{"id":1340,"date":"2019-03-04T15:11:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2019-03-04T15:11:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:11:10","slug":"practice-luck-factor-1-of-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/practice-luck-factor-1-of-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Luck Factor #1 (of 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey, it\u2019s your LUCKY month. \u00a0I love St. Patrick\u2019s Day and that means I love the whole month of March. \u00a0Sure, it can still be a cold, snow-ridden month for some, but it offers the first sign of new growth. \u00a0Usually, after the busyness of the Holidays and February allowing you to get back into the swing of things, March finally provides some exciting opportunities to accelerate your progress towards your achievements for the year.<\/p>\n

So, in keeping with the theme, I\u2019ve decided to give you 7 (for obvious reasons) Luck Factors that I see as most commonly leading to success. \u00a0These generate \u201cluck\u201d for practices to get more treatment, help more patients and otherwise make their goals happen faster.<\/p>\n

Now, a quick disclaimer: you earn \u2013 as you well know \u2013 your own luck. \u00a0Yes, sometimes things just go well, as if the perfect patient comes in at the perfect time. \u00a0However, if you weren\u2019t built for success and if you haven\u2019t removed the sabotaging behaviors from yourself, your communications, your beliefs, even your approach with patients, then even the luckiest of days can go wrong because you push away opportunity instead of embracing it.<\/p>\n

Sure, once in a while, you might stumble upon a four-leaf clover. \u00a0Still, the reality is you are much more apt to find one if you are LOOKING for it in the right places. \u00a0This holds true for every other aspect of \u201cluck\u201d in your life\u2026 Do the right things and the luck will follow.<\/p>\n

The first luck factor I will give you is a review and something I have shared many times before\u2026<\/p>\n

An Effective Huddle<\/p>\n

Hold on! \u00a0Don\u2019t be too quick to write that off as \u2018been there, doing that.\u2019 \u00a0Would you believe that actually I don\u2019t always suggest a typical and standard huddle?<\/p>\n

Sometimes not even in the morning at the start of the day. \u00a0Sometimes not even every single team member.<\/p>\n

Before you go jumping to conclusions or thinking you can work yourself out of having to be there. \u00a0It\u2019s rare when the huddle isn\u2019t first of the morning and including everyone.<\/p>\n

There are practices with many hygienists, different hours, separate start times, multiple doctors, teams that do shift work, too large of teams to fit in any one room and the list of variables continues.<\/p>\n

What you want to make sure you do is NOT MAKE EXCUSES for why you can\u2019t have an effective, consistent, routine DAILY HUDDLE.<\/p>\n

I use the sport analogy that no team plays the game without a game plan and that is your Huddle. \u00a0Your game plan for the day. \u00a0You play \u201ca game\u201d every single day.<\/p>\n

The key points are really the principles of the Huddle and what its purpose is\u2026<\/p>\n