Rather than setting the usual big resolutions for 2017 that are usually impossible to achieve and often easy to break, we suggest that you act small and locally – very locally in fact. When it comes to creating a fantastic practice the vision and associated actions that you have for your team and practice members along with those people close by is your most effective instrument of empowerment. Your ability to affect and influence the future of those in your…
One of the biggest investments that you will make in you practice is in your team. The costs are high no matter which way you decide to go. If you just hire any available CA or Associate and let them go to it you will not pay much in time and money on the front side but you will pay heavily on the backside. You will have to deal with costly mistakes and low productivity. On the other hand, if…
Whilst there are some examples of one-man/woman practices around, for most chiropractors the businesses of chiropractic is more than just the chiropractor having their hands on practice members and running the whole show. For a practice to function as thriving business there is a need for people to get together with a common purpose and play full-on in their own unique style with and for each other. Different people playing alongside each other can be a source of frustration. For…
There are many obstacles that stand in your way of being able to provide your chiropractic service at an optimal level to your community. Sometimes that task seems so huge that it even seems fruitless to start. The medical machine is so pervasive and it has spread its tentacles into every corner of people’s minds. It is in the battle for people’s minds that success or failure is determined. It’s a big job and yet it can be done and…
With the Olympics behind us for another 4 years we are able to reflect on some of the moments of triumph (and defeat) that make the act of high performance such an iconic phenomena. Whilst the games probably don’t add a lot to yours or my life it does give us a welcome focus towards the potential of humans and their attainment of excellence – something sorely lacking in the often mediocre world of public discussion. Typically gyms and sporting…
This past week we have seen the annual ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ feature in Sydney. On reviewing the content of some of the speakers I wondered, where are the chiropractors? If any idea is dangerous to the status quo of society right now it is chiropractic. How dangerous the chiropractic idea is may be evidenced by the vicious attacks, misinformation and attempts to contain the chiropractic profession that have escalated in recent time. The continuous volleys of fire that are…
I have spent time, energy and focus over the past month harping on the damaging effects that our words are having on both our profession and us as practitioners. Every time you change a word that is part of the chiropractic lexicon and substitute it for a word from the medical lexicon you change yourself, your practice, your profession and your world. Even though we know that words are only 7% of communication, they are never the less important and…
Often the chiropractic lexicon is changed to that of another profession for acceptance or maybe just expedience or convenience. A word that could fall into this category could be ‘manipulation’. This word is commonly used in chiropractic and especially in chiropractic research. I suggest that in this context it comes about as a plea to get certain research published. Manipulation in general usage has connotations of twisting things to get control, whether its controlling a person, situation, tool, spine, mechanism…
In this series of blogs I am tracking on one person who came to see me recently. I want to point out the lessons that he has brought to me. Today’s lesson sums up the lessons that Bill has brought to me. To recap on the last blog – Bill’s lesson for me is in the importance of being present. It’s in applying our art with impeccable standards and precision. It’s about listening. It’s about the subtle art of removing…
In this series of blogs I am tracking on one person who came to see me recently. I want to point out the lessons that he has brought to me. Today’s lesson is quite short but very profound. To sum up the last blog – The science of chiropractic has been accumulating over the past 120 years. There is plenty of science to substantiate the amazing changes we see on a daily basis. But, the science that we have behind…
In this series of blogs I am tracking on one person who came to see me recently. I want to point out the lessons that he has brought to me. To sum up the last blog – The basic reason for us to do what we do must be crystal clear. Your philosophical ‘why’ drives your intent, which drives your evidence and your actions. Now, let me link back to our mate Bill. The recommendations for care that I gave…
