Try this experiment: go into your kitchen, then turn on the faucet. Cup your hands under the running water. Now, carry that water across the room. What happens? The water spills everywhere! No matter how hard you try, that water will seep through your fingers…and make a huge mess.
Water needs a container. So does your practice.
Without structure, your work will expand. Work starts to leak into your evenings, your weekends, even your vacation time! Your practice needs boundaries like water needs a drinking glass. Take away the container, and eventually, you’ll burn out.
Stop letting work steal your joy! Decide when you work and when you don’t. Keep work contained at the office, and don’t let it spill into your home life. Effective systems can keep work under control, too, like creating a schedule and sticking to it.
You don’t have to carry water in your hands. Go to the cabinet, and grab a drinking glass.
Ready for a deep dive into system building? Kirk sits down with Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, to discuss how systems are the root of every problem—and the key to every solution. Listen to the full episode here!
Kirk Behrendt is a renowned consultant and speaker in the dental industry, known for his expertise in helping dentists create better practices and better lives. With over 30 years of experience in the field, Kirk has dedicated his professional life to optimizing the best systems and practices in dentistry. Kirk has been a featured speaker at every major dental meeting in the United States. His company, ACT Dental, has consistently been ranked as one of the top dental consultants in Dentistry Today's annual rankings for the past 10 years. In addition, ACT Dental was named one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States by Inc Magazine, appearing on their Inc 5000 list. Kirk's motivational skills are widely recognized in the dental industry. Dr. Peter Dawson of The Dawson Academy has referred to Kirk as "THE best motivator I have ever heard." Kirk has also assembled a trusted team of advisor experts who work with dentists to customize individual solutions that meet their unique needs. When he's not motivating dentists and their teams, Kirk enjoys coaching his children's sports teams and spending time with his amazing wife, Sarah, and their four children, Kinzie, Lily, Zoe, and Bo.
