{"id":1026,"date":"2017-12-25T15:33:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T15:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2017-12-27T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T15:36:37","slug":"the-greatest-gift-you-can-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Gift You Can Give"},"content":{"rendered":"

What an honor it is for me to be able to write you this message today.\u00a0 Wishing you all the best of the Holiday Season and a special Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n

Of course, there is no one to share this message with today at your office.\u00a0 So instead, I would just remind you of something that I know you do not hear often enough.<\/p>\n

I finish every one of our Champions Events with this message \u2013<\/p>\n

Never forget how important you are in the lives of your patients.\u00a0 Please know that you provide more than just oral health, more than just dentistry, yes even more that teeth and smiles \u2013 you give the gift of yourself to others every single day.<\/p>\n

When patients come to your office and they interact with all of you \u2013 you may very well be the only place they have been to today, this week, the entire month, who knows maybe even the only place since they have been back to your office the last time \u2013 where someone looked them in the eyes, listened to them, actually cared and gave them permission to want more for themselves\u2026<\/p>\n

You do this.<\/p>\n

You make them feel special.\u00a0 You let them think about themselves.\u00a0 You show them what it means to be important and valued and healthy and confident.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I want to remind you of today \u2013 on this Christmas \u2013 I want you to give yourself the gift of taking as good of care over yourself as you do your patients.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself, if you were your patient, what advice would you give about being healthier, happier in and outside of the practice.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not talking about your smile, though that matters too (you should look, live, be the person you are wanting your patients to be).\u00a0 I\u2019m talking about giving yourself permission to do more things that give you reason to smile.\u00a0 Take care of you.<\/p>\n

Of course, this Christmas, you are busy taking care of everyone else around you.\u00a0 That\u2019s just fine and you should shower your loved ones with the greatest gift you can give \u2013 not presents, money, experiences, food or other memorable things \u2013 no, the greatest gift you can give is\u2026<\/p>\n

Yourself.\u00a0 Your time, your attention, your praise, your love, your genuine care.<\/p>\n

After all the hustle and bustle is over and it\u2019s back to work again, please take time and commit to giving yourself the greatest gift you have to give; don\u2019t just save it for others \u2013 share it with you \u2013 because you deserve the same for yourself that you give to others every single day at work and at home.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the day and know that you are such a wonderful and special gift to us.\u00a0 I appreciate the opportunity to be part of your life.\u00a0 I speak for my entire team when I say, \u201cWe are most grateful for the relationship we share.\u201d<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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