Did you set New Year’s resolutions for 2012? If so, are you still working to reach those goals or, have you like about 40% of people, already abandoned any notion of working on them? Don’t feel bad if you answered “yes” to this last question.
Arianna Huffington was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time Magazine in 2006 and again in 2011. She is the president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, a nationally syndicated columnist, author of thirteen books, and a very successful woman. So, would it surprise you to learn that she has a very simple and realistic solution for how to be successful in life? Maybe not, but you need to watch this short video to hear her secret!
We all want to be successful at work and in life. None of us set out to fail and we certainly do not want to “shoot ourselves in the foot” by not getting all the insider secrets on how to be successful. And yet, almost every day, cancer registrars are doing just that. We work too many hours, take too few breaks, live unhealthy lifestyles, sleep too few hours and, by our own choosing (yes, our own, not our employer’s!) take on too much. You may think that you are doing what you have to, should do, or what your employer demands of you, but instead you are becoming less effective, diluting your value and expertise as a cancer registrar, and, perhaps, working yourself to an earlier demise. I don’t mean to be harsh or to scare you, but we all need a reality check from time to time.
Ms. Huffington’s personal experience and secrets to success can change your life and help you to live a healthier, happier and deeply successful life. I hope that you listen to this short video carefully and that you take immediate action to change your life today.
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Michele Webb creator of http://www.RegistryMindset.comthe cancer registrar’s best online resource, is a nationally recognized, certified cancer registrar, committed to Cancer Registry leadership and professional education as a coach, mentor, motivational speaker and author. You have permission to repost this article as long as do not alter it in any way and give a link back and credit to the author and this URL
Achieving cancer registry success is not easy. It is challenging to keep operations moving smoothly while ensuring your team is pleased with your work and then trying to stay on top of the many reporting standards and guidelines. You may be wondering if you will EVER step off that treadmill or if you’ll be sent flying off the end of the belt like a Frisbee out of control!
Do the Opposite
There’s a rule in business that you may find helpful. It’s called “The Law of Holes.” I have no idea who coined this phrase, but it is incredibly powerful and one of the most useful laws you may ever come across. The rule says this, “When you find yourself in one, stop digging!”
Have you ever had that feeling that the deeper you went into a problem or situation, the darker it became? If you have, that was The Law of Holes “speaking” to you. If you have not been in this position yet, give yourself a pat on the back. But, remember this, it is not a matter of if you ever experience hole digging, it is only a matter of when. So, how do you avoid the dark holes and the pits in the cancer registry?
Brian Tracy, internationally renowned self-help author and motivational speaker, offers an alternative. Our natural tendency when we find ourselves in a hole is to dig deeper. And, the deeper you go the darker it becomes. Sometimes, doing the exact opposite will turn out to the better, or perhaps even perfect, solution.
Do the opposite of what you have been doing, with joy and positive expectations, and you will likely get results. Maybe not 100% of the time, but don’t underestimate it’s power and potential for change. When you do have a success moment, drop back to this blog post and tell us what you did and how it worked. By sharing with your cancer registry network you will expand your success potential and develop a community of expertise and support.
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Michele Webb creator of http://www.RegistryMindset.comthe cancer registrar’s best online resource, is a nationally recognized, certified cancer registrar, committed to Cancer Registry leadership and professional education as a coach, mentor, motivational speaker and author. You have permission to repost this article as long as do not alter it in any way and give a link back and credit to the author and this URL.
Have you ever heard of anyone who was successful in their work, life or business that did not experience failure at some point in time? Probably not. And, if everyone was being honest they would probably tell you that they learned more from their failures than their successes.
In his book, Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building SuccessTavis Smiley talks about failing up and draws an analogy to what he calls “The Drum Major Instinct.” Simply put, is your motivation to help or lead others coming from a positive, constructive spirit within you, or are you more interested in leading the parade, like a drum major? Your motivation and intention are predictors of your success.
As a cancer registrar it is easy to want to be the drum major and lead the parade. You may want everyone to fall in line behind you and to simply do as they are told. While many may adopt this approach it is a journey that is headed for disaster and dictated by your ego. Ego-driven leadership leads to ineffective and negative influence in the workplace. Intentions driven by ego do not serve a useful purpose in any situation.
Learning from our failures and then using the lessons learned to “fail up” is what achieving success is built upon. Cancer Registrars will be successful if they set their ego’s aside, somewhat like laying down the drum major’s baton, and learn from their failures. Smiley refers to these as “success scars.”
Here’s the bottom line. You cannot have success without failure. You must learn from those failures in order to stretch, grow and to reach a new level of achievement. And, when you reach the new level, you will likely fail and repeat the cycle again. Successful Cancer Registrars must go through this cycle in order to achieve their goals and serve the healthcare communities. Period.
If you have not taken the time to evaluate your failures and to identify what you learned from those situations then I encourage you to do that as quickly as possible. To get maximum effect, briefly write down the scenario in which you failed, how and why you think you failed and then craft some constructive and positive statements on what you have learned and how you can use that situation to fail up. By adopting this mindset to failure and success you will achieve much and be the cancer registrar you are meant to be!
http://www.RegistryMindset.com. Michele Webb is a nationally recognized, certified cancer registrar (CTR) who is committed to Cancer Registry leadership and professional growth. She helps cancer registrars around the world as a motivational speaker, author, and educator. You have permission to repost this article as long as you do not alter it in any way, give credit to the author and link back to her website.
Recently I received an email from Brian Tracy that got me to thinking about cancer registrars and their success. Did you know, that by investing in your own continual professional improvement that you can double your productivity each year and be more than 1000 times more productive in the next decade? Now, don’t go away yet because this is serious business and it can make the difference between your success as a cancer registrar, or not.
To get started create your customized plan that includes your vision of success. When you are “successful” – what will that look and feel like? Take your vision then write down a few goals that you need to reach that will help you achieve the vision. Just start breaking it down, one by one, until you have your continuous improvement plan. See, it’s really that simple!
Another component of success is accepting 100% responsibility for everything you are and everything you become. Refuse to make excuses or blame others. Accept more responsibilities, in fact, ask for them. Put your whole heart into doing an excellent job. Carry out every task or project to the best of your ability and utilize your God-given talents. Keep doing this and not only will you increase your value but you will gain more experience and be given more important things to do.
Dedicate yourself to continual professional improvement. That includes more than just learning the standards or the rules. It means that you will continually develop and grow yourself as a “whole person.” Your plan needs to include personal and professional development, leadership, communications, relationships skills, strategic thinking and more. Keep increasing your skills and knowledge a little at a time.
Here’s how the compounding works. If you become 1/10th of a percent more productive each day, you’ll be one half of one percent more productive each week. One half of one percent becomes two percent each month and 26% more productive each year. With compounding, you will be doubling your overall productivity and performance every 2.7 years. In the next 10 years you will be 1004% more productive (and successful) than you are now.
This concept is called the Law of Accumulation. It is the primary reason people become successful. If you study the highly successful people in this world you will find that they have their own personal plan for continual development.
Make a decision, right now, to become a 1000% person and cancer registrar! Commit yourself to developing the “whole person” and creating your plan for continual professional development. Read, listen to programs, take additional courses (in fact, look at our Registry Mindset continuing education courses on this website – click on the “register” menu option to learn more)! One thing I know for sure, if you follow this process you will transform your life and be a happier, more successful cancer registrar than ever before!
Be patient. Success does not come overnight and changes to our lives take time. Just focus on becoming a bit better at something you do each day and your future will be bright and rewarding!
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Michele Webb, creator of www.RegistryMindset.com, is a nationally recognized, certified, cancer registrar who is committed to Cancer Registry success and leadership. She helps cancer registrars achieve their dreams as a coach, mentor, motivational speaker and author. You have permission to repost this article as long as you do not alter it in any way, give a link back to this page, and give credit to the author and this website.
You are invited to watch a short video on seeing into your future as a cancer registrar, click here.
How do you see yourself as a cancer registrar and what is in your future? Are you accomplishing great things or are you marking time until something better comes along? Psychologists tell us that most people do not feel or sense their purpose in life and some even doubt they have a purpose at all.
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, said: “You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”
As cancer registrars we have opportunities every day to live out our vision, to accomplish great things, to influence and lead, and to enrich the lives of others. The cancer registrar’s work impacts the lives of cancer patients and their families in very real and personal ways. Your purpose for doing this, however, and for even being a cancer registrar, comes from a place deep inside yourself. Your responsibility is to connect with your inner self, identify your purpose, have faith and live your life using your God-given abilities. Now, faith can be in a higher power that gives you a purpose for your life, but it is also in the call you hear from the center of your being. Are you ready to start seeing your life through the eyes of faith?
If you have been struggling with all the changes in science and medicine and how this relates to what you do as a cancer registrar, then it is time to stop looking at the problems and start seeing yourself as having an opportunity to defeat cancer.
If you have been battling with a negative attitude and resisting change, then it is time to stop dwelling in the negative and to start seeing yourself as blessed with having work and a unique skill set that allows you to serve the needs of others.
If you are having difficulty relating to others or communicating the needs of your cancer registry then now is the time to start seeing your purpose and value and how it can help you to communicate and collaborate to strengthen the needs of your organization and cancer registry profession.
If you live this way you will succeed. You will find success and achievement in everything that you do. You will be listening to your inner being and fulfilling your destiny on this earth. You will find meaning and purpose in all that you do and you will feed your emotional and professional needs and achieve greatness, happiness and success as a cancer registrar.
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Michele Webb creator of the cancer registrar continuing education program, http://www.RegistryMindset.com, is a nationally recognized, certified cancer registrar, committed to Cancer Registry leadership and professional education as a coach, mentor, motivational speaker and author. You have permission to repost this article as long as you do not alter it in any way, give credit to the author and link back to website and URL.
