COLUMN KEYS TO YOUR PRACTICE Are you ready for your big day? I 3-step process to help prepare you for a busier practice getting proper rest. You cannot give your practice 100 per cent of you if you are not fully rested and restored. BY ANGELO SANTIN There are other things that you should be doing regularly to ensure you have the energy and stamina to serve a large practice. These include things like strength training, mobility and cardi-ovascular exercises. You will only be able to serve emotionally and mentally as much as your physical body will let you. Another thing to remember is to make time throughout your week to Step 1: Finish your day right serve yourself. You need to give back Having a good day tomorrow means to yourself the same extent in which you finish your day today right. Do you give yourself to others. This is everything in your power to get your crucial to preventing burnout and to desk cleared off and all necessary pa-be mentally and spiritually balanced perwork done before you leave for throughout your week. For this to the day. regularly happen you need to book The number one complaint I hear this sacred time in each week and around this topic from chiropractors pencil in whatever your heart desires. is that they just don’t have the time This may be breakfast with a friend, a to do it during the day. The real issue golf game, trip to the bookstore, or is lack of efficiency and/or wasting whatever you desire. A more rested time during the day. and balanced chiropractor will be far Another way to finish your day right more ready to serve a large practice on is to have a huddle with your staff to a regular basis. discuss wins, challenges and any other Considering these three steps to business that has to be dealt with. You prepare for your big day will undoubt-should not carry anything home with edly lead you to a busier and more you when you have a clear opportunity exciting practice. to deal with it that day. This will keep In addition, make sure you are able you from getting into a negative mind-match and/or exceed your top pa-set, which will no doubt affect you tients’ energy and focus; otherwise, going forward. you will run the risk of having disen-Lastly, I can’t overstate the value of gaged patients, which can lead to DR. ANGELO SANTIN, DC, operates a busy subluxation-based family practice in Thunder Bay, Ont., and dropouts. After all, practices are built from the is president of the Thunder Bay Chiropractic Society. Santin is also a Carter Universal proficiency-rated inside out. chiropractic coach. He can be reached at [email protected] or 807-344-4606. April 2017 Canadian Chiropractor 15 f you don’t think of your next day in the office as one filled with excitement and extreme impor-tance, then you will likely con-tinue to practice in a mediocre manner. The universe will deliver exactly what you ask of it. If you want to be busier and serve more people, then you need to start preparing for your day as if you are already busy and seeing tons of people. Let’s look at a three-step process that you can start doing to help pre-pare you for a bigger and better day. Step 2: Start your day on the right foot whole team started off on the right foot. This will free your mind to give each individual your complete and undivided attention and energy. This begins with trying not to start your day in chaos. We have families and commitments, I know, but a cha-otic mind will lead to a chaotic prac-tice. Try to wake up a little earlier and have a routine. Exercise in the morn-ing is a great way to prepare your body for the day. It could be as simple as a walk, cardiovascular exercise or even yoga. Now that you have your body pre-pared, your mind needs attention as well. Meditation is a great way to get both your mind and heart ready to serve for the day. Affirmations and visualization are other ways to get your mind ready for your busy day. I per-sonally like to recite and affirm my purpose, mission and vision on my way over to the office. It centres and grounds me for every decision I have coming throughout the day. Lastly, get to your office early. It surprises me, when I do consults or visit other offices, how many chiro-practors are showing up five minutes before they start. I was once set to observe with a chiropractor who was 15 minutes late to start their shift. I will never forget the looks on the pa-tients’ faces and the internal panic I saw in them. Once you are there early, a huddle with your staff is crucial to get the Step 3: Ongoing preparation www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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