Resources

Free resources from Dr. Steve Vargo’s book

Tools to Help You Start Using AI Without Losing the Human Touch

If the book brought you here, you are in the right place. This page houses the free resources referenced throughout the book so you can move from idea to action without having to hunt for the right link.

Start with the resource that matches your biggest need right now: find the time drains, use better prompts, or guide your team through a simple 30-day AI quick start.

Choose Your Starting Point

Each resource is designed to help independent optometry practices use AI in a practical, human-centered way. No hype. No overhaul. Just a clearer next step.

Resource 1

Practice Audit Tool

Use this quick audit to identify the biggest friction points and time drains in your practice before jumping into AI solutions.

  • Spot workflow bottlenecks.
  • Identify patient-experience friction.
  • Choose a practical starting point.

Get the Practice Audit

Kit form/download will be added here once the final resource is ready.

Resource 2

AI Prompt Library

Access ready-to-use prompts organized around common practice challenges, including hiring, training, patient communication, leadership, and more.

  • Get better first drafts.
  • Save time on recurring communication.
  • Ask, “How can AI help me with this?”

Get the Prompt Library

Kit form/download will be added here once the final resource is ready.

Resource 3

30-Day AI Quick-Start Guide

Use this simple guide to introduce AI to your team in a thoughtful, manageable way without overwhelming the practice.

  • Start small and build confidence.
  • Create shared team language around AI.
  • Turn curiosity into practical action.

Get the Quick-Start Guide

Kit form/download will be added here once the final resource is ready.

Not sure where to begin?

The simplest path is to start with the audit, then use the prompt library to solve one real problem, then bring the 30-day guide to your team. That sequence keeps AI grounded in actual practice needs rather than turning it into another shiny object.

1. Audit

Find the time drains, friction points, and repetitive tasks that are worth solving first.

2. Prompt

Use AI to draft, clarify, plan, summarize, or improve one practical workflow.

3. Start

Give your team a simple 30-day structure so AI adoption feels useful instead of chaotic.

The point is not to become more technical. The point is to become more intentional.

AI is most valuable when it gives leaders time and clarity back. These resources are built around that idea. They are not meant to replace judgment, empathy, leadership, or patient connection. They are meant to help you create more space for those things.

The question is not, “How can AI run my practice?” The better question is, “How can AI help me with this?”

Resource Download Areas

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Practice Audit

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Prompt Library

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30-Day Quick Start

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Start small. Solve something real. Build from there.

The best AI strategy is not the flashiest one. It is the one your team will actually use.