If you create a habit of organization and putting things back into place after you use them, you are always going to be able to find what you need when you need it. This saves you time and money. It also builds trust in others when they know they can count on you. You are creating a habit of caring for the property and possessions you have and if you want more, you are likely to get more because you have proven yourself to be worthy with small things. You can be blessed and trusted with more.
If you’ve got a habit of keeping yourself and your things organized, your character is going to shine through and you will be a man or woman of your word. You may have heard it before that “A man is no better than his word” and at the same note, you shouldn’t have to swear on your word. It should be enough when you either say “yes, I will” or “no, I won’t”.
If you don’t have a habit built of organization, you will have a hard time even remembering what you said because the roots of disorganization run deep within you. If you can’t manage your time, yourself, or your possessions, don’t expect any great success or achievement. Yes, you can hire others to do some of that for you, but ultimately it does come down to you and if you’re not in the position to hire someone of that caliber, nothing is going to change until you do. People will soon see through you as you “forgot” to do what you said you would do.
Do you often misplace things of importance, including your schedule for the day? What things do you forget and how often do you find yourself saying to yourself “I forgot” and then trying to make an excuse for yourself? Would you ever forget to show up at a spinal screening or health talk? Maybe you just forget the small stuff? You will spend more time in your office and in your life accomplishing absolutely nothing and you will likely be saying “I don’t have time” if you don’t take control of this area in your life and get yourself organized. Fact is you do have time, you just need to decide what’s important and take the steps you need to get yourself organized to have the successful practice and life you’ve always wanted.
I coached a doctor who failed consistently in his practice simply because he didn’t have successful habits in his daily routine. He was constantly living in disorder and chaos and failed to take control of his life and his direction. He got the system he needed, but he didn’t develop a habit of rising early, planning his time, and organization in his life. Therefore, he never did succeed in his practice and he always complained of not having enough time. Though he saw just 5-10 patient visits/day, his patient charts were scattered throughout his office, paperwork was left out of them, his schedule for the day was kept on scratch paper that he often misplaced, and on and on and on. Even if he could get a new patient, his lack of organization kept him from keeping them and kept the door closed for other new patients who needed the care. He was left always making excuses for himself while his wife supported the both of them.
How hard is it really and how hard is it to create a place for everything and then, put it back after you’ve used it? If this is a weak area for you in your life, understand that it is that way because you have made it a habit of not creating a place for it to go and a habit of leaving stuff out after you’ve used it. It’s not that it is difficult, but rather it’s something that you have never valued enough to make a habit of. Creating a place for everything and keeping everything in its place is likely to drastically improve your life, the way you feel about yourself, and the way others see you. Success in chiropractic and in your life could be yours!
The habits you create either make your life easier or harder. If you want a successful family life and chiropractic office, but you have a habit of sleeping in, your success is going to be limited. You can sleep in and hit the snooze button day after day, but don’t expect to get much more accomplished than you did the last month, or the last year you had that same habit.
On the other hand, if you get yourself in the habit of rising early with a predetermined plan for the day that relates to your goals and objectives in life, you are likely to accomplish your goals in record time. Then, if you are in the habit of creating new goals immediately after accomplishing your old goals, and again, plan what you are going to do with every day according to the goals you have laid out, you are likely to accomplish more in your lifetime then you ever thought possible.
Make it a habit to write a list of the top 6 things you are going to do tomorrow in relation to the goals and objectives you’ve laid out for your life and number them in order of importance from 1 to 6. The next day, after you’ve had your quiet time, begin with number 1. As you continue throughout the day, keep your list nearby and refer to it, checking off those you’ve already done and seeing what important things remain.
If you don’t get all 6 things done that day, they go back on your list for the following day, but their order of importance gets moved up. Remember this list needs to be directly related to your goals. It is not merely a schedule of your day or a “to do” list and there should be variety in it. It should not be the same thing day after day. That is more or less your schedule.
If you’re not willing to get out of bed early consistently and have a predetermined plan for the day based on your specific goals and objectives that you put action behind, you will likely continue to struggle in reaching your goals if they are high level goals. Decide what you need to do to make this happen if this is a weak area for you in your life. Perhaps you need to create an accountability partner.
Success comes from habits. Your habits ultimately are a determining factor in how successful you are in your life. This includes your life at home and with your family, and/or your business and professional life. If you’ve got a habit of treating people with love and respect, you’re going to get love and respect back. If you love what you do for people, what you do will love you right back.
On the same note, on the days that you don’t give love, you won’t be likely to get love. Those are the days that nothing seems to go right. And the more your feelings go unchecked, the more out of control you become and the worse your day gets. If you have more bad days than good days, you need to question yourself and the love that goes out from you.
Decide how you’re going to respond to situations before they happen and don’t be surprised when they do. This will help keep you from overreacting and will enable you to respond much easier in a rash, loving way. The way you’ve already thought out.
I was recently talking with a doctor I coach who admitted he hadn’t thought of his response until after he had reacted. A prior patient of his came in for care who hadn’t been in for several years. Now this patient was use to in the past being able to come in for an adjustment when he wanted and being treated the same day. Now that this was no longer the way the doctor practiced, the patient was surprised and caught the doctor off guard when he questioned getting an adjustment. The doctor became angry at the patient for questioning him and the situation at hand. Then, in anger the doctor asked something like “What makes you think you can just come in here, lay down and get adjusted?” Well, the doctor soon realized he hadn’t taken control of the situation and hadn’t responded properly when the patient said “Because that’s what you did when I came in before.”
Get in the habit of thinking about situations like the one above that are likely to happen and run through the scenario in your mind. Come up with answers to potential problems before they arise. What will you say and just as important, how will you say it? Also, in the above case, there are several things that the doctor could’ve said to avoid getting to the point they were in.
Learn to love dealing with difficult patients and turning a non-happy, non-compliant patient into a happy, compliant patient. If you can’t get past this point, your success will be greatly limited.
