New Year, New Resolutions
January 5, 2009 – 10:41 am
If you’re like me, you’re still racking your brain for the perfect New Year’s resolution. I do this every year. I spend hours asking myself, “What can I do this year to make my life better? Should I exercise more? Save more money? Get a new hobby? Or should I spend the year trying to think of a non-cliché resolution for next year?”
If you struggle with coming up with a personal resolution, focus your energy on your practice resolution. Look at the past year and think of an area of your practice you’d like to improve. The resolution can be as simple as cleaning the break room daily, or promising to spend one more hour per week on marketing your practice.
Once you come up with a practice resolution, share it with your team and post it on a bulletin board. This will get everyone involved and will hold you accountable.
You will also want to create a tracking system to monitor the success of your practice resolution. Evaluate the progress monthly to see if you are staying on track.
Finally, this time next year, re-evaluate your 2009 resolution. Did it work? If so, raise the bar and challenge your team with two practice resolutions.
Happy New Year!
-Mary
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