helpful with short term goals that help build the segments towards your main goal. R -Re-Adjust. If needed, readjust your goals as you progress toward your long term goal. You may find that, for whatever reason, you see your goal is not attainable. Rather than scrap you goal, or “fail”, adjust your goal to something that is achievable but will still require you to reach for it. Adjust the time frame or number of your main goal to 40 patients a week by the end of September 2020 and 50 by the end of December 2020. In order for goals to be effective, they need to be written down. When we see them regularly, it helps us fo-cus on the destination, stay motivated and it reminds us of what steps we need to take to get the success that we desire. Without focus, our brain has a way of saying “Yeah, I know I need to do that, I’ll get to it”. When we get groceries, we write down what we need to pick up so we do not forget anything. Same goes for our goals and most importantly, the steps needed to achieve them. After all, getting bread and milk should not be more impor-tant than your success. • Continue doing everything in goal one • Increase referrals through cross referrals with other health care pro-viders. Here is something to keep in mind that is a key yet often overlooked component to effective goal setting. Do not focus solely on the goal, but instead on the steps needed to achieve the goal. For it is the actions that we do, or do not do, which we are in control of. Achieving the goal is the outcome of the planning steps we implement. If we can stay focused on what we need to do, we will more of-ten achieve and surpass our goals. On top of that, we will build our level of mental toughness, reduce our inter-ference and perform to our true po-tential. Watch for Part 2 in an upcoming issue, where we will continue building your mental toughness for business success. SAMPLE: Long term goal: See 50 patients per week by the end of September 2020. Short term goal 1 -Build up to 25 pa-tients a week average by the end of May 2020. Steps needed to achieve this: • Starting immediately, be in charge of all patient treatment plans by rebooking patients appropriately for their condition so they achieve the desired treatment outcomes. • Send emails to the email list once a week every Wednesday Short term goal 2 -Increase from 25 to 40 patients a week average by end of August 2020. • Increase social media presence by posting to Facebook 2x per week • Increase emails to 2x per week www.canadianchiropractor.ca CC_Contemporary Medical_Feb20_CSA.indd 1 February 2020 Canadian Chiropractor 19 2020-01-31 3:01 PM
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