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MARK TWAIN - YEARS IN THE MAKING

One of the things that was years in the making was changing the name of famous author and entertainer, Samuel Clemens, to Mark Twain. The process of this contains many inspiring lessons.

Sam was number four in a family of five children and was born frail… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on October 12, 2011 at 2:26pm — No Comments

DISCOVER YOUR HIDDEN TALENT

The accent is on "hidden." That's because you may have settled into a pattern of life wherein you are busy with your daily routine and not finding a need for whatever talent may be hidden. However, discovering and developing a hidden talent may provide some additional joy in life.

With that prospect, it might be worth a little talent search, and there is nothing to lose… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on October 6, 2011 at 8:40am — No Comments

STOP CANCELLATIONS

One of the three basic building blocks of the ToP Team Strategy is “The Score Board.” ToP teams know when they are winning and how the score is kept. The score is more than just tracking production and collections. It includes all types of “player” and “team” stats that contribute to the overall success of the practice.

One number, of many, that we track is the…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 28, 2011 at 3:43pm — No Comments

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE - YEARS IN THE MAKING

If there ever was an example of dedication and determination all wrapped in one bundle, it would be Florence Nightingale. What’s more, if there was a person who had it made, as the saying goes, before she set out on a most challenging path, this again would be the same valiant lady.

When Florence was… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 28, 2011 at 9:03am — No Comments

ARE YOU A PROFILER?

With the many political challenges associated with illegal immigration at the present time, much is being said about profiling–the tendency to guess if people are in the country illegally and what you can expect from them based on their race, age, sex, and even general appearance.

Regardless of the illegal immigration issue, we can draw some very erroneous conclusions about people if we are too…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 21, 2011 at 9:40am — No Comments

James Madison - Years in the Making

To say that James Madison was years in the making would be true if you count all the years of his life because he never stopped learning. In fact, it is generally agreed as of the current year, that he was by far the best educated President the United States has ever had.

He was born during the time of the original organization of the American colonies. At…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 14, 2011 at 9:36am — No Comments

A PIECE OF THE PIE...OR OF THE UNIVERSE

A Piece of the Pie or of the Universe?

Do you remember when you were a kid and Mom took a hot pie out of the oven? You couldn’t wait. But if you were like me, the last of 6 children, you might have had some concern if you would get any pie at all. After all, it looked like there was only so much pie to go around.…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 14, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

If you thought that there was a spelling error with the word “penny” you would be right if it was about money. But this Penney has the letters J.C. ahead of it and refers to one of the leading merchants of the past century.

Still what this Penney has to say about being a people person is surely worth many a penny.

Here are 10 things this accomplished merchant said we should do or develop to become a…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 8, 2011 at 10:39am — 1 Comment

15th Smiles for Life Dominican Republic Humanitarian Expedition

On Friday, September 2, 2011, our 15th Humanitarian Expedition leaves for the Dominican Republic. We express our public gratitude to the following for the donation of their time, experience and resources:

Dr. Roy Hammond

Glenda Hammond

Mark Webb

Angel Webb

Annie Puchar

Juston Puchar

Justin Hamilton

Jocelyn…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on September 1, 2011 at 9:00am — 19 Comments

Thomas Jefferson - Years in the Making

If there was a list of those who were years in the making Thomas Jefferson would be near the top. He certainly prepared himself well and rather continuously for the many significant things he accomplished in his life.

He was born into one of the early…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 31, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Three Ways Dentists Are Using Social Media To Build Their Practices

CROWN COUNCIL MEMBER PRACTICES have always been leading edge. It’s part of our culture, right? This week we’ve teamed up with one of our Qualified Resource Partners, My Social Practice, to bring you some great information about how dental practices (including many of our own Crown Council members) are proactively embracing social media marketing strategies in…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 25, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments

No More News! with Steve Anderson

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 24, 2011 at 3:31pm — No Comments

A Word to the Wise

A WORD TO THE WISE

Wherever that phrase came from, I think that in full it says, “A word to the wise is sufficient.” So if that’s true, perhaps a multiplicity of words would be brilliant.

With that in mind, here is the result of some depth of research that would serve to substantiate that idea.

It has been found that… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 23, 2011 at 9:38am — No Comments

MILES FOR LIFE RIDERS!

With thanks to our friends at Learning Curves (Roy, Glenda, Chris and Ali Hammond) and Steve Anderson who is providing the Continuing Education...our Miles for Life Harley riders left Lindon, Utah today for the TOP OF THE ROCKIES ride. This Annual ride raises more than $100,000 for the Smiles for Life campaign and directly benefits our efforts to provide help for the very poorest of the poor in the Dominican Republic.

Pictured here with Steve, Greg and Graham Anderson is Crown…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 17, 2011 at 2:13pm — 1 Comment

Teaching Our Children about "Total Health"

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 8, 2011 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

5 Ways to Listen Better (TED Talk)

Julian Treasure at a July 2011 TED Talk shares some thoughts on how to listen better.… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on August 4, 2011 at 9:25am — No Comments

21 Ways to Build Team Harmony

There has been a new webinar added to the library "21 Ways to Build Team Harmony"

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on July 20, 2011 at 4:13pm — 2 Comments

THE TRAGEDY OF AN INFECTION

This great post by Steve Anderson in this weeks Total Patient Service Blog....

The Tragedy of an Infection

The tragedy at our local elementary school this spring was the husband of one of the third grade teachers who cut his finger at work. He washed it and put a small bandage on it. In fact, he washed it every day. It did not seem to get much better, but because it did not hurt, he just kept cleaning it until his wife, the teacher, insisted he go and have it checked out. By the… Continue

Added by CROWN COUNCIL on July 10, 2011 at 4:16pm — 4 Comments

Dealing with the DIFFICULT patient.

Challenge

Years ago we had a bookkeeper that was “difficult.” (Or so I thought.) It seemed like every time I presented any type of idea to her, she found multiple reasons why it would not work or why it was not a good idea. For example, one day I was talking with her and suggested that it was probably time to hire another team member in the accounting department because we were growing and the amount…

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Added by CROWN COUNCIL on June 29, 2011 at 9:04am — No Comments

Have you lost your connection?

At the ToPS Mastermind in Dallas last week Steve shared a short, but powerful, message about technology and connecting with people. People crave connecting with others, and technology can either help or hinder that connection.