A Good Reminder

I remember talking to a friend of mine that is also in private practice.  She asked me what the biggest problem was for growing the practice.  I told it was me.  That point war reminded to me yesterday after setting up the lectures at the local elementary school.  I've done some envelope pushing stuff with my practice over last 2 years with marketing.  It is always that stuff that will make the business grow.  However for me to do that I have to step out of my comfort zone and take a leap of faith.  They all don't work out, but that is never the point.  The point is me increasing the size of my comfort zone. 

I got screwed out of $5 today.  I went to Chik Fil A and the cashier forgot to give me my change back.  So I brought it up and the manager was let me just count the drawer and we will take care of you.  They count the draw and she is $20 under already.  So they take my name and number and will call me when they are able to do a complete check.  I'm not holding my breath.

Oye What Did I Get Myself Into?

Well it worked out very well setting up my talk.  The PTA pushed me over to the principal and I am talking at their open house nights.  The largest of the 3 nights will be 300 people.  Yowzers!  At least it starts out small at 80, then 200, then the biggie at 300.  LOL.

Same Ole Song & Dance

Well I want to call the PTA president today and the nerves are their.  As always when doing things for the first time I fall back into that old belief that it has to be done perfect.  Which is my old tape of needing to be perfect to be accepted.  So it a workout to get past it.  One being I don't have anything now so there is nothing to lose, but bigger is that it will never be perfect.  That is something that is hard for me to accept since I am always working towards that goal.

Got good news in that my Mom can get Medicaid when the time comes even though her house is being sold.  As long as we are attempting to sell it she falls in to the category of acceptance. 

Holy Crap!

Okay I'm looking through info on AOL pages and all of a sudden a giant Covergirl mascara comes down and block my info for about 8 seconds.   WTF!  Just when you though the crap on top was bad they take it up a notch.

Back in the Saddle Again

I got my groove back on.  LOL.  I was able to download a good back pack safety presentation and I contacted a associate that I know through MySpace that is on the PTA.  She gave me all the information about all the people to contact.  So hopefully I can get a few things going through that.  I heard that the principal in the elementary school accross the street is big into exercise so we will see how this goes.

Marking My Territory

"I'm just marking my territory." ~ J. Nicholson

A great line from a not so great movie.  Anyway that is what I am doing today.  Since last week's talk from my landlord I have felt like a pariah in my own office. I can't let this happen.  I need to be comfortable in my own office and skin.  I pay for it.  Also I know it is never contained into one area of my life.  It always bleeds over into everything else.  So that is what I am doing today.  Dropping what I think people think like the bad habit it is.  Also stop being a mouse with K accross the hall.  I was worried she would squeal on me which I believe she did so now their is nothing to hide from.  Again regaining myself which will help me refocus here in the office. 

I tell you the difference between a first rate motel and not.  While the place I am staying has a lot of ammenities for the money, which surprises me, some of the staff are idiots.  Thier wireless was having problems last night and I called the front desk and the guy was like "I don't know" and he was happy with that.  LOL.

Tired and Unfocused

Someone screeched tires last night and woke me up.  I thought someone was screaming so my adrenalin was pumping and it took me a good long while to fall back to sleep so I am tired today.  It took me a long time to pry myself out of bed this morning.

I am going through the business motions, but it is hard to get truly focused like I was 2 months ago.  All this business with my Mom has distracted me and I am having a hard time refocusing back.

I think I will leave a little early today since it is slow and relax back at the motel before my meeting tonight.  Maybe I will grab a dip in the pool later.  We'll see.