Happiness Strategy #4:
Remember, Money Can’t Buy Happiness
Don’t judge all you happiness by how much money you have ! Yes money is needed for comfort , decent life and feel good. But only money can’t give you happiness. For example – A rich man can buy the most expensive comb studded with diamonds … but that won’t make hair grow on his bald head.
Similarly, work hard in you dental profession. That will definitely bring you money and name. But at the same time don’t think this is the only route to your happiness. Happiness also comes from your family, parents, kids, wife & friends.
So yes work hard as a dental surgeon but don’t make yourself a machine. Then you see – you will be more happy with the money you earn.
Happiness Strategy #5
Don’t keep underestimating yourself.
STOP COMPARING
In 2015 dentistry has become a little tougher for new graduates. This is more of a scenario in Asian countries like India.
Fresh dental graduates are going through a lot of self-doubt.
This is mostly due to stupid comparisons with graduates of other professions. Dentists are seeing the early incomes of their friends who are in to other streams and feeling more low.
You want to be happy as a dentist – So stop comparing yourself to any other dentist or any of your other friends. Every profession goes through a phase of recession and after that good times always come. And remember with increasing population -there is one profession which will never hit recession for a long time – that is the health profession of doctors & surgeons. Others might come and go. You are always going to be there.
