Why do so many dentists burn out before their practice succeeds? Because they treat every fire as equally urgent and they never build a place to step back and think. I see it constantly. A dentist grinds for years, says yes to everything, chases every new shiny tactic, and one morning he's either staring at bankruptcy or he's so fried he's ready to quit. Burnout isn't usually caused by hard work. It's caused by unfocused work with no structure and no one to think alongside. The fix is to develop habits and capabilities that hold up for the long term instead [...]