{"id":443,"date":"2016-02-29T15:59:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2016-02-29T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:59:44","slug":"make-like-a-frog-and-leap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentalsuccesstoday.com\/blog\/make-like-a-frog-and-leap\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Like A Frog And Leap!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Little story for you. Seemingly a long time ago, my wife (long before we were ever married) and I were transitioning through a difficult time in our lives, like we all have now and again. I was looking for a gift that would be inspiring to stay strong and keep moving forward.<\/p>\n

I was wondering around looking at some various stores and boutiques, talking to a friend who gave me some advice and said something I will never forget and have made a fundamental principle in my life ever since.<\/p>\n

She said to me, \u201cYou should get her a frog\u2026because frogs can only move one direction, they go forward, they leap.\u201d<\/p>\n

And boy oh boy was I excited. And now, well let\u2019s just say we\u2019re a little bit obsessed. I know it sounds so silly but we have hundreds of frogs, literally, not real ones of course but pictures, statues, sculptures, and so many other things. Everywhere I look, we see Frogs poised to leap forward because that\u2019s all they know to do.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t go sideways or back-up, they can\u2019t waddle or move slowly or be indecisive. They do one thing and one thing only \u2013 they LEAP!<\/p>\n

I love symbols for things to help remind us what our purpose is and what we are doing. It\u2019s so easy to get distracted, to be swayed by the moment, the frustrations of the day or the challenges we face instead of always being stead fast and remembers what matters most and where life is lived \u2013 not in the past \u2013 but in the future \u2013 in the decisions you make right now for what\u2019s about to happen next.<\/p>\n

Leap My Friends!<\/p>\n

Today is Leap Day that one day a year that happens every 1,460 days and I think it\u2019s representative of seizing the day, making the most of the time we have been given, but more than anything else I think it represents the idea of \u201cleap year\u201d can be any year, it can be any day, it can be any moment \u2013 you choose and decide to do something proactive, something that drives you forward to your potential and future.<\/p>\n

In every practice with every patient and certainly with every single individual team member there is some thing \u2013 many things \u2013 but some one thing that right now would move them forward, would cause them to leap to the next level in their life, their thinking, their beliefs, their skills, their execution, their influence, their confidence.<\/p>\n

Your next leap is the key to achieving breakthroughs.<\/p>\n

With your Team Members (and overall as a group), their next Leap is what will drive your Practice to achieve things and grow in ways you\u2019ve never thought possible before.<\/p>\n

Everything we do here to create Dental Success Today is all about taking Leaps to do what\u2019s right, to do what\u2019s best, to create the Practice, culture and environment that you aspire to have.<\/p>\n

I challenge you today to look for your next leap. Decide where, what and how it\u2019s going to happen and then \u2013 do it \u2013 jump \u2013 and propel yourself forward over your next obstacles, challenges, fears, setbacks and difficulties. Do not stay sitting in one spot pondering until it\u2019s too late \u2013 doing nothing believing it will change \u2013 instead use the strength of your team around you, the energy of the spirit inside of you, and the vision you have in your mind\u2019s eye of what you know is possible and GO FOR IT!<\/p>\n

Because that my friends is what life is all about and if you don\u2019t do it first you can\u2019t expect your team or your patients to do it either.<\/p>\n

Remember, everyone must take leaps in their life to get where and what they deserve; it\u2019s not going to happen any other way.<\/p>\n

Enjoy this extra day as the lily pad of progress you can jump on and over and to your next big exciting thing in your life. Happy Leap Day on the 29th of February \u2013 now go forward and make something of it.<\/p>\n

LEAP!<\/p>\n\"f2fd8f06571fe09827ace5fcb31ec1d2\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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