Just Two Minutes: The Ask

Bite-sized dental wisdom in under 2 minutes.

Everyone wants better advice.
But most people don’t know how to ask for it.

They show up in Facebook groups or masterminds and throw out:
“Should I open a second office?”
“Is this AI tool worth it?”
“How much should I pay my hygienist?”

And what they get back is a firehose of noise.
Contradictions. Opinions. One-off stories.
More confusion.

Because asking better questions is a skill.
And most people never learn it.

Here’s what works:

1. Ask people who’ve done the thing—multiple times—and can explain it.

Not just the person who got lucky once.
Not the one who says “I feel like...”
You want “Here’s what happened. Here’s why it worked. Here’s what I’d do differently.”

2. Ask about frameworks, not opinions.

Don’t ask what to do.
Ask how to think about the decision.

That’s how good operators think.
That’s how you get clarity instead of contradictions.

The best advice I’ve ever gotten didn’t give me answers.
It gave me better questions.
And once I had those, I made better decisions on my own.

That’s the part most people miss.
They don’t need a guru.
They need a sharper lens.

If you want better advice, ask better questions.
And if you want to be someone people trust with advice?
Start by asking them questions first.

-Dr. Alex

P.S. We all want the right answer—but it starts with asking the right question.