Old Keys Won’t Unlock New Doors
Imagine you’re standing in front of a door. Behind that door is everything you want—efficiency, profitability, awesome team members, patients who pay on time. You pull out your keys to unlock the door. But none of them work!
Why? Because old keys won’t unlock new doors.
Old keys are the tools, processes and mindsets of the past. If you catch a team member saying, “that’s the way we’ve always done it,” you know they’re using an old key. Those keys won’t get you where you want to go. You can’t make progress doing the same things you’ve always done.
If you want to open new doors, you’re going to need new keys.
Try a different approach. Explore new technologies. Update your processes. If something doesn’t work, go down a different path. To achieve growth and success, you have to try new things. Those old keys don’t serve you anymore!
I don’t know about you, but I get locked out of rooms all the time—sometimes locked INTO rooms! It happens more than I’m willing to admit. This short video is sure to give you and your team a good laugh.
Kirk Behrendt
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.
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