There is no “right” choice to make with regard to your life or career. Give yourself permission to try new things and redefine your idea of what success is. Adam Eskow is a former periodontist turned executive coach who has found joy in his passion after giving himself permission to step away from a lifelong dream. 

 

Adam comes from a family of dentists. From a very young age he simply knew that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of other family members. He enjoyed the schooling for it. Went all in and got all of his degrees and licenses, and then started practicing and realized it wasn’t for him. 

 

It was then that he gave himself the permission to walk away and use everything he’d learned in dental school to help other dentists and oral physicians to find more joy and fulfillment in their work. 

 

So often we focus on the one path or the one goal with single-minded intensity. In a lot of ways that’s a good thing, but it makes it hard to shift and pivot when things no longer work for you. Instead, take your expectations out of the decision making process and hone in on the things that feel good. 

 

If this is your first episode of Industry Explorers, go back and listen to some of our other interviews. This is a recurring theme amongst all of the guests we’ve had on the show. What you want to do at 18 may not be the same as what you want to do at even 25.

 

Give yourself the permission to pivot. 

 

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In this episode:

[00:32] Welcome to the show, Adam!

[01:01] He shares his background and whether he felt any pressure to become a dentist.

[04:18] Listen as Adam shares the journey to becoming a periodontist.

[06:09] He discusses how you can use your education even if you don’t become a dentist.

[10:50] He describes what he does today as a coach and consultant.

[13:54] Adam talks about the coaches he has that help him.

[16:03] He shares how he outsources his needs.

[20:48] “When something happens and the world latches on to it is kind of liberating.”

[22:20] He speaks about the good and hard parts of his periodontal career.

[24:54] Adam discusses what he would say to a dental student about the career.

[26:18] He believes you should shadow someone in the career that you think you might want.

[29:00] He says the opportunities are there to shadow someone, don’t give up if you get a no.

[29:46] Stay tuned for part 2 of this conversation next week.