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A silver lining during adversity

There is a curious phenomenon going on in Chiropractic right now. We have been getting calls and emails from DCs who have had enough with being pushed around. Whenever there is a monumental challenge, it separates DCs by their willingness to be all in. With the current adversity that is upon us, it has exposed…

Are your patients a little…cranky?

You open the door to your exam room like you’ve done hundreds of times, and what do you see? Behind the door is a skeptical patient that has a death grip on their insurance policy. This doesn’t make you want to be there any more than they do. What’s wrong with this picture? Chiropractic has…

NO, YOU CAN’T!

Have you ever been told you can’t do something? Was it from a parent, a friend, or even a professor at Chiro College? Instead of not listening to them you accepted it as your fate. It seems that we are constantly being discouraged instead of encouraged towards what we are truly capable of. Often times…

Have you been prepared?

Today, most graduates don’t own and operate their own practices. They end up slaving away as a low paid associate. Sometimes they get roped into working for a doctor who says they’re going to be a mentor and sell them the practice when they retire. Being an associate or buying someone else’s practice is a…

YouTube doesn’t have all the answers…

My neighbor has been diligently attempting to build a skating rink for 6 weeks. He built the wood frame, added a plastic liner, and thought he was good to go… WRONG! He added way to much water that it didn’t freeze. Then it started leaking and the wind blew the liner away. There the rink…

What they didn’t teach you in Chiropractic school

You studied hard, passed your boards, and perfected your technique but you weren’t prepared for the resistance from the people you’re attempting to help. When you were younger, you naively thought people actually wanted to be helped. What does this resistance look like? People laughing at your recommendations. Missing appointments. People not referring. Unhealthy people…