Things I’m going to spend 80% of my time doing Things I’m going to spend 20% of my time doing Surrounding myself with technology that will make my life easier Making my life difficult by not using technology Surrounding myself with people who make me feel good about myself Tolerating people who make me feel
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One of the tools that I’ve developed through my business coaching is Personal Evolution Circles, based on the original idea by Jay Perry. In a nutshell, each circle represents an area in your life or your business. To start off you have to indicate your current level of evolution in each area and then state and reflect
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So here is the first of 11 tips to improve your self-confidence in 2011. Things I’m going to spend 80% of my time doing Things I’m going to spend 20% of my time doing Surrounding myself with technology that will make my life easier Making my life difficult by not using technology The more I
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by Phillippa Goodwin “Ok, so let’s tackle the reconciliation of petty cash in 09/10 this evening and get that task out of the way before Christmas” Phillippa speaks to herself a great deal. I settle down with a pile of receipts, a glass of chilled white wine (my first), the laptop on the dining room
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At the Dental Business Club we recently asked a group of practice owners: “What is the biggest challenge facing you in the area of time management right now?” and some of the more popular replies included: The time to think, breathe, relax and vision To stop business paperwork encroaching on my leisure time on Saturdays and Sundays
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As promised, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas over the next 11 days, as we approach the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. The concept of this short series of blog posts arose from a conversation last month in Liverpool with Brendon MacDonald and Marita Kritzinger,
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December is turning into a bit of a bloody nightmare, what with snow, snow and snow creating collapsed appointment books PLUS the distraction of the annual retail frenzy, just at the time when you need to maximise every penny of cash flow. Sod’s Law appears to be fully operational and I’m convinced that careful cash
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It’s always a good idea to know where your business is coming from. Here is my own analysis of revenues into The Dental Business Club for 2010 – broken down by service category. The ratios need some explanation: Elite – intensive 1:1 coaching with just a few clients per year – but a significant %
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I know you have probably had enough of the CQC conversation – I have spoken to many principals, spouses and PM’s who have been burning the midnight and completing on-line forms before the Christmas break. Quite a few cursing at the computer screen by all accounts. Practice Plan have issued an update to their guidance
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In simple terms – its back to capitation boys and girls – but with some interesting differences. Registration – kind of makes sense. Weighted capitation – the crappier the dental population around you – the more money you get – and vice versa – so NHS dentistry disappears from higher socio-economic groups, with better dental
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