June 2007

Why are you where you are?

by Dr. Timothy J. Gay

Recently, there was a meeting attended by like‑minded chiropractors and families that see chiropractic from a philosophical perspective. Most of the content of this newspaper has either a philosophical bent or reflects a basic philosophical premise. The premise that puts us where we are in the universe is the innate intelligence, that inborn essential characteristic inherently produced by the mind rather than through an experience. As we send out thoughts to the cosmic mirror, what comes back is a reflection of what we represent to our practices, our families and our friends. Our attitudes regarding what we want in our lives are more important than facts.

We are put in the position of where we are just by how we think and act toward where we are. For instance, has there ever been a time recently that you wanted something to happen and thought exactly about how you wanted it and somehow it magically happened? How about an outcome of a situation that was happening to you and the outcome was exactly what you predicted it, right or wrong? What you think about causes expansion in your mind and that precise thing comes to the front of your mind and into fruition.

If you have built your life based on innate thought, the principles or properties that you have used to create and develop what you've become pertains to all facets of your life. If you have had a major catastrophe in your life, do you think there may be something underlying that may have caused it? Could it be the fact that whatever it is that happens in your life is a direct reflection on the use of positive forces and innate consciousness?

At this particular seminar we attended, the purpose, mission and vision had complete clarity. The doctors, their families and the chiropractic team that was put in place in their offices had a clear understanding of the chiropractic principles and philosophy behind what made their practices and their lives so great. It's not easy to be positive all the time. But, if you are the majority of the time, how can you go wrong?

If this is something that you want to tap into your life, following are some simple steps to make it happen:

1. See the out come and work back to where you are in the problem. By doing this, thinking about the plan that you want will form from where you are and will move you into the position that you want to be in.

2. Remember that you can only achieve any of this by being as positive as possible and projecting right thoughts for yourself and others around you.

3. Help as many people as humanly possible by giving them inspiration, and positive affirmation about the care that you give.

4. Help everyone you come in contact with and share chiropractic with them.

5. Putting powerful words in the proper prospective of your goals and saying them out loud three to four times a day will help to have a positive outcome.

6. Watch what you say and how you say it. In idle conversation, it's easy to insert negative connotations that will go out to the other person in the conversation and affect the outcome subconsciously on an innate level.

7. Have five priorities for your practice, financial, and personal life with timelines and accomplishment dates. When any of these goals are achieved, have a celebration and move on to the next one.

8. Whiners and moaners have never said or done anything worthwhile so if you are in that category it may be time for a self‑ evaluation and a change up from the neck up.

9. Don't let it "happen" to you, be proactive and make it happen and perpetuate the momentum of continuation for what you want.

The power of your inner spirit, soul or innate intelligence has the ability to take you places that started out in your mind as dreams and are now coming to completion by your actions. It doesn't mean that every time you enter the lotto that you win the lotto. That is a sucker bet anyway if you look at the chances, though anything can happen. Innate is far more calculated than a lotto bet, so pick the sure things within you that will make the right changes for you to be a better doctor, parent, friend and the confidant to those you love and who need you.

As you develop your inner power, make sure it's for the most good and the rest is easy. More chiropractors need to take a role in the education of their peers on the principles and philosophical levels of chiropractic.

It's great to see that there are still chiropractors out there having seminars and putting themselves on the line for what they believe in and helping others through their own innate experiences.

(Timothy J. Gay, DC, a 1977 Palmer College graduate, is the founder of Ultimate Practice Systems, a chiropractic management and consulting company specializing in personalized chiropractic consulting [on the web at www.ultimatepracticesystems.com]. He is a highly respected and nationally recognized speaker, and author of several books, as well as numerous CD and video products for the chiropractic profession. Dr. Gay holds seminars around the country on a variety of topics and may be reached by calling 1‑866‑797‑8366, or via e‑mail at timothygaydc@ultimatepractice.com.)