Sameer Puri So as I was sitting back and looking at the calendar and I realized that today is November 23rd and its been exactly 4 and a half years since I sold my practice and moved to Scottsdale. This coming Saturday will be my 18th wedding anniversary. My oldest daughter just turned 16 last week and one month ago we finished construction on our new home and moved in. There has been a ton going on in the Puri family and its amazing how time flies.
You wake up one day and realize that if you blink twice instead of once, life just passes you by. I still remember sitting on the plane in July of 2011 with my then 12 year old who was bawling because we were moving to Scottsdale and leaving all her friends behind. She told me that I tore her away from her friends and she hated me. Not something a father wants to hear as he is trying to create a bigger and better opportunity for his family.
My wife was sad because we had no family in Arizona - all of our family was back home in LA. Luckily her sister and my brother-in-law decided to move at the same time as well due to a job offer for him otherwise I don't think she still would be happy here and chances are we would have moved back to LA.
While the cerecdoctors.com website and our courses were doing well, moving to Scottsdale was a huge gamble for the family and for me personally. I had a beautiful home in LA, I had a great practice with great staff in LA, we had all our family in LA. So why move? There were no guarantees in Arizona that things would bear any fruit or would lead to more rapid growth. Would it be worth it to uproot the family and move? Would it be worth the emotional toll that it would put on my family?
4.5 years later, I can tell you that I am eternally grateful for the all of the incredible support from the cerecdoctors.com community and all the incredible friends that I have made over the years that have led to an extremely successful transition from Los Angeles to Scottsdale. The gamble paid off and every year we have grown tremendously here at cerecdoctors.com. My family has never been happier or stronger. My kids are thriving and my wife is settled. Our parent company Spear Education is now at 130 employees with plans to grow further in 2016.
I'm eternally thankful for all the people who visit our workshops and give us great feedback so we know we are doing something right.
I'm eternally thankful for all of you that have sent me emails or messages on how cerecdoctors.com has had a positive impact on your lives and practice.
I'm eternally thankful for each and every single person that stopped me in Las Vegas for CEREC 30 to thank me for creating the cerecdoctors.com community and impacting their lives.
I'm eternally thankful for the love and support over the past few years as we have transitioned and grown the company to where we are today - the world leaders in CEREC education and support.
I'm eternally thankful for our partners at Spear Education who provide so much knowledge, wisdom and leadership to our CAD CAM division.
I'm eternally thankful for our leadership team who provides the vision for the future.
I'm eternally thankful for the incredible clinicians that I work with on a daily basis like Flem, Farhad, Skramy and so many others that make me a better person and clinician myself.
And finally, I'm eternally thankful for all of you - each and everyone that is committed to the highest level of patient care and is committed to make the CAD CAM world well respected and mainstream.
As we head into the holiday season, I want to give each and every single person my best wishes and a very safe and happy holiday season. Let's wind down the year, recharge the batteries and get ready for a strong 2016. As is the case every year, I'm sure there will be many great events, products, materials, techniques to discuss in 2016 as there have been in the past. As is the case every year, cerecdoctors.com will bring you the most up to date information with regards to the CEREC technology. This is our commitment, to bring you the best, most comprehensive CEREC knowledge for you and your team.
If there is anything I can do personally to make your CEREC journey more rewarding, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. If there is anything my team can do to make your CEREC journey more rewarding, reach out to me as well. This is my passion, my life, my journey and I'm thankful for all of you for sharing it with me.
Thank you for making this the most incredible online community in the world. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
