Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Look Beyond Today’s Economy

Okay. You need to hear this. Stop talking so much about the economy!

Focus on what you can control. You can’t do anything about the daily fluctuations of the stock market, but you can work on building stronger relationships with your referring doctors… you can be a positive example for your team… you can strategize on ways of reaching out to non-referring dentists in your area…

The best leaders find ways to succeed in adverse conditions. Don’t let the negative stories in the media dominate the conversation in your practice. Maintaining a positive outlook, despite the current challenges, is often the first step on the way to greater success.

This economy, like all other challenging economies in the past, will get better. We have moved through at least six variations of this economy in the last 100 years and recovered beautifully. It will be no different this time.

Stay positive. Keep focused on your goals. Build stronger relationships with referring doctors and new dentists. These actions will help you jumpstart the economic recovery in your practice.