About this episode

The episode discusses the costly consequences of delaying important decisions for practice owners and offers insights on overcoming the waiting game.

Most Practice Owners have a decision they keep pushing to "later." It might be a structural change, a hard conversation, a team decision, or a piece of Owner work that never quite makes it to the top of the list. Not because it doesn't matter, but because the Practice is full, the team needs attention, and the next quiet window feels just around the corner. Sachin had one of those decisions in 2013: a simple trust structure question for his accountant about a Vanguard ETF investment. The form got put aside, ended up in the laundry, and didn't get picked up again until November 2020. That delay may have cost close to seven figures in compounding returns. The same pattern showed up again and again at the Practice Owners Conference in Sydney. Across 62 one-on-one conversations, Todd and Sachin kept hearing different versions of the same thing: "I'm not ready yet." "I've got a few things to fix first." "Once this is sorted, I'll get to it." That's the waiting game. And for Practice Owners, it can get expensive fast. What You'll Get From This Episode Why waiting for the "right time" can quietly cost more than the decision itself The three reasons Practice Owners stay stuck in the…

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Hosts: Dr. Sachin Patel, Dr. Todd Cameron

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanguard, Practice Owners Conference

Places: Sydney

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