I’m going to share a secret with you today. There’s no such thing as value. At least not in the fixed sense. In fact, value is as malleable as clay.

You might skip over indemnification provisions when negotiating a contract. You understand what they are. They’re just boilerplate, right? Wrong.

All medical groups have a culture, whether or not it’s been purposefully created. It exists.

Many say that the world is a tough place. Maybe it is, because it’s not just dog-eat-dog. It’s flea-kills-dog as well.

From down the street I could see the fortune teller’s shop.

Did she know that I was coming?

“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.”

The medical group that I was going to see was under pressure. One of its former members had jumped ship and aligned with a competitor. The hospital issued an RFP. The competitor became the golden haired group.

Could you smell it in Cleveland, Carson City or Cape Cod? The stench filled the air in Paris, as taxi drivers burned tires to protest Uber.

Have you imposed an expiration date on your career, on your business?

The right question regarding the uncertain future, is to ask is what underlies your profession, your specialty, or its role. What’s the motivating desire or overriding function?