In health care today, it sometimes seems like you are being asked to do the impossible. The industry is preparing for an influx of millions of newly insured patients in a reform environment where payments are shrinking and expectations around quality are growing. In a nutshell, you are expected to do more with less—and do it better than ever before.  
"Believe to achieve" encompasses the keys to success in this new environment. It reflects the need to believe in your organization's mission and in others who share your dedication to achieving that mission. It means believing in yourself. Last but not least, it means believing in the possibility of a better future.  

• Believe in your mission. If your organization is like most in health care, its mission centers around improving peoples' lives. It's important to keep that mission uppermost in your mind as you confront the challenges and deal with the distractions inherent in today's rapidly changing environment. Believing in your organization's mission means remembering why you do what you do, and knowing that your role—though it may be behind the scenes—is integral to the successful achievement of that mission.
• Believe in each other. Behind every accomplishment, every "winning basket," there is someone who has "passed the ball" to you, someone, whether colleague, leader, or follower, whose performance was integral to the accomplishment, someone who reminds you that accomplishments are never the work of one person, but always the work of a team. To achieve your goals, in sports or any other field of endeavor, you must believe that your teammates have the skills, dedication, and motivation to come through for you, and for the good of the team as a whole. You must believe in each other, so you can work effectively together in new teams that transcend traditional boundaries and alliances.
• Believe in yourself. You need confidence in your ability to step out of your comfort zone into the new roles and responsibilities required to succeed in the reform era. However, that doesn't mean you should expect to succeed on your first attempt. High-functioning leaders and teams are willing to take risks, willing to fail. Great sports figures, innovators, and political and business leaders often fail before they are successful. Effective leaders and teams are willing to try difficult things and learn from mistakes.
• Believe in the possibility of a better future. In health care, there have always been naysayers who believe that the problems of the day are just too difficult to overcome. Their voices have been particularly loud, of late. But you can choose to believe that a better future is within reach, and to dedicate your professional life to making that happen. You can only achieve what you believe.

Gregory M. Adams, FHFMA
2011-12 National Chairman

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