An essential component of the Goal Driven System(sm) is the five stages of development. "To better understand these stages, it is helpful to recognize how organic a business truly is. It is a kind of bio-machine and growing it can be compared to the development of any living organism." (The Goal Driven Business) Every plant, for example, goes through certain stages of growth: A plant starts as a seed, sprouts, grows leaves, flowers, and finally bears fruit. Similarly, every

Practice growth depends on putting the right structural elements in place at the right time. Internal procedures, hiring, training, marketing, and many other elements come into play. In addition, aligning each function with the others is part of the challenge for the practice owner and the practice team. But your patient has their challenge as well. Their success depends on how well you lay out, and then help them follow, a structured pathway to their health goals.