Lynn D Carlisle, DDS

Spend some time in your next dental team meeting choosing your greatest accomplishment in 2007.

Is it something you planned for or was it a precessional event that happened when you set other goals? A precessional event is Buckminster Fuller's term for events that happen when you are seeking another goal - often at 90 degrees.

His example was steel. Steel was developed to make better swords. But Fuller said its biggest benefit was when it was used in plows. Steel plows boosted productivity significantly for farms because they were so much more efficient and effective. This productivity reduced hunger for people.

Discuss what you think led to your greatest accomplishment. Can you use this to lead to another great accomplishment for 2008?

Celebrate your greatest accomplishment in an appropriate way; whether it was planned for or it was a precessional event.

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