We all have a hundred goals we want to achieve. But without strategic planning, setting goals is not enough — especially for your practice! To explain why your goal-setting is falling short and how to make it work, Kirk Behrendt brings in Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, with tools and resources to help you set realistic targets that you can commit to and reach. Don't just dream of achieving your goals — plan how to do it! For tips on making your goals a reality, listen to Episode 789 of The Best Practices Show!

Learn More About Miranda:

• Send Miranda an email: [email protected] 
• Follow Miranda on ACT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actdental
• Send Gina an email: [email protected] 
• Register for ACT’s To The Top Study Club (October 18, 2024): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/members-only-climb-with-us-register-for-october-18-2024-ttt-study-club-tickets-763603317077
• Register for ACT’s To The Top Study Club (October 25, 2024): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/members-only-climb-with-us-register-for-october-25-2024-ttt-study-club-tickets-753430148857

More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:

• Subscribe to The Best Practices Show: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen
• Join The Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpa
• Join ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/ttt
• See the ACT Dental/BPA Live Event Schedule: https://www.actdental.com/event
• Get The Best Practices Magazine for free: https://www.actdental.com/magazine
• Please leave us a review on the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show-with-kirk-behrendt/id1223838218

Episode Resources:

• Watch the entire webinar here: https://www.actdental.com/121
• Watch the video version of Episode 789: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos

Main Takeaways:

• Think about what you truly want out of dentistry and strategies to get there.
• Diagnose your pain points. What do you want more of and less of?
• Get rid of your limiting beliefs about what you can or can't achieve.
• Set goals that are aligned with the things that matter to you most.
• Create actionable goals that are specific and measurable.
• Have a realistic number of goals. Three is ideal.
• Hire a coach. They will help you think better.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

0:57 About ACT’s TTT, BPA, Pro Coaching, and other resources.

3:40 Objectives.

11:01 Why this is an important topic.

15:28 What are you building and what is the strategy?

18:11 Why having a plan is important to your patients.

20:13 What challenges and obstacles do you want to resolve?

25:43 Base your goals on successful outcomes.

31:30 Goal-setting, explained.

36:15 Why you need a coach.

38:47 The SWOT analysis, explained.

41:46 Setting targets, explained.

42:56 GAPs, explained.

44:31 OGT, explained.

46:13 Client examples.

1:00:16 Final takeaways.

1:05:23 Q&A: Is it possible to go fee-for-service within a year?

Miranda Beeson, MS, BSDH Bio:

Miranda Beeson has over 25 years of clinical dental hygiene, front office, practice administration, and speaking experience. She is enthusiastic about communication and loves helping others find the power that words can bring to their patient interactions and practice dynamics. As a Lead Practice Coach, she is driven to create opportunities to find value in experiences and cultivate new approaches.

Miranda graduated from Old Dominion University, and enjoys spending time with her husband, Chuck, and her children, Trent, Mallory, and Cassidy. Family time is the best time, and is often spent on a golf course, a volleyball court, or spending the day boating at the beach.