No Kidding…I Didn't Know That

I feel every day is a gift and full of amazing “things”.    As such, I am accumulating interesting factoids that I want to share with you.  There is no real purpose for doing this………..it’s just fun and you will now have some amazing ideas to share at your next party; with your team; or with your family over dinner.  Enjoy as these things are amazing to me as well.  Coach Ron               

  • Flap your jaws…with joy, that is.  And make it peppermint.  Studies have found that chewing peppermint gum stimulates the same part of the brain that wakes you up in the morning.  Susannah Seton as seen in My Daily Inspiration from www.WALKTHETALK.com 
  • 31 percent reduction: in kids’ risk of being overweight when their elementary schools started a program to encourage them to drink water. Readersdigest.com 
  • Save 10 percent on your electric bill: by unplugging items you aren’t using.  U.S. Department of Energy, 2009
  • Direct deposit: saves their company $176.55 and one pound of paper per year U.S. Department of Energy, 2009
  • 17 pounds of midlife “spread”:  is avoided by women who walked half an hour daily over a period of 15 years compared with similar women who stayed on the couch.    Readers Digest, August, 2009
  • A Trillion Dollars: would be a stack of $1,000 bills 67 miles high. USA TODAY, September 1, 2009
  • 62 Percent: of U.S. households have Internet access from home in 2007.  46% of people aged 65 and older access the Internet.    cleveland.com/datacentral

September 21, 2009 | Filed Under No Kidding...I Didn't Know That! | 2 Comments 

Help a Dental Team…..

I’m reposting this request………..because I need your thoughts.

Recently in my Tuesday Tidbits I discussed the value and importance for dentists to take the Leadership and the time to acknowledge their team to recognize their contributions.  It’s good for morale; it’s good for patients; and it’s good for the bottom line.

As a reply to my Tuesday Tidbits post I received the following plea from one of my dear dental auxiliary friends.  As a dental coach, I am requesting your comment; suggestion; and feedback so we can use a community of thought to help my friend.  Read what she sent me and then write your suggestions in the comment box below.

“How about a way to deal with a boss that will not handle a bad apple in the cart. We have been dealing with a bad apple in the cart for several years and we must be approaching him the wrong way. There are 7 of us that are so feed up. We all give 200% and the bad apple barely gives 50% on a good day. We just want him  to know how unhappy we are with the bad apple. We have approached him as a group but it seemed not to work and he felt ganged up on and really hasn’t said anything to us since.  He has also not said anything to the bad apple to improve her. Are we at a lost cause?”

What would you advise?  Comment below… порно просмотр фильмы

September 18, 2009 | Filed Under Coaching Conundrums | 1 Comment 

A Dental Team members Plight–Can You Help?

Recently in my Tuesday Tidbits I discussed the value and importance for dentists to take the Leadership and the time to acknowledge their team to recognize their contributions.  It’s good for morale; it’s good for patients; and it’s good for the bottom line. женский секс портал для москвы

As a reply to my Tuesday Tidbits post I received the following plea from one of my dear dental auxiliary friends.  As a dental coach, I am requesting your comment; suggestion; and feedback so we can use a community of thought to help my friend.  Read what she sent me and then write your suggestions in the comment box below.

“How about a way to deal with a boss that will not handle a bad apple in the cart. We have been dealing with a bad apple in the cart for several years and we must be approaching him the wrong way. There are 7 of us that are so feed up. We all give 200% and the bad apple barely gives 50% on a good day. We just want him  to know how unhappy we are with the bad apple. We have approached him as a group but it seemed not to work and he felt ganged up on and really hasn’t said anything to us since.  He has also not said anything to the bad apple to improve her. Are we at a lost cause?” порно конь онлайн

What would you advise?  Comment below…

The Ballad of Josie download

September 16, 2009 | Filed Under Dental Practice Management | 2 Comments 

Laughter is the Antidote to Stress

P9110153This past weekend our “Gourmet Dinner Group” sat down to a wonderful meal.  This is a group of 10 people from all careers who come together for one purpose…to have fun and share fellowship.  While we discuss our political differences; we armchair quarterback (OSU got spanked…so sad); we listen to each others life challenges; and in general try to solve the problems of the world…the OPERATIVE word of our time together is FUN.  Still in my walking boot to protect my slow-to-heal injury from my first Cardio Kickboxing class, I had the opportunity to get some psychological counseling атеросклеротические бляшки стеноз артерий from my dear friend and Psychologist, Dr. Ken DeLuca.  In spite of the aggravations; the temporary clumsiness; and my inability to dance, our Gourmet team reminded me of the importance of laughter built into every day.

September 15, 2009 | Filed Under What's Up With Dr. Ron | Leave a Comment 

Dental Practice Management & A Speedway Gas Station

Just like many dental practices, Speedway gas stations can be found aplenty all over the midwest.  Often times several in a community.  The same is true with dental practices…often times several in a community.  However, what causes your patients to select you out of this plethora of dentists in your community?  What makes you stand out?  What’s different about you from the others?

For years I have gone out of my way to “fill-er-up” at  my local Speedway gas station store #3392.  I’ve been known to drive past other gas stations with only fumes in my tank in order to get to “MY SPEEDWAY.”

клитор фото

  The question is why would I do this?

  1. The outside looks like most Speedways
  2. They all offer those wonderful Speedy Rewards
  3. I have the same chance to win
  4. They all have mulch for sale ($2.39 a bag) in the spring and in the fall those plastic-wrapped bunches of firewood
  5. And you can buy low-fat milk when you run out and don’t want to go to the grocery store

The answer to the question is simple:  It’s Eileen Waite; Tiffany Pawloski; and Fed Limpert скачать фильмы порно and the rest of their crew.  It’s their people.  It’s how they treat me.  It’s the smile on their faces.  It’s their willingness to help me in a way that says, “I care.”  Here are a few more reasons why I will risk running out of gas to get to “MY SPEEDWAY”:

  1. Their bathrooms are clean
  2. They are genuinly friendly
  3. They TRUST me and don’t presume I will drive away without paying…I get to pay the exact amount that I pumped rather than having to give them a $50 bill then pump, then come back in to get my change
  4. And Eileen addresses me as “honey”…and no, I do not find it harassing or inappropriate…I find it fun, warm, and caring (by the way she says that to all her customers and we all love it)

My question to you: what are you doing to make your patients think of your dental office as “MY SPEEDWAY” to the extent that they feel and talk about “MY DENTAL OFFICE” to their friends with the same passion?  My friends at Speedway store #3392 in North Ridgevillebestgas, Ohio can teach us a lot on how just the simple things like a smile; a warm greeting; a sense of caring; a feeling of trust can be all it takes to make a dental practice stand out from all the others. 

September 12, 2009 | Filed Under Dental Practice Management | Leave a Comment 

Coaching is about Celebrating Success as well

“Probably the most neglected friend you have is you.”    When I am coaching my clients they are usually coming to me with “issues”; “challenges”; “crisis.”  We work through them and then onto the next one.  However, I continue to encourage my guys…no, I am insisting that they look for their successes and find opportunities to acknwoledge what they have accomplished.  For many of us this is a tough request.  With one of my toughest and hardest-on-himself clients we had a breaktrhough this past week.  He called me with a MAJOR financial success and then again today with another personal success.  Together we were able to celebrate and recognize his accomplishments.  Great job Dr. Eric! 

Coaching is about celebrating successes and accordingly I pose the following questions to you:

  1. How can you take care of you this week? 
  2. Identify one thing you would really like to do to make you feel good and do it!
  3. What will it be?
    4. русское порно видео смотреть онлайн

September 9, 2009 | Filed Under Dental Practice Management | 1 Comment