As we slip into the end of year mode and prepare for the year ahead it is a good time to reflect on that which was during 2014 whilst at the same time also consider that which could have been during the year.
During the year we at Quest have seen huge change occurring in the lives and practices of the majority of our clients. Many of you have literally kicked butt and made massive shifts both personally and professionally.
While this is great for yourself, your business and your bank balance the trail of benefit that this leaves on people’s lives is truly immeasurable. Only time will tell the significance of you plying your philosophy, science, art and politics with excellence.
On the flip side I certainly do and I am sure that every one of us have areas of our life and practice that over the past year we know we could have done better.
Many occasions would have occurred where you were not totally on your game during the year. It may have been the opportunities to give another person access to chiropractic care, it may have been an adjustment a person didn’t get because you were unfocussed or tied up in your own ‘stuff’ at the time, it may have been an opportunity to give back to chiropractic that you didn’t take, or it may have been the e-mail or letter or conversation in defence of your profession that you didn’t enrol in.
In short, you most likely, in 2014 will have caused many people to not receive the most from your care, your wisdom and your insights.
What more (or less) could you have done this year to have given more, served more and got even more profound results with this gifts that you have?
This week of Christmas is a reminder for us to think of others, to give from our own abundance. It is not about the gifts, it is about the thoughts and the intent that goes behind the gift that makes the wow factor.
The same could be said that the key ingredient that determines accomplishment in any endeavour in life and especially practice is the passionate opening of the heart. It isn’t a lack of knowledge, resources or skills that makes us achieve less than optimal. Of course these are necessary but they are limited in their ability to accomplish great outcomes without the spark that fuels them.
The real decider in a life of results is the heart connection. As we define in Quadrant 1 of the in8model it is the passion that comes from connecting with your heart, knowing your reason for doing what you do along with your willingness to fire your package into action that get results.
So, looking towards next year how would it be for you to up the legacy that you leave? To be totally on you game every moment of every day? You eagerly grasp the opportunities to give another person access to chiropractic care, you are free of your own ‘stuff’ and every adjustment that you give is totally focussed, you relish in the numerous opportunities to give back to chiropractic, and you are proactive in e-mailing, writing or conversations that need to be conducted when political pressure comes to bear on your profession.
As you celebrate the essence of giving this week and prepare for that transition to a new year next week consider what it takes for you to leave a legacy that you are proud of. (More of this next week).
Best,
Mark
