I’ve had a few people, Practice Members and Chiropractors alike that have told me they feel like I’m still holding back and not completely free. I have to agree. In fact I know I am. I hold back on a couple of things and I’m going to begin the process of breaking through right here, right now with all of you.
Here is the good news… In 2009 after the attempt at a second office, I made a decision to move to a Membership practice because it was always in my heart to do so. It was a very freeing decision. God dropped a three year plan on me, which we began in October of 2010. Here we are with ten months to go to the completion of that three year plan and we are right where I expected to be.
Here’s the bad news…. Any time you “start-up” a business there tends to be a deficit initially… right now, we are $3000/month behind the eight ball. That’s 15-20 Practice Members. Somehow, by the end of the month, everything we need is always there, we always “catch-up”. But it taxes my mind every month praying for it and wondering how it will be there… BUT IT’S ALWAYS THERE… isn’t that cool? Isn’t God great?
I bring this all up for a couple of reasons. First to come clean. I don’t like secrets, they gnaw at me. Holding things in tears me apart front he inside. I find that writing is my outlet and sharing is very therapeutic. Second is I handle problem solving very practically and matter-of-fact. When I say you should bring a friend to keep the doors open, I mean it, it’s lighthearted, but I’ve learned all comedy and humor comes with an ounce of truth.
Remember at orientation, I said, that the fee is co-operative, meaning we help each other. I need your help in building the practice. If you have missed orientation, or missed the comment during it, Your fee is co-operative, it’s that low because I don’t advertise or spend money on promoting. I would hope that when you are doing better and getting well that you would help us help others… granted if you’re life is not improving I would expect that you “vote with your feet.”
Lastly, This post is a good reminder for me to stop thinking and to re-align my focus where it needs to be. Do you realize the impact on society you would have if you would bring ONE friend into the office for lifetime subluxation correction? I do. I know full well how big an impact it would make to have another 200 healthy people in our community. If you don’t understand the impact YOU can have, come back in for another round of orientation… it’s like a good movie, the more you see it and hear it, the more you learn about the things you missed the first time around.
Listen, I know I’m supposed to be the upbeat one with his focus ever on where we are going and the big picture and all that. I do a pretty good job of that. But I learned a long time ago a good dose of reality is healthy and healing. I have to wear many hats, husband, father, spiritual leader, Chiropractor, healer, business-man, promoter, PR/Marketer, fix-it-man, gardener, you get the point… it is something we all do… so many of us are in the same boat. That’s why I write this, just because I have the title “Doctor” in front of my name, doesn’t make me any different from you or anybody else. And we all need to help each other….
So many of you see health as your life’s challenge and that is why I am here to help you. I have no challenges when it comes to health… I have full faith that I AM healthy and well and can help all of you get there also. My challenge is building the practice and finances. So many of you have full faith in this area and I think that is awesome. It’s where I need help, so I am asking for it.
I’ll address the second issue in our next edition.
Thank you and have a happy, healthy day!
Dr. Brian
