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Vince Lombardi was one of the greatest coaches of all time perfumes his legacy will be enjoyed for centuries to come.

Zig Ziglar who lingerie now in his 80’s is still regarded as a master coach and the demand for his expertise has not dwindled through the years and to continue his work there is a program in place that will ensure his legacy will be enjoyed for centuries to come.

If Zig Ziglar, Vince Lombardi, Bob Proctor, Og Mandino and others like them did not have a belief in themselves that propelled their continuous flow of energies towards the countless flocks of willing participants awaiting their wisdom the positive power of motivation would be a mute point. By continually motivating others they too were being motivated by the encouragement they received and as such were and are able to keep the fires burning in the hearts of their students and listeners.

It is not enough to have a flock of listeners but the message delivered has to be practical to everyday events and workable too otherwise Zig, Vince, Og, Bob and the rest could find a job in other professions and the world would not be as well off as it is now with their workable and viable messages.

From this we may deduce that the same follows for us to motivate others too with the messages we have and are learning so the word may be spread and the world will be better off because wisdom is useless unless it is shared. We all choose to be present in a positive environment and what better way to encourage the development of a positive environment but to be instrumental in continuing the path commenced by your active participation in any of the programs of Zig, Og, Vince, Bob and others

Frank Rumbauskas Jnr, is another example of someone who learned successful ways of achieving greater benefits through a system of tried proven and workable methods that increased his sales and reduced the time he had to invest in securing these sales. Now Frank could have kept all of these principles to himself but no he did not and has written three books that have helped change the lives of other sales people and now Frank’s life has been charted in a new direction because he chose to motivate others towards a more disciplined approach to sales.

When we forget about ourselves and choose to help others in some way shape or form we transport ourselves into a new dimension and that is what we are here for. God did not create us to be mediocre mindless misfits of a particular way of thinking or acting and He most definitely did not create us to be little islands in a continent of people going hither and thither oblivious to our fellow humans whether related or not.

If you are in a quagmire of despondency, lift your head and see that there are others too in a similar boat and maybe you could be instrumental in organizing a group for the improvement of all and lo and behold your despondency suddenly lifts and the lights of hope emerge as the power of the group with a common intention overcome and conquer and success is inevitable.

Jesus was one man, albeit He was God, but He had 12(humans) who grew into thousands and now look at the world that was created by the magical growth of teamwork. Granted some have gone astray but hey weeds are everywhere and that is no reason to say nothing works for we know that if man can focus on sending and landing on the moon then all things are possible with a concerted effort and with God in the equation the world is at your fingertips. Go forth and motivate, others will be glad you did!

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Freshly graduated chiropractic doctors have a lot on their plate, often too much, in fact. They must market their practice while remaining at the cutting edge of patient care and attending to an increasing spectrum of patient needs. They also must run an efficient office, collect money, manage staff, handle cash flow, and, perhaps most overwhelming of all, manage billing and interact with insurance companies whose not-so-hidden agenda spa to minimize payouts.

Even experienced chiropractors face more difficult office management problems in comparison to their colleagues in the mainstream medical care system. In addition to “standard” insurance claim problems because of healthcare market oligopsony and adversarial billing environment, chiropractors typically handle retail sales at the point of service and manage individual custom-designed patient care plans. They have lips higher frequency of patient visits, lower average reimbursement, and higher rate of post-payment audits. Obviously, the standard SOAP note management and electronic patient scheduling and billing systems are insufficient, and chiropractic office management systems must be optimized to the unique needs of the chiropractor.

Seasoned coaches can help chiropractors build their practice and optimize their practice management systems. Dr. Mathew Dietz, owner of a successful practice in Chicago, says that his coach “has this supernatural way of knowing what I’m about to go through and prepares me for it. I don’t think I could have built this practice without him.” A good coach is critical to help the newer chiropractor stay on top of these details without taking his or her eye off the ball, which is providing excellent patient care.

To meet the growing demands of new chiropractors while creating a way to keep their own heads above water, coaches use monitoring systems that put the collective data of students within easy access. But traditional student practice monitoring methods are expensive and slow. They are dependent on the student reports not only for timeliness, but also for accuracy and relevance. And because it takes time to accumulate and convey this information to the coach, the quality of information received across the spectrum of participants is likely to be inconsistent.

Traditional methods are especially deficient for identification and response to what, for lack of a better term, could be thought of as “problem students.” While such students might seem to understand the imparted wisdom of the coach, the data they share might be less than accurate - especially if they don’t really “get it” in the first place - and, without comparison to a reference database, out of meaningful context from the coach’s point of view.

Internet and process automation can help solving such hard problems. An automated data collection and coaching assistance system can be an effective solution for the coach who is building a business and can’t be overcome by problem situations. A coach assistance system must be designed with these specialized chiropractic parameters in mind. It must be a centralized system for workflow management, one that stores every bit of information in a central repository and provides a single point of contact access via the internet to both aggregate and individual patient information. A coach assistance system tracks and monitors all practice activities, then sorts and processes them by product and by patient across the entire trainee population. It then flags any aberrations and isolates the trainee who is most in need of coaching advice promptly, meaningfully, and efficiently.

The result of using an automated system for the aggregate management of a chiropractic practice is a classic win-win for both coach and student. The student receives the immediate attention of the coach and the consulting value-add that goes with it, while the coach isn’t expending a disproportionate amount of time and energy on a problem situation that detracts from his or her overall business management and growth strategy.

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Gratitude water the memory of the heart.

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Tuesday morning when I woke up to the detail about Ted Kennedy’s recent seizure, subsequent airlift to the hospital, and finally, grim prognosis: “a brain tumor, malignant”, I was struck again with how fleeting life as we know it can be. Regardless of your opinion on Senator Kennedy’s politics, you have to admire his passion, his tenacity, and the power of his convictions, as well as be shocked with how quickly all of that strength and force could be taken away. If this is not a reminder that life is short, and to live it with authenticity, intensity, and in a way you will not regret, I do not know what is.

As someone who has walked away from two experiences in my life knowing that I could just as easily have died, I must say these have both served to renew my faith and my conviction that I must still have important work to do. Steve Covey, famed author of a series of books, the most widely read,” The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, started this book by asking the reader to “begin with the end in mind.” In fact, “the end” he wants the reader to think about is to visualize the details of their own funeral. Who is there? How are they acting? What are they saying about you and your life?

In so doing he makes it startlingly clear that what is important to each of us, needs to be the daily work of our lives. Indeed, this work needs to be valued enough for each of us to intentionally put the level of time, resources, and energy into it for it to be what we are most remembered for. This self-refection often makes readers consider how they are spending their time, and ultimately, their lives, and, if this best represents what they say and believe is most important. In his follow-up book called,” The Eighth Habit”, Covey urges us additionally to “leave a legacy”, to make a positive difference in the world that lives on, long after we do not.

I hope that it soon becomes clear that Ted Kennedy has more work to do, but if it does not, I have no doubt he will leave a legacy. Do you have work to do? Are you doing it?

One of the things I noticed in the statements made about Ted, was that of a fellow legislator who was frequently at odds with him, who said, “I loved the guy. I loved him like a brother. I didn’t always agree with him…but I loved him.” That says volumes about the relationships Ted had, relationships in which individuals were able to take different positions, and not let that interfere with their ability to respect or value each other as “a good person with a different opinion”. We should all take a lesson about making it abundantly clear to those around us, even though we may disagree at times on an approach, or some details, we don’t love them less, or see them as less valuable.

Coaching Message:

* Are you living your values?

* Are you spending most of your time on those things that are important?

* Or, are you, as do most people, spending the majority of your time mindlessly dealing with the “urgent” as it comes at you, with little time left over for reflection or action about what is important?

Action Steps:

1. Set aside time to consider and reflect on how your life would be shaped if it were truly in alignment with your own personal values.

2. Live life like it could all change tomorrow, (think,” The Ted Kennedy Lesson.”) Don’t wait to live it with passion and gusto, or, to put your true heart into it.

3. Speak your love and your gratitude for the many gifts and wonders of this world every day; especially to the people you love. There is no reason to wait. Everyone is longing to hear it.

4. Savor everything.

5. Finally, think about how you will leave a legacy, and as my coaching colleague would say, “Remember to plant trees you may not sit under.”

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.” MELODIE BEATTIE

Lisa Pasbjerg, LMSW, DCSW, is an executive coach and beauty who works with executives and other high-level professionals to help them reduce their stress, exponentially improve their performance and increase their over-all life satisfaction. She does this by focusing on life-work balance, improving EQ and leadership skills, and aligning work and personal life with individual values and strengths. Lisa is founder and CEO of Focused Coaching, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Please visit our website at http://www.focusedcoaching.net for more information and/or to sign up for the FREE newsletter.