The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt 827: 3 Strategies for Less Headaches in 2025 – Miranda Beeson
Stress causes headaches. So, let's have less of that in the new year! To help you better manage your brain space, Kirk Behrendt brings back Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, with three strategies that will save you and your team precious time and energy. Start fixing your practice with better thinking! To learn how to create a fresh start for 2025, listen to Episode 827 of The Best Practices Show!
Learn More About Miranda:
- Send Miranda an email: miranda@actdental.com
- Follow Miranda on ACT’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actdental
- Send Gina an email: gina@actdental.com
- Register for ACT’s To The Top Study Club (January 17, 2025): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climb-with-us-register-for-january-17-2025-ttt-study-club-tickets-1012930712027
- Register for ACT’s To The Top Study Club (January 24, 2025): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climb-with-us-register-for-january-24-2025-ttt-study-club-tickets-1012960511157
- Register for ACT’s Best Practices Association: https://join.actdental.com/users/sign_in?post_login_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fjoin.actdental.com%2F#email
More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:
- Subscribe to The Best Practices Show: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listen
- Join The Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpa
- Join ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/ttt
- See the ACT Dental/BPA Live Event Schedule: https://www.actdental.com/event
- Get The Best Practices Magazine for free: https://www.actdental.com/magazine
- Please leave us a review on the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show-with-kirk-behrendt/id1223838218
Episode Resources:
- Watch the video version of Episode 827: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos
- Try Magic: https://getmagic.com
Main Takeaways:
- Surround yourself with smart and capable people.
- Own your time by blocking it out for things that matter.
- If you don't control your time, then time will control you!
- Determine what tasks you can delegate to the right people.
- Start your day ten minutes early so you can mentally prepare.
- You don't need to do everything. Pick the big three for each day.
- Be strategic with your time. Do high-focus tasks earlier in the day.
- Figure out what can be automated to save you and your team time.
Snippets:
0:00 Introduction.
1:07 Why this is an important topic.
5:57 Own your time by blocking it out.
17:39 Delegate to elevate and gain more time.
27:00 Automate what you can.
33:02 Surround yourself with smart people.
34:27 Block out time in advance and with intention.
38:03 Find your accountability partner.
40:07 ACT’s To The Top Study Club and why you need a coach.
Miranda Beeson, MS, BSDH Bio:
Miranda Beeson has over 25 years of clinical dental hygiene, front office, practice administration, and speaking experience. She is enthusiastic about communication and loves helping others find the power that words can bring to their patient interactions and practice dynamics. As a Lead Practice Coach, she is driven to create opportunities to find value in experiences and cultivate new approaches.
Miranda graduated from Old Dominion University, and enjoys spending time with her husband, Chuck, and her children, Trent, Mallory, and Cassidy. Family time is the best time, and is often spent on a golf course, a volleyball court, or spending the day boating at the beach.