I have had the pleasure of exploring South Africa over the past few weeks and met some awesome chiropractors at the seminars we gave in Cape Town and Johannesburg. I wanted to express some of my observations and related opinions of this colourful and contrasting land and people. I visited Soweto the other day and immersed myself in the journey of this young country and its numerous ‘growing pains’ over the last 150 years. There have been many justifiably aggrieved…
Many in our profession say that traditional chiropractic words don’t matter – its just semantics. They state that in order to be understood by other professions and the public we need to drop the usage of such words as adjustment, subluxation, analysis etc. They maintain that others will not understand us when we use chiropractic terminology. I have a strong disagreement to this position. I see huge strength in our lexicon. It gives meaning and richness to our profession; in…
Every moment we spend in our office is an exchange of a part of our life for the experience of connecting with those people we serve. We invest an irretrievable unit of time with every person we see. There are so many people in our community available to be served so the question must be, is that person you are with, your “Ideal Person”? Is it important for you to have a quality practice? Imagine if every person you saw…
Every moment we spend in our office is an exchange of a part of our life for the experience of connecting with those people we serve. We invest an irretrievable unit of time with every person we see. There are so many people in our community available to be served so the question must be, is that person you are with, your “Ideal Person”? Is it important for you to have a quality practice? Imagine if every person you saw…
The mark of a sustainable practice is in the ability to continue to function effectively and efficiently by itself, especially when the principle chiropractor is not present. In keeping with the old story that when the cat’s away the mice will play, the real test of a sustainable practice comes when the owner is not there. How the owner delegates authority during normal operations will determine how well things will run in his/her absence. The key distinction that you must…
Following on from last week I suggested that you consider the reason that you got into chiropractic in the first place and what your vision is for the part you wish to play in your profession. I suggested that you might like to have a clear statement of this purpose written out. The message that chiropractic brings to the world is very different from the myths that we are engulfed in propagated by our medico-politico-corporate monopolies. The chiropractic vision includes…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. As we discussed earlier in this series of blogs holding oneself accountable to one’s values and purposes is…
As chiropractors we often think that the people who present at our practice are only after an immediate outcome to their presenting condition and nothing more. The thought is that people want an adjustment for their given malady and they want the care to be effective, short term and affordable. Based on that misunderstanding we focus much of our time and attention on mastering our technical skills, we serve them with the best techniques and most appropriate and effective clinical care…
This is a series of thoughts addressing the theme of excellence based on a famous quote from Rita Mae Brown, the American novelist and activist. She stated that “You cannot invest your life’s spirit into a compromise” and over the next few weeks I want to visit some of the key components of this viewpoint and how it relates to your practice. Everything that you think you have to hide from a practice member shuts a part of you down….
On the back of our discussion last week on the value of making mistakes and drawing distinction and learning from them I thought this piece adapted from “From Space” by James A Michener quite appropriate to illustrate the power of creating ‘Learning Experiences’. “In 1943, Wernher von Braun was working on a rocket the Germans hoped would destroy London and end the war. Producing this rocket required new metals, new fuels, new guidance systems, new everything. Von Braun’s superiors were…
“The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn How often do you fail to inform a person on the relationship between their spine, nerve system and health? How often do you not recommend optimum frequency of care for a person? How often do you not recommend appropriate care beyond symptoms for your people? How often do you not take the time to explain to…
Every moment you spend in your office is an exchange of a part of your life for the experience of connecting with those people you serve. You invest an irretrievable unit of time with every person you see. There are so many people in your community available to be served so the question must be, is that person you are with, your “Ideal Person”? Is it important for you to have a quality practice? Imagine if every person you saw…
