Why saying yes is slowing you down

Published about 6 hours ago • 1 min read

If you want to grow, you have to say no.

Going into 2026, you will need to say no to more things than you say yes to.

If clear aligners are not the area of your practice you want to grow, you should not watch my free training. You should not sign up for courses. You should not even be thinking about it.

That might sound harsh, but clarity creates speed.

If your goal is to improve schedule efficiency, then the only content you should be consuming and implementing is content that helps you do exactly that.

Everything else is noise.

I struggle with this too.

I get excited about new ideas.

New opportunities.

New directions.

But every time I get crystal clear on the one thing I want to improve and say no to everything else, I get there faster.

Every single time.

Growth does not come from doing more.

It comes from doing less, better.

The bottom line: If everything is a priority, nothing is.

Reply and let me know the one thing you are saying no to today.

If aligners are the one thing you actually want to grow and you are ready to block out the noise, I put together a free training to help you focus and execute:

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