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Can baby teeth save lives?

Can baby teeth save lives?
Stem cells from baby teeth cryogenically stored could cure serious diseases.
by Pam Johnson

Have any of your patients ever told you or your staff about one of their young children suffering from a chronic or even debilitating disease? Up until now most dentists and practice staff could only listen, empathize, and perhaps suggest a doctor they knew or a new treatment they had read about. Continue reading “Can baby teeth save lives?”

Random Leadership Thoughts

Movement causes friction. When you create a target or goals for your team, you’ll likely encounter resistance. As a leader, you can’t restrict yourself by living inside of someone else’s comfort zone. Great accomplishments require leaders to fix their gaze beyond what’s easily attainable.

Many people have powerful dreams. However, most don’t realize that the viability of their ideal tomorrow is based on what they do today. The difference between a dream and wishful thinking is what you’re doing now. Practice today what you want to be tomorrow. If you do it well enough, someday you may arrive at your dream.

Since the US Open was this past week, I will add this one. Tennis great Chris Evert once said, “The thing that separates good players from great ones is mental attitude. It might only make a difference of two or three points over an entire match, but how you play those key points often makes the difference between winning and losing.”

Try very hard not to succumb to the disease known as paralysis of analysis. Leaders have to act with incomplete information. You can never know all of the variables.

Twitter Objections

Top 10 Twitter Objections from Michael Hyatt CEO of Thomas Nelson,Inc. He has a great website at http://michaelhyatt.com This is just part of one of his posts … Enjoy

  1. “That sounds silly.” This is precisely what I said to my friend, Randy Elrod, when he introduced the service to me. He wisely said, “You won’t really understand Twitter until you try it?” I still think that’s right. Therefore, I challenge people to read my post, “12 Reasons to Start Twittering” and then try Twittering for two weeks. If they don’t like it after two weeks, fine. At least they will know first-hand why it didn’t work for them. Continue reading “Twitter Objections”

Social Media is Bigger than you think

I would recommend watching this You Tube video about the social media revolution. Using social media to create brand presence for your practice will be an important marketing strategy. This is the future, and yes, it will take some time to learn and figure it out. So start now and get involved, play around with what is out there. This is much, much more than telling about where you got your coffee this AM.

http://socialnomics.net/2009/08/11/statistics-show-social-media-is-bigger-than-you-think/

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Networking the Old Fashioned Way


Rule One: You must be committed. You aren’t networking if you’re out for instant gratification. An effective network is built upon a solid foundation of relationships that are built over time. A number of years ago I taught a women’s entrepreneurial training course at a community college. As part of the course we discussed networking and their homework assignment was to attend one or two events. When we returned to the subject, a student reported she’d thought networking events were a waste of time. When I asked why she felt that way, she explained that she’d paid to go to several events in her community and she passed out tons of business cards, but she hadn’t gotten any business. Rule number one – don’t expect immediate gratification. Continue reading “Networking the Old Fashioned Way”

Change

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

How are you doing with the multitude of changes in dentistry?

Hope you are having a good summer! Jody

Misc. Tips

These are a few tips from an e-newletter I get that I thought you might find interesting. Enjoy

If you’re going to be at a party with strangers, but you know who they are, Google them or look for them on Facebook. You’ll come up with topics of conversation based on their work and lives. Someone did this to me at a symphony fundraiser, and I thought he was a brilliant conversationalist! Continue reading “Misc. Tips”

Influence: Connecting with People By Dr. John Maxwell

As a train’s source of energy and direction, the locomotive plays a vital role. However, unless a locomotive connects to other cars on the track, it is relatively useless. A train’s value comes from its ability to transport massive amounts of cargo, and doing so requires the locomotive to link up with dozens of freight cars. Traveling by itself, a locomotive would arrive at its destination empty-handed. In that case, its journey would be nothing more than a waste of fuel.

Leaders are like locomotives in that they’re blessed with drive, energy, and vision. However, until leaders learn the art of connection, their influence remains minimal. In isolation, their talents accomplish little, and their efforts are squandered.

Let’s look at practical ways whereby leaders can make meaningful connections with others. Continue reading “Influence: Connecting with People By Dr. John Maxwell”

Life is like a boat

Think of your life like a boat. Your belief system acts as the rudder, guiding where you go in your career and relationships. Your actions are the engine — when you follow through and get things done, you leave an impressive wake as you race toward your goals. The flashy paint job on the sides of the boat, well, those are your words. They give a good impression but mean little without the beliefs, commitments, and action. How is your boat doing, is your engine running, are you creating a wake or just cruising along? Is your vision, and your philosophy statement, helping you chart your course? Have you looked at them recently?
Let us know how you are doing and how we can support you !
Have a great week! Jody