BALANCE AND FULFILMENT – THE MASTERS CIRCLE EMBRACES TORONTO By Peter Gaibisels, DC Lifelong friends in chiropractic, Drs. Bob Hoffman and Dennis Perman intertwined a dual theme of emotional engagement and personal fulfi lment to a house full of DCs, and their staff members, who attended the York-Peel Chiropractic Society Spring Semi- nar at the Yorkdale Holiday Inn in Toronto on Tuesday, April 8. From the get-go, Dr. Hoffman engaged us emotionally by revealing an issue that rocked his personal and practice life. He told his story about how the diagnosis of colo-rectal cancer thrust him into a new awareness of the need for balance in life, especially the balance between business life and home life. Dr. Hoffman saw three possible relationships that one could have with one’s work; that is, to treat it as a job, to see it as a career, or to embrace it as a calling. The passion with which Dr. Hoffman embraced his own work as his calling had driven him into the workaholic level – he would work from 14 to 16 hours per day. He asked himself, ”Is this the balance that I am advocating for my patients?” “Is this the chiropractic story in my own life?” Dealing with these important questions provided life-growing challenges for Dr. Hoffman. Personal growth became key. Dr. Dennis Perman complemented this theme by pointing out that where we shift our attention to will shape our practices, our patients’ lives and our own lives. If you ask this type of question of your team mem- bers, as well, you ensure that you will have a growing, personally engaging, balanced staff. circles, we, ourselves, represent the largest circle. In the big picture of overlapping To accommodate an increased ca- pacity anywhere in our spheres of life expe- rience, we must grow ourselves. To recog- nize our strengths is important – yet when growing our capacity, we must direct our attention to the areas that are less strong. By doing this, we bring balance to our prac- tices and to our lives. Dr. Perman revealed the power of routine. He encouraged us to use a morning routine of affi rmations, visualizations, breathing, movement, marital emotional enhance- ment, spiritual enrichment, connection with purpose and goals. We thank Drs. Bob Hoffman and Dennis Perman for bringing balance, fulfilment, emotional engagement and increased life into our practices and home lives. Dr. Bob Hoffman Dr. Dennis Perman www.canadianchiropractor.ca CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | MAY 2008 • 27 news
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