When I moved to Omaha, I had lots of what I thought were great ideas to make my career extraordinary. I was resisted and smashed at every turn, which I think made me better at career building skills. Now that I have been in a healthy environment long enough to heal, I feel like I can come back to some of those ideas. In a good situation, who knows how great things could be.
One of the exercises I did after reading The Referral of a Lifetime was listing 100 clients. At the time I figured if I had 100 (random number) supporters, I could have a very solid career, and that has been true. How much more now in an excellent envoronment.
About the list –
These are clients I like, even ones with different primary doctors.
Any of them I would trust to any of the other 8 GDAH doctors in a heartbeat. That is such an awesome feeling to have that team.
They could come or go – this is just a list of clients that make me happy now – even some that don’t have pets right now or may not again.
I don’t know if 100 is a good number, but it is a start. (I just counted – I listed over 100 off the top of my head on my first draft and am adding people daily.)
I am writing this list because it is easy to get discouraged, and remembering good clients is encouraging.
I would also include our whole team on this list.
GDAH is my career. This list is a GDAH list. If I die or retire, I would want everyone I care most about to stay at GDAH.
You can’t have favorite clients professionally. It is nice to have that freedom in a list.
You are on my list. Always.
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