What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is dogs, onions and lessons to be learned. Last night I went out to a local restaurant, did some work for a few hours, and came back and saw my dogs. I walked inside after getting some love from them and I looked down at the dog bed and I saw a shredded plastic bag and remnants of an onion skin.
Dogs, onions, and lessons to be learned
I remembered that I had left my onion on the countertop in the corner of my kitchen, and suddenly that onion was gone. I immediately panicked. I didn’t know what to do. I Googled immediately “are onions harmful to dogs?” They’re incredibly toxic.
If there’s too much, it creates hemolysis. It’s the destruction of the red blood cells and what happens is the dogs can have anemia and ultimately die.
I put them in my car, took them to the vet, and called poison control. Three and a half hours later, they were able to induce vomiting and they were sent home. The instructions were just to go home, monitor them, and make sure they don’t show signs of anemia, which I understood.
I got home and I was like, I don’t understand, what happened. I’m looking around the dog bed, and around the rest of the house, and all of a sudden, I turn to the left and I see that they never ate the onion. They just played with the onion and it just rolled into the corner.
I took them to the vet, they were made to throw up, and they never ate the onion. I was both frustrated as well as relieved because I knew that, they both going to be okay.
At the end of the day, I asked myself, what’s the lesson to be learned from this? And I still haven’t figured it out.
Obviously, don’t leave food out on the counter, especially if you have dogs around. Lesson learned but, there’s got to be another lesson to be learned from all this, and I just haven’t figured it out.
So, I’m going to ask you guys what’s the lesson to be learned? I don’t have all the wisdom in the world. I would love to hear what you guys think. Let me know in the comments and share the lesson learned.
That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill. You guys have a great week. Talk to you all next week.
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What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is doing the hard sh*t. This weekend, I am in Pinehurst, NC speaking at the North Carolina Chiropractic Association. I was on a call Friday morning with our tech team and our advisor, Rob, said something about doing the hard sh*t and I got really excited.
Three reasons why doing the hard Sh*t is important
Why do I get excited about doing the hard sh*t? Why is doing the hard sh*t really important?
I believe there are three reasons why. First of all, if you’re doing the hard sh*t, you’re probably doing something that’s really important in the world. You’re probably doing something to create an impact either personally or professionally.
Two, doing the hard sh*t probably means you’re going to fail more often than you are going to succeed, especially in the beginning. But failure is a great way to learn. I’ve learned so much through all of my failures. I’ve taken some big risks. I have failed a lot, but I have also learned a lot along the way.
Third Once we are able to complete the hard sh*t, that gives us confidence. It tells us, you know what? We can overcome these failures. We can learn and we can ultimately succeed, which then gives us more confidence to try harder sh*t.
Go out there and do the hard sh*t. Just try it and if you stumble along the way, pick yourself up and just try again.
That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill.
Try the hard sh*t and I’ll talk to you all next week.
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What’s up Kaizenovators, happy NOT Tuesday Two Minute Drill but Wednesday’s workaround. Yesterday I missed my TMD and I woke up to a text this morning from one of my best friends, Stewart, who said, “Hey man don’t worry about it. You know you missed your TMD, but you know it’s not a big deal. It’s not a failure, you just prioritize other things in your life that day, and sometimes that happens.”
I missed my TMD
I usually hate workarounds. I really do! I want problems to be solved but sometimes we do need to find ways to get stuff done that’s not perfect or ideal. It’s progress, not perfection at times.
Why do we need workarounds, to begin with? For me, my schedule is crazy busy. I’m overcommitted. What am I going to do to solve that problem so that I don’t miss my TMDs?
One thing is organizing my schedule in a more efficient way. Another way to make sure that I’m not overcommitted by saying NO. If I happen to say no to you in the future, it’s only because I don’t want to disappoint you, and miss the mark like I did yesterday with my TMD.
When it comes to workarounds, sometimes they’re necessary. Sometimes we have to get them done.
Find out why you need the workaround, and then work to ensure that you don’t need future workarounds in your business and in your life.
That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill.
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Two Minute Drill: Forgiveness is the Only Way to Happiness
What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is forgiveness. I am coming to you from the Eiffel Tower, but of course, it’s not the real Paris because I am in Vegas right now. I am here at the Parker seminar and it’s been an absolutely great event.
Forgiveness
Last night I was hanging out with a couple of friends having a good time, and having some drinks, and one of my friends made a comment that was inappropriate. It was anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic, and I pretty much lost it and walked away.
As I was walking away, going back to my room, I said to myself “I don’t think I can ever be friends with this person ever again.” I was pretty upset. I woke up this morning and this feeling of anger and frustration came over me then I thought about how much energy it was taking and sapping for me, just being upset at this person and thinking about what it was going to feel like to like not have this friendship.
I’m going to see this person a lot for a long time because we’re both very involved in our profession. I just thought It was too much energy to be angry. I think forgiveness is a better way. I texted her and we just had a conversation, we talked through it, and she apologized multiple times. She said it was a learning moment for her and I appreciated that and I feel so much better.
If there’s someone or something in your life that you’re angry about and there’s an opportunity for forgiveness, do forgiveness because it’s so much easier and it’s so much healthier and it’s so much better for you.
Guys from Las Vegas, from the Eiffel Tower. That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill.
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Two Minute Drill: The One Question You Need to Ask Yourself
What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is a five-word question. The five-word question is, what will I do differently as I work towards continuous improvement in my life, and in my business? I am constantly thinking about ways to improve. However, it is one thing to think about them and it is another thing to take action.
What will I do differently?
One of the areas where I need to improve is my time management and my scheduling.
For years I have had virtually every single minute of every day booked on my calendar. With some guidance from some friends and some great advice, I have decided to do things a bit differently.
I have changed how I have mapped out my entire day, and now I have time on my schedule so that can work toward projects. I am not just running around like a chicken with my head cut off, Zoom after Zoom, meeting after meeting, visit after visit.
I am going to encourage you to think about this question and take action on it. What will I do differently? Not what can I do differently, but what will I do differently in order to make changes in my life for the better?
So that’s this week’s Two Minute Drill. I’ll talk to you all next week.
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What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is stretching yourself. I am not talking about the physical stretching of your muscles, I am talking about stretching your mind, stretching your spirit.
Stretching Yourself
Last week I had a conversation with some friends of mine and they talked about big hairy audacious goals.
One of my friends said, “the next thing I want to do is figure out how to make a million dollars in a month.” I was like, what? I don’t even know how to think like that. That thought would have never occurred to me because I have limited beliefs. I have an upper-limit problem.
It was just great to hear this person say that to the group, say it out loud, and this person is a big thinker and a big doer. If anybody can do it, I’m sure she can. It was just really cool to hear and it just got me thinking about how I think about my life and what I can accomplish.
What I want to know from you guys is what is your big hairy audacious goal. What do you want to do that you have never even thought about doing in the past? What can you put in the comments? What can you share with the rest of the group so that we know what your big hairy audacious goal is?
Even if you only get to 10% or 1% of that goal, guess what? That is still an amazing feat. Stretch yourself! That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill.
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What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is cognitive dissonance. I have been thinking about this a lot and just to define cognitive dissonance, it is this the state, this uncomfortable, tension-filled state where beliefs don’t align with actions.
How do we change our behaviors?
What is an example of that? Somebody who knows it is really important to work out every single day, stay fit, and stay healthy and yet they hit the snooze button over and over again. Never getting to the gym! I have been guilty of this. I have been guilty of knowing I need to get to the gym, but I hit the snooze button. In fact, I have been wrestling with this concept, um, a lot recently trying to find ways to get through it.
Resolution of cognitive dissonance is either about changing your beliefs or changing your behaviors, and I think at the end of the day it’s probably a lot harder, but probably a lot more important to change our behaviors.
Finding ways to get to that place where we live our best lives, we become our best selves, is probably more in alignment with what most of us want compared to just changing our beliefs like it is not that important to go to the gym.
How do we change our behaviors? Well, it’s about tiny habits, it’s about habit stacking, and it’s about setting up prompts. It’s about understanding how behaviors work, this combination of ability, motivation, and prompts.
I will be talking about this a lot more In future TMDs, but at the end of the day, if you feel this tension, this state of being where your attitudes and your beliefs are not aligning with your behaviors, try to figure out some really quick wins to change your behaviors, to align with those really important beliefs and values.
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Patient retention is a crucial aspect of any medical practice, as it directly impacts both the health outcomes for patients and the financial success of the practice. Measuring the right Key Performance Indicator(KPI) is essential to accurately track your retention efforts. In this post, we will discuss one of the most important KPIs for patient retention: Doctor Discharges.
Doctor discharge is a metric that measures the number of patients who have completed their care plan with their doctor, as opposed to those who have self-discharged. This KPI is crucial in determining the effectiveness of your practice in retaining patients and delivering care. To track your Doctor Discharges, you can use the data tracking system of your electronic health record. Analyze this data on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to get a better understanding of your practice’s performance.
Once you have established a baseline number, set a goal to improve it incrementally. There are several ways to increase patient retention and reduce doctor discharges, including improving patient engagement, providing exceptional patient care, and streamlining processes to reduce delays.
To help drive better patient retention, we have created a free guide: The Retention Revolution. In this step-by-step guide, you will find the 5 crucial key steps to drive patient retention.
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In conclusion, measuring doctor discharges is an important KPI to track your practice’s patient retention. With the right tools and strategies, you can achieve better patient outcomes and increase your practice’s financial success. Download your free Retention Revolution guide today and start revolutionizing your retention efforts!
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What’s up Kaizenovators, happy Tuesday Two Minute Drill. Today’s topic of conversation is failure and success. We are launching our second technology platform literally tomorrow and I was talking to our advisor, Rob, who has been shepherding us, literally shepherding us along the way. I was talking to him yesterday and he said, with a sinister and funny laugh “Don’t forget you asked for this”!
February 1st is the day
It is so true! I asked for this! I did, and it got me thinking about failure, what happens if we fail if it doesn’t work if we don’t see the behaviors that we’re expecting with the use of this new technology?
Then it got me thinking a bit deeper, saying to myself, you know what? Failure is not finite. Success is not finite. The question I need to be asking myself along the is what am I learning? There’s only one thing that’s worse than random success, and that is a random failure. It’s not knowing why you’re being successful or not knowing why you’re not being successful.
As long as I continue to keep my mental toughness, keep my grittiness, don’t get overwhelmed by emotions, and just continue to ask myself the question, what am I learning from this? I think we’re going to be okay.
My encouragement to you is when you’re doing something tough when you’re doing something hard when you’re going through the peaks and the valleys, ask yourself, what am I learning from this?
Because when you do that and you’re increasing your knowledge and your wisdom base, you will ultimately get to the place that you want to get to.
That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill. You guys have a great week.
Please, please, please send lots of love and luck and mojo for us. February one is the day!
I’ll talk to y’all later.
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