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For Many of You, Your Best and Worst Habits are Exactly the Same!

For others… there seems to be a lot of very “hard workers” who “procrastinate!”

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4 years ago

December 5, 2019

INVISION Staff Invision December 2019 Issue Online Extra

For Many of You, Your Best and Worst Habits are Exactly the Same!

Best habit: listening. Worst: saying yes when I should say no. — Deb Jaeger, Eye Center of the Dakotas, Bismarck, ND
Best: Getting up early and coming in to work in the quiet and alone time. Worst: Not getting the rest and exercise that I should. — Paula Hornbeck, Eye Candy & Eye Candy Kids, Delafield, WI
My worst habit is too much social media, i.e. Facebook. My best habit is opening for business every day, hoping to make a difference for someone’s vision. — Mitchell Kaufman, Marine Park Family Vision, Brooklyn, NY
My best habit is writing everything down. We all forget. My worst is not taking a lunch. — Michelle Wright, DePoe Eye Center, Stockbridge, GA
Best habit is my ‘Get done attitude.’ If it needs to be done, I’ll do it; straightening magazines, cleaning fingerprints, checking in inventory, and all the other menial tasks that get ignored. Worst habit is letting things pile up on my desk. I call them “projects,” but sometimes they are just works in progress. — Pam Housley, Texas State Optical of Nederland, Port Arthur, TX
My best habit is always having a to do list and coordinating this with reminders on my phone. My worst is too much coffee! — Doreen Erbe, Snyder Eye Group, Ship Bottom, NJ
Saying see you soon at the end of every call is one of my best habits. Even if they aren’t planning to come in. It just plants the seed of being welcome anytime. Worst habit is chewing my nails if I don’t keep them polished. — Nikki Griffin, EyeStyles Optical and Boutique, Oakdale, MN
Best: I’m a hard worker. I don’t stop while at work; sh*t gets done! Worst: My desk is a mess! — Haley Menge, Hi-Line Eye Care, Glasgow, MT
Best: Treating employees like family. Worst: Taking control over situations that don’t need my input. — Harris Decker, Eye Designs of Westchester, Scarsdale, NY
Best: Providing a great experience to all I am around. Worst: Never saying “No.” — Kenny Meyer, OBC Insurance Billing & Credentialing Specialists, Macomb, IL
Loyalty and loyalty. — Bob McBeath, Edina Eye, Edina, MN
Best: customer service; worst: clutter. — Jessica Brundidge, Clarity Vision, Clayton, NC
I’m really good at sleeping! Meeting my REM quota is never an issue. It’s my best habit; I’m always well-rested and never need coffee. It’s also my worst; 10 hours of sleep a night really pinches my free time! — Jen Heller, Pend Oreille Vision Care, Sandpoint, ID
Drinking beer. Drinking beer. — Dave Schultz, OD, Urban Optics, San Luis Obispo, CA
I would have to say my best is I will go above and beyond to help my customers. My worst is I go above and beyond for my customers. — Julie Uram, Optical Oasis, Jupiter, FL
Best: Hard working; worst: lenient on staff. — Amy Pelak, Proview Eyecare Optometry, Corona, CA
Best: I get up early and work late. Worst: I get distracted by the computer too much. — Bret Hunter, Sports Optical, Denver, CO
Best: Thinking things thru before responding. Worst: According to my kids “smacking.” Apparently, I’m a noisy eater! — Pam Peters, Midwest Eye, Downers Grove, IL
My best and worst habits come from having ADHD which many business leaders actually have. My best is my hyper-focus on continual learning and improvement. Most specifically, diligent monitoring and sharing of metrics within our practice so everyone has a strong pulse of how we are performing. My worst is that I am so often in the moment I can be forgetful. Thankfully, those that know me well know they sometimes need to give me a gentle nudge when they need something specific. — Deborah Bosner, Northwest EyeCare Professionals, Columbus, OH
Worst habit is procrastination… Hope I got this response in on time. — Michael Davis, OD, Opti-Care, Eldersburg, MD
Best: Always keeping my family first. It reminds me what’s important. Worst: I often obsess about my patient schedule when I know it’s the part of practice no doctor is ever 100% satisfied with. — Blake Hutto, OD, Family Vision Care, Alma, GA
Best habit is thinking out of the box. Worst habit forgetting to go back in the box once in a while. — Adam Ramsey, OD, Iconic Eye Care, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
I sometimes am really organized and plan things ahead but I can also be lazy and don’t do things like I should. — Martha Davenport, Safe Vision, Wheatfield, IN
Best habit is working out every morning. Worst, pretty much everything else I do throughout the day. — Frances Ann Layton, Eye Associates of South Georgia, Valdosta, GA
Verifying all jobs in the lab every Monday to see if they are on time, etc… Procrastinating on doing invoices as long as possible. — Kim Hilgers, Monson Eyecare Center, Owatonna, MN
Best habit is taking time for self-care everyday (working out, cooking, watching a movie, reading a book), even if it means waking up early or staying up late. Worst habit is taking on too many tasks at one time. — Chris Lopez, OD, Roberts Eyecare Associates, Vestal, NY
Best habit is my passion and drive for wanting to learn and know anything optics that I can. My worst habit is definitely sharing too much ‘nerdiness’/information with a patient thinking they care as much as I do. — Heather Harrington, Elevated Eyecare, Denver, CO
Best: Follow up, under promise and over deliver. Worst: Impatience with dumb people and know-it-alls. — BJ Chambers, Carrera Optical, McQueeney, TX
Best habit is to remind patients when dispensing glasses to come in anytime for adjustments and refills on their lens cleaner. — Carissa Dunphy, Monroe Vision Clinic, Monroe, WA
My best habit is thorough persistence. My worst habit is loving to eat. — Robert M Easton, Jr. OD, FAAO, Oakland Park, FL
I work hard till the job is done but I don’t take criticism well. — Bart Parker, Vision Source-Fox Optical, Lake Worth, FL
Best: I’m detail-oriented with a work ethic. Worst: I’m detail-oriented with a work ethic. — Dave Goodrich, Goodrich Optical, Lansing, MI
Best: I am upbeat and positive 99% of the time with patients and staff. Worst: I am the type of perfectionist that struggles to delegate or complete tasks. — Zachary Dirks, OD, St. Peter and Belle Plaine Eyecare Centers, Saint Peter, MN
Best habit is being nice to everyone. Worst is procrastination. — Jennifer Leuzzi, Mill Creek Optical, Dansville, NY
My best habit is discussing the importance of AR in the exam room because it leads to an easy discussion in the optical and over 85% AR capture rate. — Michael Martorana, OD, Falls City Eye Care, Louisville, KY
Best would be answering a phone as soon as it rings. I just hear it and grab it without even thinking. Worst is probably that I like to snack all day long which also means I have to go to the gym every day. — Caitlin Wicka, San Juan Eye Center, Montrose, CO
Best: I can usually make good decisions quickly. Worst: Trying to please everyone, so too trusting? — Kenneth D. Boltz, OD LLC, Dublin, OH
Currently, my best habit is running to the gym after work and my worst is changing at the office and getting caught in my shorts by patients. If I miss the start of the class, then I may have to wait an hour for the next one and still have a long drive home. — Marc Ullman, OD, Academy Vision, Pine Beach, NJ
Having the final word in the office and at home. That final word is “Yes Ma’am.” — Texas L. Smith, OD, Dr. Texas L. Smith & Associates, Citrus Heights, CA
Coming in early every day to prepare for the day ahead. Worst: not recommending lens treatment options to patients. — Mark Perry, OD, Vision Health Institute, Orlando, FL
My best habit is following up with every patient to make sure they are totally satisfied with their eyewear and contacts. — Annette Prevaux, The Visionary Inc, Allen Park, MI
Best habit is that I never stop learning. My worst is I tend to move on to new things before finishing and follow through on my new knowledge. — Selina McGee, OD, Precision Vision, Edmond, OK
Best: Drive and passion. Worst: Procrastination. But then again, Rome wasn’t built in a day … it was built the night before it was due! — Steve Nelson, Eye Candy Optical, Westlake, OH
Best: Hard worker; worst: the piles on my desk. — Kristina Swartz, The Eye Site, Mishawaka, IN
My best is arriving on time and making sales. My worst habit is snacking when its slow. — Pam Neagle, Austin Eyeworks, Austin, TX
Best habit: over organized. Worst: smoking. — Andrea Schall, Armstrong Eye Care, Kittanning, PA
My best habit is having a plan, writing it down in accomplishable steps. My worst is executing said plan. It’s not as bad at work, but in life I will find every excuse to put it off. — Erin D’Elia, 3 for 1 glasses, St. Catharines, ON
My best habit would be making the patient feel understood, comfortable and help them have fun picking out their new glasses. My worst is being too efficient! — Selena Jachens, Urban Eyecare & Eyewear, West Des Moines, IA
No matter what kind of day I am having, the moment I walk into the exam room, I am on stage and I am always friendly, smile and ask about their life. Worst habit is I need to eat a snack by 10AM. — Scott Keating, OD, Vision Trends, Dover, OH
Best habit I have is personally learning all my customers’ names. Worst is not always keeping up with paperwork. — Jocelyn Anderson, National Vision, Riverdale, GA
Keeping promises. Sleeping. I like sleeping. — Angel Miller, Cynthiana Vision Center, Cynthiana, KY
I think my best habit is to be as organized and deliberate as I can possibly be. As for my “worst” habit, I think I say exactly what I think without any filters — a habit picked up in the Army — even when I know that it may not go over well. — Pablo E. Mercado, LensCrafters, Alpharetta, GA
My best habit is “checking in” with people; staff, family, friends… I make sure even if I’m busy with other things to check in on people and make sure they are having a good week, etc. Worst habit? Somewhat disorganized and a little forgetful at times. I always buy a planner with the intent of using it but it usually ends up basically empty. — Cynthia Sayers, OD, EyeShop Optical Center, Lewis Center, OH
Worst would be my cluttered desk. I know where everything is but others not so much. Best would be that I try to always be positive with staff and patients, smile and greet them by name. I once heard that you should say someone’s name at least three times in conversation. It tends to have a positive effect on people and helps you remember their name. This often eases tension when I am asked to speak to an unhappy patient. More often than not, they are content by the end of our talk. — Dawn Christman Munoz, North Valley Eye Medical Group, Indian Hills, CA
Best: Staying informed on all things optical! Helps preserve our patients confidence. Overdoing my work load would have to be the worst thing I do on a daily. — William Chancellor, Eye Can See Eyewear, Hampton, GA
Best: I make home cooked meals at least five or more times a week. Worst: I tend to usually be late as much as I try to plan ahead. I blame Chicago traffic and weather. — Diana Canto Sims, OD, Buena Vista Optical, Chicago, IL
Worst is being a micromanager; best is great efficiency and speed at finishing tasks. — Larah Alami, OD, Hudson River Eye Care, Tarrytown and White Plains, NY
Best: patient rapport; worst: writing notes on files. — Rick Rickgauer, Vision Associates, Girard, PA
Multitasking and multitasking. — Bethany Cassar, Complete Eye Health, Holland, MI
Show up early. Show up early. — John LaShorne, Brown County Eye Care, Nashville, IN
I must have a clean desk — sometimes both the best and worst — it leads me to overwork sometimes just to get things off my desk! — Susie Phillips, Dr. Brendon Johnson, O.D., Pekin, IL
Best habit is answering emails as soon as I get them! I know how impatient I get when someone doesn’t instantly answer MY messages… so I like to stay ahead of the game. Worst habit is my “I’ll do that in the morning” pile, because it usually becomes the “Oh, crap… now I REALLY have to do that two days later” pile. — Renee Berry, Nappanee Family Eyecare, Nappanee, IN
Worst habit is letting things get piled up. — Bhumika Patel, OD, Redstone Family Vision, Indian Land, SC
Best: Staying on top of things. Worst: Impulse buying. — Erika Tydor, OD, Shoreline Eyecare, Shoreline, WA
Best habit? I try to lead a prayerful life. Worst habit? I cuss like a sailor and fall off ladders. — Dennis Iadarola, OD, Center For Vision Care, Monroe, CT
Work hard is my best, worst is taking it home. — Sabina Krasnov, I2Ioptique, Scottsdale, AZ
Habit or hobbit? — Richard H Frankel , OD, Atlantic Cape Eyecare, Wildwood, NJ

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