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President's Message
Colleagues:
 It
has been said that if we are alert, we can’t see a sermon in our
surroundings. As I have visited numerous dental offices these past few
months, I’ve witnessed various degrees of “success.”
Success obviously means different things to different people. There are
so many “highly successful” people in every field of endeavor
who so craved “success” that they paid for it with broken
homes, ruined health, lost morals, and a completely distorted sense of
the true values of life. Somehow, I can’t just equate success with
unhappiness, whether inflicted on others or imposed on oneself. So the
first requirement for being successful is to come to a clear-cut, all-encompassing
understanding of what it means to lead a successful life. I’ve never
found a better formula than the one L. D. Pankey has taught for so many
years…develop a balance of work, play, love, and worship. Those
who don’t achieve success in all four of these lifetime goals can’t
be considered successful in the richest sense of the word.
Within the context of this balance, the following suggestions have meant
much to me.
1. Give your family top priority. No amount of “success” can
even approach the happiness that comes from living and being loved by
your own family.
2. Take time out to think. Realize that planning beats luck any day, so
get in the habit of spending some personal think-tank time every day.
3. Visualize the end result. Whether it’s an occlusal problem, an
anterior bridge, or a new room on the house, you’ll do it better
if you’ll picture it completed.
4. Be analytical. Get all the facts you can and use that scientific attitude
to make sensible decisions.
5. Don’t waste small segments of time. Using those few minutes of
“in between” time adds up to real productivity. Salvaging
just 30 minutes a day adds up to a full month of workdays.
6. Follow the either-or rule. If you think about it, there is always something
else you could be doing. Start deciding on which option you would rather
do.
7. Get tuned in to your Creator and trust Him to guide your life. His
plan is always better than any we can make up.
One of the strong points of being a member of the Academy of LDS Dentists
is our family-oriented August conference, which will help each member
of our family be more successful in life.
Plan today to attend the conference. Mark it on your calendar. Fill out
your application. Remain a member of the Academy even if you can’t
attend this year. Your dues will help our Academy to be more successful.
“Success” to you!
Your President,
Robert O. Boyer
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