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Why the Best Dentists Start Ignoring Advice (I Went AWOL)


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Most dentists hit a point where the people around them get scared of their growth:

- You lose 30–40+ pounds and family starts asking if you have cancer.

- You push your fitness, your faith, your career, or your content and people say, “You’re going too far.”

- You talk about starting a practice, selling a practice, moving cities, or posting your real opinions… and everyone tells you not to.

In this video, I share why you have to learn to keep going anyway – even when people don’t understand or validate what you’re doing.

I talk about:

- Going “AWOL” on Army house‑hunting leave to take my family to Italy

- Dentists in my group whose aunts thought they had cancer because they were finally getting shredded

- Spouses, friends, and colleagues pushing back when you change your habits

- My best friend running a 40‑mile ultra with “NMW” (No Matter What) written on his shoes

- Posting hot takes on Instagram and getting used to other dentists not agreeing

- Living your faith in a world that wants you to keep it quiet

The skill is the same: being solid in who you are and what you’re building, even when other people don’t get it.

I’m Dr. Richard Low:

- Dentist & former CEO of 35 dental practices

- Founder of the #1 rated practice‑ownership podcast in dentistry

- Burned out, rebuilt my life around faith, family, and fitness

- Now coaching 50+ male practice‑owner dentists inside Next Level Fathers to lose weight, reconnect with God, and lead better at home

In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Why growth often looks “wrong” in the middle

The awkward in‑between where you’re no longer who you were, but not yet the final version (weight loss, career, faith, content).

- How to handle pushback from family, friends, and spouses

Understanding what’s actually behind their comments and how to stay kind but firm in your path.

- Why you must narrow whose opinions really count

Emmet Scott’s idea: be humble enough to learn from many at first… then ruthlessly narrow down whose voices you let steer your life.

- How to use “no matter what” goals properly

When it makes sense to write NMW on your shoes and finish the race, even if you have to crawl.

- Why you need a tribe for this

Doing hard, “crazy” things alone is almost impossible. Doing it with other men walking the same path is 10x easier.

If you’re a successful, stressed or burned-out dentist,

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Next Level DentistBy Dr. Richard Low