Every person on this planet has a philosophy. The philosophy that one has relates to and includes everything in their comprehension. A philosophy is a way of thinking about something. Regardless of how strongly one denies the illusion that they are not philosophically driven they do have a philosophy (and in fact, that is their philosophy). A philosophy is not some hallucination or dream. It is a logical process driven by the interaction between the Quadrant 1 & 2 parts…
The success of a year, like the success of any relationship, journey, business, practice or any other endeavour is best identified by the question; “For what purpose?”. When you are on a journey it is made meaningful, impact and successful to the degree that it sits with and honours your purpose. Purpose is a product of your Quadrant 1 activity as defined in thein8model® and this month we want to support and challenge you to explore the reason why you…
As a chiropractor, I am sure that you are feeling two urges with every person you adjust. I bet that you will have a deep desire to really help the person. This ‘help’ may be to relieve pain, sickness, suffering, dysfunction, a current challenge or make the most of an opportunity. You also may have a yearning for the person to understand the chiropractic viewpoint and get a bigger vision of life and health just as you do. I also…
True to the KISS principle it is pretty clear – Your practice and everything in it is either growing or it is dying – there is no standing still. You can’t hold it where it was last week, last month or last year let alone 10 years ago. In fact, if you are not growing you are going backwards. If you are not continually working on your practice, revising systems, training your team, improving delivery, mastering communication, educating your people…
When we consider the dictionary definition of transformation we find words like – change in form, appearance, nature or character. The operative word here is change. Transformation is the process of change across form – or from one form to another. What you experienced yesterday is gone because the world changes every day. People change. Weather changes. Relationships change. Prices change. Emotions change. Circumstances change. Practices change. Everything changes. Everything is changing, is in motion and transforms every second. And…
Isn’t it interesting how some people respond to your care readily and yet others with seemingly similar ‘problems’ and severity are resistant to improvement? It seems like the architecture and mechanics of the human body is pretty consistent across most of humankind. Science has consensus (for the most part) around anatomy, osteology, physiology, neurology and so on. Obviously, there are subtle variations in all of these from individual to individual and as a result, we find that every person in…
Right now the future of our world is being created by students in schools, colleges and universities as they grow their brains, their perspective and their possibilites. Ponder for a minute, how would our future be, if this year they will be studying from the same texts, reading the same books, discussing the same issues and sitting the same exams as they did last year. Would their lives be enhanced, by doing another year of the same stuff? Would their…
BJ Palmer described the chiropractic clinical interaction as being of two components, the quantity and the quality. The quantity factor addresses the relationship between the physical factors of brain, spine, nerve system, organs, tissues and cells. This includes our attention on the correction of interference to the structural and the neuronal components of the subluxation complex. The quality factor is the ‘soft’ side of our attention. Quality addresses interference to thinking, perception and the emotional factors. This directly affects the…
It’s common to think that the people presenting at your practice want an immediate outcome to their presenting condition and nothing more. The thought is that people want a treatment for their given malady and they want the care to be effective, short term and affordable. There is a tendency for chiropractors and practice members to focus on the ‘content’ of the signs and symptoms rather than the ‘context’ around the journey of life and the actions we employ to…
Today is my birthday and I am taking the opportunity to look back over the few short years of my life and gratefully consider the magnificent journey that it has been to this point. As I sit in our family room looking out at the boats on the water as the palm trees gently blow in the sea breeze I see my little (well actually quite big) reminder to think big. The sign ‘Infinite Possibilities’ spans the entire width of…
From our exciting journey through 2016 it would seem undeniable that we are engulfed in a rapidly changing world. From the global events that shift nations and their leaders to the local changes that shift our profession the world is changing and like it or not we are a part of it. As we begin the wind-down period of the year and get ready to go into the festive season it may be useful to reflect on where you are,…
A real standout of the world games is the sense of camaraderie between athletes. This re-emphasizes the values and design of the modern Olympics. One of the main intents of the Olympics was and is to bring nations together to celebrate their similarities and common values and interests. 100 years ago there were 20 nations represented – now there are over 200 nations joining in this celebration. The hugs and embraces and utterances of complementary respect between opposition competitors after…
