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The Power of the 1%:
Why Your Smallest Choices Define Your Future CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE We often wait for the "big moment"—the promotion, the New Year’s resolution, or the life-altering epiphany—to finally become the person we want to be. We’ve been conditioned to believe that success requires a massive, once-in-a-lifetime transformation. But the truth is much quieter. Success isn't a grand event; it's a math problem. Making a choice that is 1% better or 1% worse seems insignificant in the heat of the moment. Choosing the salad over the fries, or five minutes of mindfulness over five minutes of scrolling, doesn't change your life today. However, over the span of a lifetime, these tiny choices create a widening gap between who you are and who you could be. HOW YOUR LIFE AND A NASA SPACE FLIGHT ARE SIMILAR In my coaching framework, we look at life through the lens of incremental growth. Think of your habits the way NASA does. When the space shuttle is headed for the moon, it is actually "off course" about 90% of the time. It requires constant, microscopic course corrections to stay on target. A one-degree shift in its trajectory is completely invisible to the naked eye at the moment of ignition. But over the span of 238,000 miles, that tiny deviation is the difference between a successful lunar landing and missing the entire moon by thousands of miles, drifting aimlessly into the void. YOUR DAILY CHOICES WORK THE EXACT SAME WAY Choosing the "1% better" option is your internal guidance system making a course correction. It doesn't feel like you've moved the needle today, but over the timeline of a career or a marriage, it determines whether you land exactly where you intended or end up worlds away from your potential. When you consistently choose the "1% better" option, you aren't just achieving a goal; you are reinforcing a new identity. Breaking the Transformation Myth The "once-in-a-lifetime transformation" is a myth that keeps us stuck. It makes the mountain look too steep to climb. But when you realize that success is simply the product of daily habits, the pressure vanishes. You don’t need to change everything today; you just need to win the next minute.
Take the First 1% Step You don’t need a massive, once-in-a-lifetime transformation to reach your destination; you just need to start making those 1% corrections today. Whether it’s your health, your career, or your relationships, the "Optimized" version of you is built one daily habit at a time. Stop drifting through life and start steering. Schedule your appointment today to begin building your own Tree of Life, plant your first seed of success today! Jeff LaVoie Founder Optimized-Coaching Where the Seeds of Success Take Root [email protected] WWW.OPTIMIZED-COACH.COM
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The Silent Struggle of Today’s Dentist: Why Skill Isn’t Enough Anymore
There’s a moment every dentist eventually faces — the one they never saw coming. You’ve spent years perfecting your craft, mastering the technical side of dentistry, building a thriving practice… yet somehow, you still feel off.
The Weight Dentists Carry Dentistry today isn’t just about teeth. It’s about being a technician, leader, business owner, therapist, marketer, and manager — all at once. The modern dentist wears many hats, and the pressure is relentless:
The Missing Piece Isn’t Knowledge — Alignment Most dentists don’t need more information. They need a more balanced approach — a way to connect their health, habits, leadership, and purpose into something sustainable. Because when your personal energy and professional structure are out of sync, no amount of CE courses or new technology can fix the deeper issue. You start to lose the joy that made you want to serve in the first place. At some point most dentists need some coaching to help reconnect who they are with how they work. The Takeaway - Dentistry is changing. Have you adapted? Patients are more stressed, teams are more stretched, and leaders are more isolated than ever before. But here’s the truth: You don’t have to choose between success and sanity. When you learn to grow from the inside out — to nurture your own roots while leading your team with purpose — your practice doesn’t just perform better, It becomes alive again! Where do you go from here? If this message resonates with you and you’re feeling the same disconnect so many of your peers are facing, reach out to me. Let’s have a conversation on how I can help you realign your approach and create true balance in your life! Email me: [email protected] ... Or is change in charge of you?
So, this is pretty exciting, I just launched my first website, www.jefflavoie.com! I mentioned in my last email something about creating a community where I could share information with my customers and hopefully this would turn into a forum for my customers to come to in search of inspiration on new ideas to take their practice to a higher level! Well, the thought got my mind going, and with lot's brainstorming and feedback from many of you, I was inspired to make a change in how I do what I do. So, I created this website.
Water Line maintenance is a topic I've spoken to most of my customer about at one point or another. Many of you are aware of the protocol, but after reading the article in the link below, I felt compelled to bring this to the forefront again. This poor 7-year-old girl who had "three permanent teeth, a baby tooth, and a part of her jaw bone" removed because of bacteria in dental lines. This is an important reminder of how a simple step in our routines can prevent a potential disaster not only for the long term health of our practice but more importantly your patients health!
MassPAT - Mass Online Prescription Monitoring Program
Action Required by Dentists. The Department of Public Health has announced that a new prescription monitoring program, known as MassPAT. Effective October 15, 2016, all prescribers will be required to check MassPAT each time you prescribe a Schedule II-III opioid. See attachment or use this link for additional instruction. www.massdental.org/pmp.aspx www.massdent HIPAA RANSOMWARE GUIDELINES As some of you may or may not be aware of RANSOMWARE has become a growing concern. There have been offices in our area that have had their practice management software hacked and held for a ransom, and in some cases tens of thousands of dollars! |
