“Keep the wow factor in every little thing you do.”No one remembers people that are average. Set your bar high in everything you dream about or actually participate in. When your life is over, people should be saying "he or she was great to me!" Treat people with the "wow factor" and they will Love you more for it. Let people know how you feel about them and what makes them special to you and others. The best life you could ever live is built from helping and uplifting others.My daughter, Billie, and I had a patient, which I will call Ashley, who was severely agoraphobic. The first day that I met her, she had a toboggan pulled down so far over her head that you could barely see her eyes. She stared at the ground with her hands in her pocket. We had a medication counseling session and I felt good about the connection that Ashley and Billie had made professionally. Billie explained the medication plan to Ashley and we said a prayer together before she left our office.A few days later, a prominent psychiatrist in town called us at work. She said that we had just seen one of her patients professionally, Ashley, and wanted to discuss it with Billie. I must admit, I had no idea what was coming next. The psychiatrist told me that she wanted Billie to see Ashley every week because they really seemed to bond. I told the psychiatrist that we would come up with some type of very inexpensive office fee so that Ashley could afford a weekly visit if she really believed this was necessary.As time went on, Billie continued to see Ashley every week. In the beginning, she was not only unable to leave her home because of agoraphobia but she also would only eat her meals in her bedroom. She was so severely depressed after the loss of her mother and niece within the same year that she just stayed hidden away in her room. Ashley worked hard with Billie for a solid year. The personal progress that Ashley made was stunning! In the end, Ashley ended up looking like a model! She had gained just the right amount of weight because she was so frail when we met her. She also became a cosmetologist, and began working in a retail salon. This amazed us!Ashley’s husband, John, came with her to the last weekly office visit. John was smiling and his exact words were “Dr. Billie saved our marriage!” Billie smiled, and explained to John that God, Ashley and he saved their marriage. Billie was merely a willing vessel sent to help carry out God’s plan for their situation. This was truly a very happy beginning (notice I did not say ending) for all of us! My whole career would have been worth working for if this had been the only patient that we had ever helped.Is there someone that you know that would benefit from receiving the “wow factor” from you?Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Evelyn Minton and her daughter, Dr. Billie J. Minton are the authors of the Blue Ridge Tenderpup children's series. These books may be found at the author's website BlueRidgeMoments.com and Amazon.com/Author/drbillieminton.

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