💣 Is your MOOD tied to your practice?

Published: Sun, 04/25/21

If your MOOD is tied to your practice results,
you are guaranteed to (eventually) feel awful.
Consider this alternative...

It's an easy trap to fall into. I spent years doing this before finally realizing I was only fun to be around when I had good weeks. Think twice about inviting me to a party on a "down week" - I had a knack of turning lemonade into lemons!

Here's how it played out...

Every morning and evening, I'd check my schedule:

NUMBERS ARE UP: I felt uplifted, optimistic and hopeful - the world is my oyster!

NUMBERS ARE DOWN: I felt worried, anxious, doom, and depressed - of course it's raining on my birthday, what else is new?

If you can relate, this is a dangerous habit to get yourself into. We all know in any chiropractic/vet practice, stock market, business balance sheet, relationship, honeymoon at a tropical destination, your body weight, etc...volatility (moving up/down) is NORMAL.

Here's what I've figured out... and it's helped me a lot. Perhaps it can help you as well.

Instead of (in your mind) assigning your practice numbers with your achievement (thereby affecting your feelings of worthiness), try to focus on the differences you've made for the pets/people you serve. Celebrate and feel good when you've helped an animal and their owner overcome an ailment. When you get an email from a client telling you about the difference you've made for their pet (and them) - these are the real reasons to feel good, not your stupid numbers! Take inventory, daily (in the morning and evening) about the difference you've made yesterday and how you plan to today. Heck, be grateful to have the ability to help animals - an honorable and VERY WORTHY skill.

The "numbers" are important. But, they shouldn't be the barometer for your mood. They should simply be a metric used to evaluate and adjust your business strategies. If they're low, look into "why", but do so wearing your "un-emotional hat." Then act with strategies to change them.

If they're high, DO THE SAME! It's dangerous to allow yourself the pleasure of enjoying-the-highs, and attempt to break that same law when experiencing lows - it cannot be done. The best form of self control over this, is to disallow yourself from either - dis-attach your mood from both.

If you've found this newsletter helpful, please consider forwarding this email to a friend - you never know the difference it could make in someone's life...and it also helps spread the word about ChiroSimple. We're on a mission to help more animals by helping you experience less stress running your practice.

Thanks for letting us be a part of your story,

Dr. Nevin and the Team

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