Posted by Terry on October 30th, 2011 at 8:41 am
Volatire, the French philosopher, once stated: “Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice and need.” Boredom: Working in a dental office is the perfect cure for boredom. Every day, we see – and help – a different group of patients. When closing time arrives, we know that we have alleviated their pain and anxiety, sending [...]
Posted by Terry on October 25th, 2011 at 9:36 am
“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Voltaire Wouldn’t it wonderful if every patient arrived on time, every procedure went exactly according to plan, and each member of the team carried out their tasks in coordinated choreography with every other team member? It’s a lovely goal, but there are just too many variables at [...]
Posted by Terry on October 5th, 2011 at 7:42 am
A message from Terry: Assumptions are funny things. In many ways, they’re the essential glue that holds the pieces of our day together. We assume that the lights will come on when we flip the switch. We assume, if we drop a pencil, that gravity will pull it down to the floor. We assume, when [...]
Posted by Terry on September 25th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
“A man can fall many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” John Burroughs A message from Terry: Things go wrong. Despite our best planning and preparation, despite all of the precautions that we put in place, things all too frequently go wrong. It’s a fact of life. Few [...]
Posted by Terry on September 20th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Now, where were we…? Oh yes! We were in the middle of figuring out how a dental office is like the Ryder Cup golf tournament. When we left our hero, Paul Azinger, he was ready to look in some unusual places to find a winning strategy for transforming the fiercely independent U.S. golfers into a [...]
Posted by Sandy on August 19th, 2011 at 9:01 am
A message from Sandy. Author George Matthew Adams stated, “What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you. ” Every problem introduces you to yourself. It shows how [...]
Posted by Sandy on August 10th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Be all that you can be, but not always in the Army. Do you see yourself as somewhat content with your life, with the way things are? Do you still aspire for something deeper and more meaningful? Face it, we are all pelted with problems on a daily basis, it shouldn’t [...]
Posted by Sandy on June 22nd, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Procrastination manifest itself within every aspect of our lives. We all do it. You wait until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping. You put off your colonoscopy (you know who you are), you’re late filing your taxes, (again)! You forget to register to vote, you need an oil change, there [...]
Posted by Terry on May 31st, 2011 at 11:04 am
A message from Terry: Do you want to be rich, healthy, happy and an expert in your field? If so, here is advice from one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin: “Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and [...]
Posted by Terry on May 1st, 2011 at 3:27 pm
A message from Terry: When we were youngsters, one of the major milestones that separated being a “little kid” from being a “big kid” was learning how to tie our shoes. Think back to those early days. How old were you, when you learned? See if you can remember who taught you. How did they [...]