826: 8 Reasons You Should Join a Study Club – Ariel Juday
You have your amazing group of friends and family. But there are things about your profession that they won't understand. So, where do you turn to for advice and wisdom? To help you stay connected, motivated, and inspired, Kirk Behrendt brings back Ariel Juday, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, to talk about the importance of study clubs for professional and personal growth. If you feel alone, don't stay alone! To learn more about how you can find your people, listen to Episode 826 of The Best Practices Show!
Learn More About Ariel:
- Email Ariel to learn about her study club: ariel@actdental.com
- Follow Ariel on ACT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actdental
- Send Gina an email: gina@actdental.com
More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:
- Subscribe to The Best Practices Show: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen
- Join The Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpa
- Join ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/ttt
- See the ACT Dental/BPA Live Event Schedule: https://www.actdental.com/event
- Get The Best Practices Magazine for free: https://www.actdental.com/magazine
- Please leave us a review on the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show-with-kirk-behrendt/id1223838218
Episode Resources:
- Watch the video version of Episode 826: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
Main Takeaways:
- Exposure to different perspectives and opinions will improve your understanding.
- Your communication and leadership skills will improve being in a group setting.
- Being around like-minded peers will keep you motivated and inspired.
- When you learn with your peers, you are more likely to stay on track.
- Studying in a supportive group setting will accelerate learning.
- You will learn more new skills by sharing ideas with a group.
- Find your people who will help you and build you up.
- A study club will help you stay connected.
- Don't try to do it alone!
Snippets:
0:00 Introduction.
0:57 Why this is an important topic.
4:08 Learn from your peers.
6:47 Learn new skills.
8:44 Improve your understanding.
10:02 Learn faster in a group.
12:05 Improve the group skills you've learned.
14:23 Stay motivated and inspired.
16:34 Avoid procrastination.
18:37 Stay connected.
20:53 Find your people.
22:52 About Ariel’s Office Manager Study Club.
27:39 Last thoughts.
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!
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