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As yet another edition of IJOI is almost ready for publication, I have often been asked just how do we manage it? How are we able to handle our time and maintain a healthy work-life balance, when our hands are so full with clinical work, teaching and research? Just what is the formula for this? Our clinic handles a huge amount of patients, we manage to publish a lot of research projects and we also host workshops for international doctors and have, with over 400 presentations on Youtube, the biggest forum of teaching material in the history of Orthodontics. And as you are reading this, you are also aware that we publish a quarterly journal containing comprehensive coverage of a selection of our clinical cases, which are therefore available for teaching and further research. All of us are equal in that we all only have 24 hours a day; entrepreneurs such as Warren Buffett and Steve Jobs started with nothing and earned their fortune, with no more hours in a day than we have. They have used a formula, which is divided into things one loves or hates; these can be further divided into things one has to do and doesn’t have to do. Obviously, the things one loves, one focuses on and the things one hates and doesn’t have to do, are eliminated. The things one dislikes, but has to do, are automated. Automation is very important when running any kind of business. Our research and journal are both automated, even though I actually like researching and publishing, but I only have 24 hours a day, so this means I have no other choice! As you all know, clinical work (although very enjoyable) can also be automated, so all three aspects of our work, clinical, teaching and research are actually automated, therefore our professional life is automated! This means that we have actually improved upon the original formula, as we are ableto focus on and also automate the things which we love, which results in our being able to work, enjoy the fruits of our labor and have a very good work-life balance.I hope that you will join us and enjoy marching along the path to glory in fullyautomated fashion!
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