by Laura Veroba | Jul 14, 2017 | Ideas for a Good Practice
What is workaholism? You may have heard people who work too much referred to as workaholics. In one definition, workaholism is comparable to alcoholism as it is “a soul-destroying addiction that changes people’s personality and the values they live by.” But we...
by Laura Veroba | Jun 23, 2017 | Advice, Ideas for a Good Practice
It’s summer! Finally! Two days ago, we celebrated the Summer Solstice also known as the longest day of the year. If you haven’t yet taken your vacation and you’re suddenly having dreams about work, it’s definitely time to start planning. I bet you already have...
by Laura Veroba | Jun 1, 2017 | The Patient’s Point of View
How is the mood of your practice? Have you ever stopped to consider this question? Take a moment to look around. Is the mood happy and relaxed, only so/so, or tense and cold? Now think about this: how does that mood affect your patients? Mood is an influential aspect...
by Laura Veroba | May 17, 2017 | The Patient’s Point of View
I have heard and read a lot about the use of fear as a way to motivate and achieve promising results. Employers sometimes use it with their employees, threatening to fire them if they don’t reach a certain goal; and doctors use it with their patients, sometimes to...
by Laura Veroba | Apr 21, 2017 | Advice, Ideas for a Good Practice
It’s that time again! You guessed it, it’s time to talk about stress. Why now? Two reasons: One, on Sunday, April 16th, the nation celebrated (or most likely completely forgot about) National Stress Awareness Day! To be fair, that Sunday was also Easter so I...