How does the right Practice Vision impact your life’s journey and how do most people mess this up?

Life truly is a journey and having a clear vision for your Dental Practice is crucial to getting the results you’d like.

As a child, our parents have a vision for us and they usually try to lead us in the “right” direction. They sacrifice for us to go to the “right” schools or give us the opportunities to see where our talents lie with regards to sports, dance, music or extracurricular activities. When we get to high school, they may actually get us involved in which courses or future college tracks we would like to attend. What I am implying is that most of us experience Vision and Goal Setting through others for our lives when we are young.

As an adult and in college, most of us decide which direction our talents and interests take us. When we graduated Dental School, we became seriously and solely responsible for our next career choices. This is the time that your five year vision may have been murky or clear. For most, the first few years out of professional school is spent honing our clinical skills and learning the inner workings of a dental practice.

Being a Practice Owner is another step up the rung of your dental career and a new way of life. NOW is the time to get crystal clear about how you want this business to run. Clinically you will have developed a philosophy of care for your patients and this is your vision for them. In a managerial role, do you have a vision for the Dream Team aka your employees? Are you being the Leader that your team needs and have you shared your Practice vision with them?

Don’t mess up the opportunity to get clear on what you want your Practice to be! You as the owner/leader must communicate your definition of a successful dental experience for your patients, the ideal team culture you desire, and what you deem a fulfilling dental Practice. Once you’ve got the picture in your mind, decide and set up goals and systems to achieve what you want. Find mentors, explore the continuing education circuit for the knowledge you need, and make your business vision a priority.