i spent my entire yesterday and part of this morning in chicago for a seminar. whenever i go to these kinds of things, i really never know what i'm going to get. i've had the ones where the doc teaching has an ego so large you can't even fit yourself in the room, the warm-and-fuzzy-serve-people-and-they-will-come conferences, the marketing conferences, the law of attraction seminars, and even the ones where they make your doctor and boss stay home so you can "get down and dirty" about what you hate about your clinic. but yesterday was quite different....it was, literally, no bull shit and the best "coaching" i've ever seen. mostly, because it's your real life. the pieces that were hit on were all simple concepts if you know anything about sales or business in general. it isn't rocket science. there aren't any fireworks or magic tricks that go along with the things they taught....but it hit me differently yesterday than it had before.
i remember feeling like the energy was different than any conferences i had previously attended. my heart was shaking inside--but the good shaking--like when you go over a hill and on the way down your stomach does that little flip......i don't know how to explain it--i just know that at 9 am yesterday morning i felt more alive than i had in a while.
i remembered observing other docs and listening to questions and sitting at lunch among people who, by all definition, are potentially more intelligent than i and, for the first time in a long time, i just sat among them and soaked in it. while my opinion and thoughts are important, the doctor perspective is always fascinating to me.
it isn't that i don't get it. or that it isn't the same as mine. or that i don't care about the same things
it's that it's so much more.
as i talked with other docs and really noticed the way the gears are consistently turning and watching them interact with each other, i realized what a highly motivated profession this is. chiropractors aren't lazy and while i had always known that....i think it took it to a different level yesterday. i appreciated so much that speakers cared about ethics and moral code. in any profession, there is always the temptation to do something to "get ahead" but the honest truth is that you'll never stay there doing business or living life that way. you'll be okay for a while but soon enough it'll catch up to you....and then, you've got to be prepared to do the work to dig out or risk a downward spiral. as with most things in life, business or not, the right decision is rarely the easy one....and your moral compass matters.
and as i think about the many places i want to grow and see our clinic, i believe more than i ever have in this profession and the many ways it has changed lives. most of that comes from working beside a doctor who motivates me. both professionally and personally, i've never been this excited or motivated by another's success. are there hard days? yep. but most of the time, they're good days. it doesn't feel like work. it's not digging trenches. it's a mission.....and when the doc in front of me asked me what motivates me when he asked me why i chose chiropractic, i told him it's because i believe in our mission, my doc's vision, and his passion. with my entire self. down to the carpet fibers i believe in what we're doing. and i'm proud of that.
when i think of the last 36ish hours and the people i was surrounded by, i am endlessly grateful....and when i look at my life, i am more grateful for the highly motivating and successful people who surround me and sustain me every single day.
and will there be days when i don't feel this way? of course.
so when that may happen, please refer me to this blog posting.
and then tell me to get over it :)
because even though it's already monday tomorrow, i can't wait to get back in the office.
and that's something you can't put a price on....loving what you do....and why you do it.
purpose is important. knowing why you do it is more important.
after this weekend, i am more certain about both than i have been in a while. it was a bit of a reset...and much needed. so as i quietly processed my thoughts before dinner last night, i found myself with tears in my eyes at the many ways my choices and decisions have allowed me the space to really breathe again.and, if you've ever felt like you can't breathe or you need to catch your breath, you'll know just what a gift that truly is.
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