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.