Mindset

The Riskiest Thing You Can Do Is Play It Safe

The Riskiest Thing You Can Do Is Play It Safe

Seth Godin said it years ago, and the optical profession still hasn't caught up: the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. Staying employed inside a corporate or...

The Riskiest Thing You Can Do Is Play It Safe

Seth Godin said it years ago, and the optical profession still hasn't caught up: the riskiest thing you can do is play it safe. Staying employed inside a corporate or...

The Five Things People Say Instead of Starting

The Five Things People Say Instead of Starting

You know the conversation. You've probably had it with yourself. "I'd love to go independent, but..." But I need more time. But I need more money. But my partner isn't...

The Five Things People Say Instead of Starting

You know the conversation. You've probably had it with yourself. "I'd love to go independent, but..." But I need more time. But I need more money. But my partner isn't...

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Why Hannah Finch Chose Independence — Finch Opt...

Some things you can’t put a price on. Owning your frame wall, knowing your patients, and building something that is genuinely yours. Hannah Finch, practice owner at Finch Optical in...

Why Hannah Finch Chose Independence — Finch Opt...

Some things you can’t put a price on. Owning your frame wall, knowing your patients, and building something that is genuinely yours. Hannah Finch, practice owner at Finch Optical in...

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Build for a Real Person: Vik Malhi on Going Ind...

Vik Malhi trained as a dispensing optician before qualifying as an optometrist. Then he designed his own frame brand. Then he opened two practices in Birmingham. None of it happened...

Build for a Real Person: Vik Malhi on Going Ind...

Vik Malhi trained as a dispensing optician before qualifying as an optometrist. Then he designed his own frame brand. Then he opened two practices in Birmingham. None of it happened...

You didn't build a practice. You built a job with your name on the door.

You didn't build a practice. You built a job wi...

Two years into running your practice, you try to take a week off. By day three, you're driving back to fix something. That's not independence. That's a job with your...

You didn't build a practice. You built a job wi...

Two years into running your practice, you try to take a week off. By day three, you're driving back to fix something. That's not independence. That's a job with your...

Build Something That Reflects How You Believe Optometry Should Be Delivered

Build Something That Reflects How You Believe O...

Ben Wilkinson is the Optometrist and Clinical Director at Rifkind & Brophy, an independent practice in Edinburgh's Morningside that has been serving its community since 1966. With postgraduate qualifications in...

Build Something That Reflects How You Believe O...

Ben Wilkinson is the Optometrist and Clinical Director at Rifkind & Brophy, an independent practice in Edinburgh's Morningside that has been serving its community since 1966. With postgraduate qualifications in...

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