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Upcoming Programs:

May 2-4*
New York City Area
Dental Boot Kamp Level I
Masters Boot Kamp Level III

June 8-9*
San Diego, CA
Leadership Boot Kamp
(Dentist only)

October 3 - 5
Las Vegas, NV*
Dental Boot Kamp Level I
Hands-On Boot Kamp Level II

October 5 - 6
Las Vegas, NV*
Alumni Weekend Celebration
(Golf on Sunday)

November 7-9*
Nashville, TN
Dental Boot Kamp Level I
Hands-On Boot Kamp Level II
Masters Boot Kamp Level III

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. "
Viktor E. Frankl

"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny."
The Upanishads

"As it takes only one speck of dirt to destroy the purity of clear water, it takes but one speck of fear to hide the presence of love. "
Gerald G. Jampolsky

April 6, 2007

Hello!

When I founded The Coaching Center, the team and I chose to take on one of Walter Hailey’s main commitments – to be an organization that Helped People solve their Total Problems. 

In the spirit of this commitment, Paula Harriss, coach and faculty, initiated a new division in our company called The Power for Life.  This division is dedicated to bringing the principles and magic of all we teach to the public at large.

Last week we held the first public seminar sponsored by The Power for Life – our Couples Retreat.  It was held at the Dancing Bear Lodge in Townsend, TN at the base of the Smokey Mountains.  Paula and Mike Black led the seminar and truly made a difference in the lives of the couples attending.  In addition to learning a lot of skills to help their relationship, like DiSC, how to fight, what your spouse wants, what is our vision, the couples got to spend some quality time alone in a beautiful setting. 

One of the participants had this to say:

"Thank you & Power for Life for having the vision for the couples retreat. It was really awesome and opened communication in so many areas we just hadn’t gone in our 21 years!!! As you said, Life happens when you get back home, but we have really had some awesome talks.

Really want to keep in touch. You and Suzanne and the whole team really inspire us to greatness, now in all areas of our lives!!!

Barbara

Warrenton, MO"

Since it was a hit - we will be hosting another later in the year.  If you want more information about any of the life coaching or seminar services of The Power for Life, you can go to the website  www.thepowerforlife.com or email paula@thecoachingcenter.net. 

This month’s newsletter has more ideas on Marketing.  We know you all need to be working on this area so we hope you enjoy the team meeting ideas and articles enclosed. 

Suzanne Black

President

It’s time to get a Marketing Plan

By Suzanne Black - President

Enormous changes in our national economy, the dental industry and the public's perception of health care spell one thing for the leader of a dental practice:  It's time to get a marketing plan.

Before you resort to the thought of selling your practice or handing over it to someone other than YOU, allow us to share some of the marketing savvy of our late founder, Walter "Itsy-Bitsy" Hailey, the wise-cracking edu-tainment dynamo known among his colleagues as the entrepreneur's entrepreneur.

Click HERE to read the full article

The WORLD Famous Disney

By:  Eric Vickery

My family and I just took a wonderful trip to Disney World, which sparked the idea for this article.  In just getting back, I thought I would point out some obvious observations!

The System: We ended up going on a couple of rides more than once (that will happen when you go for 6 days) and the most amazingly unexpected thing happened.  We had the same great experience every time!  Disney WORLD is just that:  Its own amazing WORLD.  They have created the most amazing culture, system and experience, making them World Famous.  Even more amazing is that all of ideas came from one man's amazing vision. (Talk about a testimonial for The Secret.  If you haven’t seen it already, I suggest watching it and checking out Walt's Vision)

Click HERE to read the full article

Referrals without the UGH!

By:  Sue Marshall; Director of Coaching

The best time to ask for referrals is after a patient extends a compliment: “I love my new smile!”

Now it’s your turn, “We love having you as a patient here. You are so much fun to please and your smile is beautiful. Remember how you felt when we started?”

“Would you feel comfortable letting your friends know about us?” (Listen – let them talk) “Is there someone at your office, or other location, who you think might appreciate what we provide?” (Listen) “How could we help you tell them about us?” (Listen) “Would you like a card or brochure?” (Listen) “Would you like us to call them and invite them for a complimentary tour?”

Identify the people you want to ask for referrals in the AM Huddle. Paperclip a couple of business cards to their file and have the person who is going to ask for the referral hand them out to the patient. Each morning briefly share who you invited the day before.

After each invitation, make sure you document in the chart who asked and what the response was. You may even consider coming up with a patient referral system

Make it fun!!!