Determined Persistence = Chiropractic Success

Determined Persistence = Chiropractic Success

May 28th, 2010 // 9:09 am @ Dr. Todd Osborne // 2 Comments

I was inspired to write on this subject after reading Seth Godin’s blog titled “You Can See the Determination In His Eyes“. It is short, to the point, and right on, I suggest you take a look at it, it will only take you 60 seconds.

Many succeed, in chiropractic or otherwise, simply out of determination. Refusing to accept anything less. The late Dr. Bill Harris, one of chiropractics great consultants and the greatest chiropractic philanthropist yet, used “Determined Persistence” as one of his key speeches. I can still hear him today shouting out in his screechy voice, DP, DP, DP, determined persistence is what it takes to succeed! At the end of one particular talk I heard him give, the chiropractors in the audience were allowed to ask questions. We soon learned that his answer to everyone of our questions was……..Determined Persistence!

So my question today to you, me, all of us, is do we have that determination in our eyes? It is easy to get complacent or defeated and just go with the status quo, but is that really where you want to be? Why not pick out what you are going to achieve in your practice and get determined? The world will step aside (and in line) for the person who knows where they are going! It’s true! The person that knows where they are going and has determination to get there, others recognize the fact they will get there, and follow them so they can get there too.

I remember going to the bank to get a loan for my first practice. I didn’t have balance sheet, rather a debt sheet!! There was no way any bank would give me a loan from what was on the paper work. BUT, I was determined to get the money and start a practice, and determined to be successful. My attitude was this: I’m going to start with the closest bank to where my practice is going to be and start working in an outward radius until I found a bank to loan me the money. Not getting it was not an option. Maybe the banker seen the determination in my eyes, I don’t know for sure, but what I do know is the very first bank I went to loaned me the money.

From there I was determined to succeed and I certainly have. I have had help along the way. Determination to do something does not mean you don’t need to seek solutions and help. But without determination you won’t, you will just stay where you are.

What are you going to have determined persistence toward?

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