794: 3 Reasons Why You Need a Vacation – Ariel Juday

Rest is a requirement — not a reward! If you don't have a vacation in your schedule, you'll want to after this episode! Kirk Behrendt brings back Ariel Juday, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, to explain how taking time away from the office can improve your health and well-being. As a bonus, it will also benefit your team! When was your last, true vacation? To learn the best way to plan for your next time off, listen to Episode 794 of The Best Practices Show!

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Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 794: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos

Main Takeaways:

• Vacations will improve your mood, your stress level, and your relationships.
• There are different types of vacations. Take them throughout the year.
• Don't muddy the waters. CE and vacation are not the same things.
• To reduce stress, plan vacations in advance and have a system.
• Your team benefits when you take a break from dentistry.
• Taking time away will make you a better team leader.
• Take pictures for evidence of a good time.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

1:27 Why this is an important topic.

3:32 The benefits of a vacation.

8:05 Plan vacations in advance.

9:48 Vacations improve relationships.

12:03 Travel hacks.

15:29 Rest to reset your mind.

19:18 CE and vacation are not the same.

22:49 Final takeaways.

Ariel Juday Bio:

Ariel has a master’s in healthcare administration and several years of dental experience in all aspects of the administrative roles within the dental office. Her passion is to work with dental teams to empower team members to realize their full potential in order to better serve patients, improve office systems to ensure a well-functioning team/office, and to help everyone have fun in the process!