Today, Dr. Killeen shares a refreshing perspective on problem-solving that can change the way you approach your workday. Instead of trying to eliminate every item on your to-do list, he explains why real progress comes from identifying and solving the one or two problems that are actually holding your practice back. From leadership challenges to […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores a simple but powerful idea: big failures rarely happen all at once. More often, they’re the result of countless small compromises that slowly pull us away from the practice, leadership style, and life we originally set out to build. Whether it’s hiring someone who doesn’t fit your culture, avoiding a difficult conversation, […]
Listen Now Today, Dr. Killeen explores the idea that most real growth in dentistry does not happen in front of anyone. It happens in what he calls the “dark hours,” those quiet moments when no one is watching, no one is praising, and no one even knows the work is happening. From late nights refining clinical skills […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen shares a story from a family trip rock climbing in Custer State Park and how it sparked a simple but powerful leadership insight. Out on the rocks, no one was competing with others. The only focus was personal progress, getting a little higher and a little cleaner than the last attempt. That same […]
Listen Now Today, Dr. Killeen reflects on the founding of the United States as a startup story most people forget to tell. What we now see as inevitable success actually began as a risky, uncertain venture with limited resources, internal disagreement, and plenty of doubt from the outside world. He connects that same idea to dentistry and […]
Listen Now Dr. Killeen explores the idea that the people around us have a bigger impact on our growth than we often realize. Drawing on a well-known insight from Jim Rohn, he discusses how spending time with high-performing, ambitious people can reshape what we believe is possible for our own careers and practices. You’ll hear why proximity […]
Listen Now In this episode, Dr. Killeen reflects on a thought from Adam Smith that defines happiness with surprising simplicity: being healthy, out of debt, and having a clear conscience. While all three matter, Dr. Killeen takes a closer look at the financial burden many dentists quietly carry throughout their careers. From student loans to practice acquisitions and equipment […]
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