TNR Happenings January 13, 2020
DCME is this weekend!
Can’t you feel the excitement? How does the whole profession not embrace this concept? It’s simple: because it’s not common, easy, convenient, and you can’t find it on the internet. It’s a sacred relationship formed between doctor and practice member. It defies all the belief systems and norms set forth by society and our profession. It asks the DC to step up and become a once-in-a-lifetime DC and not be a face-in-the-crowd wanna be. Insurance won’t cover it, so how will you get paid? Between the moral and ethical paradoxes, it also includes legal issues. Do you have what it takes to serve the highest good even though others in our profession don’t see the need and society doesn’t think DCs are good for anything other than a crick in their back? Ask the brave ones who live in the high country and have DCME as an on-menu item: there is no feeling like serving at this level. This seminar is a true TNR gem!
Those of you who participated in the first-ever Mayan ruin sweat on the Pallis ranch will never forget the blood-curling cries of coyotes at the Pallis ranch. Even though you don’t see them often, they are still there. Like so many other things, there is a world of the invisible that runs the world of the visible. Check out this week's printed version of the TNR Happenings for Trail Cam pictures of wild animals spotted on the Pallis Ranch.
Practice tip of the week
Cat got your tongue? Stop holding your tongue out of politeness (watch out Canadians and people pleasers), not wanting to upset your practice members, or just plain pussification. It won’t help. Now don’t be unkind or cruel, but going along with your practice members’ understanding of health not only can be dangerous to them but to their families as well. Don’t get caught in tasks that are not your own, speak your piece and get on with it. "Doctor, what about vaccines?" You don’t give them and you are not an authority on them. Refer them to your reading library or have them do research on them. Besides, whether they vaccinate or not, they will need lifetime Chiropractic adjustments, that’s your task. So many DCs major on minor concepts that are not their tasks, but rather are the tasks of parents who usually take the easy way out and do what everyone else is doing. "Doctor, I’m taking this drug or this vitamin, what do you think about this?" Use your tongue to convey that you don’t have a position on it. Use your mouth to get out of problems, not sucked in.
"Doctor, I have a new tool that looks like a back scratcher and it does exactly what you do." Open your mouth, acknowledge your practice member's ignorance, and do not accept substitutes and imitations for health. You have to be strong, not militant. "Doctor, there is an office down the street that spends a half-hour with each patient. They have seaweed wraps, facials, and laser beams along with Chiropractic manipulation by physical therapists." Open your mouth and understand the difference between Sweet Spot people and what the cat dragged in. If we don’t respect Chiropractic, don’t expect your practice members to.
From the Mind of Miyagi
There is a difference between observing something and watching it second hand on the internet or social media. Your resonation does not raise with watching something. It has the potential to do so only through participation. With Millennials and younger, the distinction between observation and experience gets smaller and smaller. There are very few incentives left to undiscerning people from experiencing the event, happening, etc, rather than observing it at a later date. Imagine watching someone participating in a sweat lodge in an ancient Mayan ruin and actually doing it yourself. An observer would say, that looks cool, but in reality, a person experiencing it would say it was hot, not cool.
Experiences are the fastest and most efficient learning devices known. You don’t memorize, learn, or think. Your nerve system absorbs the experience and you never forget. You never forget your first kiss, your first new patient, etc. Today there is an incessant drone of experiences on the internet that are observational and not real experiences that are demanding and vying for your attention. If watching videos, entertainment, and media programming could raise your resonation, then couch potatoes, device-addicted people, and shut-ins (homes, hospitals, and nursing homes) would be sages, prophets, and Miyagis. Like just playing golf without practicing, you don’t get better, but merely reinforce your errors, misperceptions, and low resonation.
Have some fun, but don’t get addicted to the internet. Like water, we all need some to survive, but you can also drown in it. It has been my experience over the years that the highest resonating once-in-a-lifetime DCs spend only a tiny amount of time on the internet being entertained. They do and experience, rather than obediently observe and vegetate. Watching huge amounts of TV causes the brain waves to almost slow down to a crawl. Once-in-a-lifetime DCs who did all the work can’t afford to have their resonation dulled or, worse yet, lose their ability to help people. It’s not sacrifice, rather, it's a choice.
Love Has No Color
We have spoken before about the 5% donations or tithing to Love Has No Color for DCMEs. This great idea comes from Taylor Family Chiropractic: They have a donation check automatically sent to Love Has No Color each month. They participate in our fundraising and gift raising events and this is something that is a little extra every month that they don’t miss, but it sure makes a difference to the kids on the Reservation. The secret is to keep the momentum building year-round. Let all new members of your practice know about your efforts. Put it in the Important Patient Record Folders to raise the expectations of your people immediately. Have information on your Love Has No Color wall. Have a Love Has No Color information section in your Health Awareness Seminar. You will almost eliminate the unnecessary chatter of rhetorical questions similar to the ones mentioned above in the Practice tip of the week section.
DCME confidential
Question 1: One of my cases is a 14-year-old girl with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis that just isn’t responding to my care? Maybe Chiropractic is good with other diseases, just not this one? HELP!
Answer: We always defer to the physical or the appearance of the disease, not what’s really going on in the invisible, non-linear realm: the emotional, mental, and spiritual dimension. Many people derive immense satisfaction from being sick, milking sympathy from people, being helpless, etc. Have this person redo their 21-Day DCME Video Program with you going over each day of their homework. It will take only minutes per day but you will uncover things that will allow progress to be made.
Question 2: What happens when you have a 70-year old on Medicare that wants to be a Level 2 DCME?
Answer: There are no solutions to Medicare. These fee structures are not suitable for Medicare patients.
