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Articles by Gerald Snyder, VMD

Rat races are for rats

Jun 1, 2003

Since the beginning of the year, I am getting more and more calls from colleagues concerned about their financial stability, the erosion of their retirement funds and with the decline in client visits, the ability of their practice to weather this recession.

How fast are you driving?

Don't blindfold yourself when trying to accelerate practice profit
May 1, 2003

Imagine yourself on a long trip. For the most part, traffic has been rolling along at 70 miles an hour on a highway with a 65-mile speed limit. You are a quarter mile behind the car ahead of you as you enter an area with a reduced speed 50 miles per hour sign, and you see a state highway patrol car just ahead with its radar pointed directly at you.

Economically some practices in 'Wonderland'

Apr 1, 2003

The time has come the Walrus said to speak of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax and other inconsequential things.

Is your staff a 'missionary' for the practice?

Mar 1, 2003

Why is it that a fat chance is a much smaller chance than a slim chance? Huh?

Let's toast to these ratios

Feb 1, 2003

A Chambord martini is made by combining 2.5 ounces of vodka with a half-ounce of Chambord liqueur, shaken with ice and poured off the ice.

A fool-proof way to give estimates

Jan 1, 2003

Remember, clients really want a forever healthy companion

Don't confuse stress with fear

Nov 1, 2002

Imagine that you are at the gym bench-pressing more weight than you ever have before.

Demographics: science of success

Oct 1, 2002

About the middle of the last century, shortly after the second consecutive war that was designed to prevent all future wars, the brain trusts of the universities of our land decided to add a hefty scoop of veterinary colleges to their intellectual diets.

Without communication, failure looms

Sep 1, 2002

I suppose, looking through my retrospectoscope, that there was never a time in our profession, when medical expertise alone, made less of an impact, and communication skills made more of a difference between economic success and just barely surviving in practice.

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