Not all physicians wear lab coats, and not all lab coats are worn by
physicians.
Always carry a pocket sized notebook on your person, plus a small
flexible plastic ruler, and two ball point pens or pencils on a sweep.
Learn to take copious notes, and always write down the date and time of
each note.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
�Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore
perseverare� (Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the
same one).
Purchase and learn to use an old-school, plain, full sized, two-page per
day Day-Timer daily planner or journal where you account for your time in
15 minute blocks, and where you write down every call you take or make,
and every contact you make.
Always carry your current journal month and upcoming month in the primary
binder along with the prior month. Keep the older or upcoming pages in
binders divided by year and keep at least two years of fillers on hand at
your desk at all times.
Once you have completed a years worth of a journal, transfer the pages
into an archival binder, and store them on your book case in neat rows so
that 10 years from now you can reflect back on what you did or planned on
this day.
When complete, keep your journals and planners for an infinite amount of
time, and at least once a year browse though your older ones to see what
you have learned.
At no time should your journals ever reference to whom your customers
are. Thus if your journals are ever lost, stolen, or examined nobody will
know who your customer have been.
When you travel, carry a streamlined version of your journal, but ensure
that you copy over all of your appointments for the next 120 days
forward.
Learn how to use a ball point pen or key ring as an edged weapon, and
learn when to use it to save your life.
Write a letter to the editor of your local paper at least once a
year.
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http://www.tscm.com/
Gloucester, MA
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the
enemy until it is ripe for execution. - Machiavelli, The Prince,
1521
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