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Goodwill hunting

Student DC March 19, 2019

One of the fastest ways to get your new practice up and running is to buy someone else’s. But even though you can be set up and adjusting patients for fun and profit in just a matter of months, you still have to be cautious. The adage “If it seems too good to be true, […]

Do you have to be a salesman?

Student DC March 19, 2019

From time to time as you surf the Internet, you encounter the online chiropractic community. And too often you see the boards, groups, and blogs of bitter chiropractors who have come to believe that success at chiropractic is impossible. A common theme you can detect through their resentment is that to be successful you must […]

Of course you can

Student DC March 19, 2019

By the time you’ve spent 50 years in chiropractic, you will have pretty much seen and heard everything involved in creating a successful chiropractic practice – from nightmare stories filled with frustration and disappointment to glorious achievements and miraculous successes. In the study of successes and failures, there are unmistakable clues as to why some […]

Fair value: The cost of free services

Student DC March 19, 2019

A recent presentation at Logan College of Chiropractic raised the matter of free services and screenings offered by chiropractors. The question asked was, “Do you believe that chiropractors offering free services helps bring in new patients?” Despite their popularity, if you look closely, you’ll see these marketing techniques do not help a practice. The precedent […]

Debt-free faster than you imagined

Student DC March 19, 2019

Whether in the first or last trimester of your chiropractic career, you will always be focused carefully on the kind of practice you want to build. But one of the first concerns all students should have before graduation is the amount of debt they will be carrying and how fast they can pay it off. […]

Consultations that rock

Student DC March 19, 2019

As a general rule, the chiropractic consultation is more important than the report of findings. Ask any chiropractor and see if he or she objects. Chances are, you won’t get an argument. First, consider the report, which in many practices is little more than confirming that the patient has a problem the chiropractor is able […]

The meaning of success

Student DC March 19, 2019

There is more than one route to business success; and chiropractors may implement a variety of tactics and plans to achieve their goals. But first, you must define what “success” means to you. What makes one person happy doesn’t make everyone else so. Certain achievements generally please most people, such as making a good enough […]

When did you: Questions for reflection

Student DC March 19, 2019

As you continue your schooling or as it comes to a closer, revisiting why you choose chiropractic can be helpful. Reflect on these questions to the benefit of yourself and your patients. When did you come to appreciate the inheritance of a healthy life? Was it from your parents’ commitment to supply you with chiropractic […]

Are you teachable?

Student DC March 19, 2019

Remember the painful consequences you suffered after making an avoidable wrong choice? Maybe you were standing up in the front seat of a car, ignoring your father or mother’s warning to sit down and, as the car screeched to a halt, your forehead smacked against the dash. I bet you never stood up in a […]

A tale of two practices: Building a custom approach

Student DC March 19, 2019

As a chiropractic graduate, you doubtless have many dreams. Will you share the chiropractic miracle of spinal adjustment through a high-volume practice or one offering more personalized care? The time a DC spends interacting with patients is a significant difference between these two clinical approaches. The high volume doctor Every DC dreams of a healthier […]

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