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Hypocrisy in priority and time management – a confession
Here’s today’s blog, somewhat later than usual as I’m in “catch up” mode after working all weekend at The Spring Client Retreat (which...

Chris Barrow
Apr 23, 20182 min read


New Achievements, New Habits – the Coach Barrow Spring Retreat begins..
It’s important to understand the difference between achievements and habits when you are goal-setting. An achievement is a specific...

Chris Barrow
Apr 20, 20182 min read


Why you need more solitude to grow your business
I took a day away from clients yesterday, uninterrupted by any phone or Skype/Zoom calls, no meetings with other people, no contact with...

Chris Barrow
Apr 18, 20182 min read


Knowing your numbers might not be sexy – but it is profitable
I invested some time over the weekend in finalising the content of our second Extreme Business 2018 workshop, taking place in London on...

Chris Barrow
Apr 9, 20182 min read


You thought you had a time management problem? Now there is something even more challenging.
For many of us, this will be the first full day back at work after the Easter break, beginning Q2 of 2018. Over the 4-day weekend I spent...

Chris Barrow
Apr 3, 20182 min read


The Quarter is Dead – Long Live The Quarter! It’s time to reflect and then to plan.
Today I’m with the delegates at The Campbell Academy Business Course (talking numbers, marketing and the characteristics of independent...

Chris Barrow
Mar 29, 20181 min read


How stressed are you?
During March I took possession of a Garmin Fenix 5s running watch and have been using the wearable technology and the accompanying iPhone...

Chris Barrow
Mar 28, 20183 min read


Making the decision to “up your game” and getting the help you need to do that
I’ve recently taken possession of the Full Focus Planner system created by personal development coach Michael Hyatt. You can see and read...

Chris Barrow
Mar 26, 20182 min read


How to double your productivity in the next 36 months
I’ve recently been reviewing some client data that proves you can double the average daily production of a Principal over a 36-month...

Chris Barrow
Mar 19, 20182 min read


British orthodontics is in meltdown – it’s wonderful – for some
Wonderful because those who take this “tide in the affairs of men” will have to reinvent themselves as private practitioners. Whatever...

Chris Barrow
Mar 14, 20181 min read


6 simple words that can galvanise your patient testimonials
My biggest take-away from this week’s podcast with Dr. Chris Bowman was his simple answer to the question “how do you get testimonials?”...

Chris Barrow
Mar 8, 20181 min read


Why the recruitment crisis in UK dentistry may force you to shrink your business
Recruitment of dentists (and its knock-on effects) is creating the highest level of disruption in the marketplace right now. There is a...

Chris Barrow
Mar 5, 20182 min read


What Tesla, Pareto and the 4% rule can tell us about the independent sector
1st March 1893 and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. Little did he...

Chris Barrow
Mar 1, 20182 min read


How (and why) to get 1,000 fans for what you do
The new podcast from Seth Godin, “Akimbo” was launched just a few weeks ago and the first two episodes are available from the iTunes...

Chris Barrow
Feb 27, 20182 min read


The Extreme Weekly Tracker – how I use marginal improvement to generate huge gains for my clie
Every Friday morning my active coaching clients receive an email asking them to visit a landing page and complete their Extreme Business...

Chris Barrow
Feb 23, 20181 min read


Avatars, Other Worlds and The Alphabet Test – an exercise in choosing your best customers and
I was asked this week to commit to an interesting exercise in self-reflection, as follows: The Perfect Customer Avatar imagine your...

Chris Barrow
Feb 22, 20181 min read


TCO training – how to improve your clinician productivity by 30%
I’m frequently contacted by people who have products and services of relevance to my clients. For over 20+ years I have maintained a...

Chris Barrow
Feb 21, 20183 min read


The importance of booking a meeting with yourself – and why it’s taken me 20 years to ge
I’m nervous this morning and wanted to share with you why that is. I’ll be spending the majority of the day working ON my business and...

Chris Barrow
Feb 20, 20182 min read


The Spring Business Retreat – Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd April 2018 – London
I’m looking for a final 4 people (or 2 couples) to attend this total immersion in coaching. We now have dentists joining us from the UK,...

Chris Barrow
Feb 15, 20181 min read


Why a dental entrepreneur should wear 4 hats
I’ve spent the last 3 months listening to Sheila Scott brilliantly explain how Edward De Bono’s 6 thinking hats can help dental teams to...

Chris Barrow
Feb 12, 20181 min read
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