Five Keys to Success

October 8, 2019 Paul Henny DDS

I’d like to tell you about my neighbor up here on Bent Mountain. His name is Mike Stockton. He personally designed the house we live in. He drew every line of it and then supervised, as well as participated in its construction. Mike had no formal training in architecture or construction. He just loved it and then studied it long enough to master it. His history is that of an artist.

We are all born with certain gifts and talents.

The key is to discover them, develop them, find ways to connect them with others in a fashion that they will be valued, and then to share them. Of course, applies to dentistry as well. We will only be willing to invest the time, energy, and attention necessary to master something if it brings us joy and satisfaction. That’s the pay-off—the ability to step back and say to ourselves, “That was pretty good, but next time I think I’ll try this instead and see if I can make it even better!”

But that’s not enough to be successful. To be a masterful and successful dentist, you also must be able to connect and inspire others to become better versions of themselves. And that, of course, includes team members and patients alike.

What else do you need?

You need to be able to promote yourself. You must be willing and able to share what you know and can do with others in a way that they feel it will be helpful. And there’s a word for that. It’s called “marketing.” Marketing is not a dirty word if it’s done from your heart and you deliver on your promises. No, let me correct that. You over-deliver on your promises.

When you go into that private coffee shop and they take a moment to create a heart in the froth of your latte, that’s marketing too. That’s caring enough about what you do to take the extra steps that demonstrate you sincerely care about what you are doing and how other’s feel about it.

So, now we have five key things:

1. Gifts and Talents

2. Mastery

3. Inspiration

4. Communicating What You Can Do to Help Others

5. Extra Steps that Show You Care

How others perceive how well you do these five things, will determine your financial future, because people will give you their money in exchange for your gifts, talents, skills, and caring when they perceive that you do the above five things exceptionally well and they benefit significantly as a result.

Passionately practice these things, and you will have a bright future ahead!

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Paul Henny DDS

Dr. Paul Henny maintains an esthetically-focused restorative practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Additionally, he has been a national speaker in dentistry, a visiting faculty member of the Pankey Institute, and visiting lecturer at the Jefferson College or Health Sciences. Dr. Henny has been a member of the Roanoke Valley Dental Society, The Academy of General Dentistry, The American College of Oral Implantology, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. He is Past President and co-founder of the Robert F. Barkley Dental Study Club.

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