December
2002
Strategies for success -- Part 2 of 3
by Dr. Tony Palermo
Last month, I shared with you the first three of 10 strategies for
success:
 | Master your time |
 | Choose discipline |
 | Plant success seeds |
I'm certain you're already enjoying the benefits of these strategies
so, let's continue with the next three.
Strategy four: Go "one to many"
This is one of my favorite and most profitable strategies. Leverage
your time by broadcasting your message to as wide an audience as possible.
It's essential that you look for redundancies in your systems and
procedures. If you find yourself saying the same thing over and over then
you are wasting precious time and money in that model.
A few examples of "one to many" procedures in my practice:
 | Health care demonstrations |
 | Group 'Report of Findings' |
 | Common questions report |
 | "Welcome to My Practice" audiotape |
 | "Chiropractic and Great Health" audiotape |
Each of these affords me the opportunity to share vital information
with my practice members while saving me the time of repeating the message
face to face and one on one.
ACTION STEP:
 | Review all of your essential messages |
 | Discover which messages you are repeating one on one and face to
face |
 | Consider how you can disseminate this information from one to many |
 | Learn about available technologies that allow you to broadcast your
message efficiently and effectively |
Strategy five: Leverage your successes
Imagine you're standing by a lake. Your challenge is to get across the
lake as quickly as possible. What are your options? You can float, swim,
paddle or take a motorboat.
Obviously, you'd choose the motorboat. Business is exactly the same
way. There are procedures and systems in your office that are already
effectively attracting new practice members.
The key to leveraging your success is to identify which one or two
procedures are your most effective to date. Then, once
identified, you want to attach the most powerful engine you can find onto
that procedure and propel it to the other side!
For example, perhaps your single greatest attraction system is your
health care demonstration. How can you take this system from floating to
motoring?
You can audiotape your next class. Then offer the tape to people you
meet. Take it to the next step and offer one copy to every practice member
and ask him or her to share it with a friend or loved one.
Take it another step and place an offer in your advertisements giving
everyone in your community the opportunity to receive your tape as a gift.
Go one step further and inquire at your local radio station (AM is most
effective) what it would cost to broadcast that one hour lecture weekly so
that you can also advertise your "Strategies for Healthy Living"
broadcast.
Congratulations! You have now leveraged your success from one to many
and created a method to reach a wider audience.
ACTION STEP:
 | Identify the top two attraction systems in your office |
 | Decide on the ways you can take these two systems and leverage them
to your highest and most noble abilities |
Strategy six: Live with enthusiasm!
If you don't have a fire burning within to share your art, science and
philosophy your practice will forever be a struggle.
People are attracted to enthusiasm. There's a significant distinction
between enthusiasm and hype. People can sense BS like a horse can sense
fear. Hype and false praise are transparent.
Genuine enthusiasm for your service is infectious. People want to be
around the person who squeezes all of the juice out of life. Like a moth
to the flame, your community will be drawn to your love of life and your
willingness to serve them.
I still recite a prayer I said on my very first day in practice. I put
the key in the door, turn my eyes toward heaven and say, "You send 'em,
I'll serve 'em!" Every day in practice is your very first day
in practice.
I recently spoke with a struggling doctor. Within two minutes I could
understand why his practice was suffering. He sounded lobotomized. Each
word was labored. He whined when he spoke. I couldn't WAIT to get off of
the phone with him. There was simply no life in his life!
Don't underestimate the power of enthusiasm.
ACTION STEP:
Charge, replenish and cherish your life as you spend time in the
company of friends and loved ones this Holiday Season.
Health and prosperity to you and yours in the New Year!
(Dr. Tony Palermo practices in Bethlehem, Pa. His 100% cash, no
insurance accepted, 100% referral-only practice requires fewer than 10
hours per week of his time. He balances his time with family and a limited
clientele of coaching clients. NOTE TO CHIROPRACTIC JOURNAL READERS: If
you're interested in joining Dr. Palermo for free "Chiropractic
Mastermind" teleconferences to discuss topics from his columns,
e-mail him at drtonyp@aol.com and type "Chiropractic Journal
Reader" in the subject line. He'll let you know when his next session
is scheduled.)