“I was under so much pressure that I forgot about the things that were most important in my life, my family.”
In Part 1, I shared a little bit about my experience with divorce and dentistry. This is a topic that is hard, but it’s prevalent in our industry. Early in my career, I was sitting in an educational session and the gentleman sitting next to me pointed out the panel on stage and said, “Bruce, every single one of those men is divorced. Don’t let that happen to you.” I told him I wouldn’t. Ten years later, I was divorced. Ten years after that, I was divorced a second time.
I heard the message, but didn’t know how to handle it. I wish I had known I didn’t have to exhaust myself with 15 hours days. I wish I had known you could be more productive in fewer hours. I wish I had known you can have time with family and time in the office with patients.
Like I said before, life is better now than it’s ever been so I wouldn’t change anything. But if I had gotten more productive and balanced my life better, I think I could have helped more people. And I think my girls would have liked to have me around more.
It’s not easy being a dentist. But it’s also not easy for your spouse and family to be home all day when you’re working 15 hours and stressed out.
So I challenge you to listen to this podcast and think about:
- Looking at life through the filter of authenticity
- Examine what pressure is doing to your priorities
- Learn from my experience
Episode 106-Love, Respect, & Divorce in Dentistry
https://productivedentist.com/podcasts/the-productive-dentist-podcast/episodes-105-106-love-respect-divorce-in-dentistry/