Where do you want to plant your roots?

A few years ago, my younger sister, who lives near the small town where we grew up, read in the local newspaper that my high school class would be celebrating its 30-year reunion.

I decided it might be interesting to go to it, so I called the reunion organizer, a woman named Sue, to get details on the event.

To my surprise, Sue remembered who I was (I was fuzzy about her). She remarked, “You are hard to keep up with! Where do you live now?”

Her question was justified. For years, my close friends never used a pen to write my address in their books. I have always followed my job wherever it has taken me, and it has taken me to seven different states and even more cities throughout my varied career.

I answered her question, then I asked about her. What had she been doing all these years? Where did she live?

Sue surprised me when she told me that she still lived in the same small town where we had grown up. Then she gossiped about other classmates. Most still lived within 10 miles of my hometown.

The conversation with Sue gave me pause to consider: Roots, once planted, are hard to pull up.

I share that story because if you are just graduating from chiropractic college, you have a number of decisions to make concerning your career. One of the most important decisions will concern where you want to practice.

That place is likely to be where you will live for the rest of your adult life. It is the place where you will raise your children, make friends, and leave your mark on the community — as a member of it as well as a doctor to it.

Even though I followed my job to different parts of the country, I turned down opportunities in places where I did not want to live. I realized that a dream job with the “best” money would turn out to be a nightmare if it were in the wrong location.

In this issue, we offer you a considerable amount of information to help you make your dreams come true — from deciding on location to buying a practice.

I hope you enjoy the content of the magazine.

Until next time,

Linda Segall, Editor-in-Chief