Dr. Angie Meyer of Rosen Coaching was recently interviewed by Life by Design with Drs. Jamie and Joel Richards!  If you want to explore some concepts of a true wellness practice, please click here to find the recording of the interview or find Life By Design podcast on iTunes!

Tags: Chiropractic Coaching, communication, Drs. Jamie & Joel Richards, Health Care, Life By Design, True Wellness Model, Wellness Chiropractic, wellness revolution

At Rosen Coaching, one of our main tenants that we bring to our chiropractic coaching and speaking around the world, is the concept of “Care vs. Scare” communication. Both Dr. Russ Rosen and I work hard to help chiropractors communicate and practice chiropractic in a congruent model with our philosophy. Our vision is to have chiropractors step into their rightful place as the recognized leaders of true healthcare, worldwide!

Recently, while speaking at an EPOC group in Ottawa, and day in and day out in our coaching conversations with our clients, how deep this concept is embedded in the chiropractic profession really sunk in.

With each interaction in your office, you have a choice: To inspire others to action or to try and manipulate them.  This shows up initially during Visit 1 and 2, but will continue on through your daily interactions, and show up strongly again in your re-evaluations and re-reports, and especially how you handle difficult questions!

Inspiring others requires communicating the ‘why‘ behind chiropractic care and why you do it.  It requires a conversation of finding out where they are at, what they think and teaching under the radar to help them see there is another way. It means empowering people, giving them truth and consequences and leading them to choose what is right for them.  It doesn’t mean sugar-coating the truth, or not talking about consequences, but the intention is to inspire action and empower people.

Manipulating others uses scare tactics to coerce and strong arm people to choosing what you think is right for them.  It means a harsh tone and over-dramatizing the negative, making assumptions, painting people into a corner, giving them one good choice.  Yes this can work in the short term, but it’s not a good way to build strong relationships over the long run, in our opinion.  The intention is to manipulate people to do what you want.

The trick is to REALLY find out what is going on with them, and how we might be able to help them.  Then simply find out what they really want and show them how they can have it!

If you are up for it, I’d like to challenge you to see where in your practice and in your community you can inspire others more.  Will you take me up on it?

Tags: care tactics, Care vs. Scare, Chiropractic Coach, Chiropractic Practice Management, Chiropractic Wellness Model, communication, Rosen Chiropractic Coaching, scare tactics

Are you inspiring action? Do you lead your community to make healthier choices, for them and their entire family?  Are you communicating our message from the inside-out, congruent with chiropractic principles?

In this video, Simon Sinek explains that, “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it”.

It explains why chiropractors who download information about what chiropractic can do for patients and how they are different from other doctors, may get a few people on board.  But those chiropractors who lead through inspiration, allowing people to connect to their purpose, beliefs and motivation, the ‘WHY’ of their messages, can build big practices.

At Rosen Coaching, it is our mission to have chiropractors step up to their rightful place as the recognized leaders of true healthcare worldwide!  We know that every human being deserves the chance to get healthy and stay healthy and have the best life possible.  Are you sharing that message in your community?

Tags: action, communication, Health Care, Inspiration, Leadership, Rosen Chiropractic Coaching, Wellness Chiropractors, wellness revolution

The first quarter of 2011 comes to a close today. Today is the future you’ve been creating for the past three months. How does it look? How does it feel?

I often have a discussion with our Rosen Chiropractic Coaching clients about a Magic Wand. I often ask our coaching clients if they’d rather have a Crystal Ball or a Magic Wand?  (We have a poll right now on Facebook if you’d like to vote!)

Many people say right away, “A crystal ball, of course!  Then I could see into the future of what will happen.”  After discussing the value of seeing what is going to happen to adapt or prepare for it, up comes the discussion of the Magic Wand.

What if you held, in the power of your heart and hand, the ability to create the future?  What if  you could waive your Magic Wand and, voila!

The reality is, you do hold the power in your head, heart and hands of a Magic Wand.  But instead of just waiving it, you have to get clear on what you want, set objectives and take consistent action and do the work to achieve it!

Sometimes when our Rosen Coaching clients get stumped by an obstacle or a roadblock, I love to come back to the Magic Wand.  I say, “IF you had a Magic Wand right now, what would you create, what would you do?” It opens up a world of possibility that wasn’t there before.  It’s not a stroke of coaching genius, just a simple way to see what is possible.

Oh, how I truly wish I had a real Magic Wand!  I’d waive it and make the world a happy, peaceful place where chiropractors are the recognized leaders of true health care and the wellness revolution.  A world where people trust in their bodies, and in life itself.  I’d make every chiropractor’s office as busy as they could handle!

The reality is, I have the power of a Magic Wand to envision what I want to create and the dedication and drive to do what it takes to get there.

Do you want to borrow my Magic Wand? It’s simple, but not easy.

What will you create for your future next quarter?

Tags: Chiropractic Coach, Chiropractic Coaching, Chiropractic Consultant, Chiropractic Practice Success, chiropractic profession, Crystal Ball, future, Goals, Magic Wand, Rosen Chiropractic Coaching, rosen coaching, Success, wellness chiropractic practice management

In any profession or sport, there are those who play safe within the boundaries of what is ‘known’ and what is ‘possible’.  And then there are those who are out there, close to the edge, innovating and creating what is possible, doing what has never been done before. Or doing it differently than it’s ever been done before.

In mountaineering, being the first to climb a mountain is deemed a First Ascent. The climber pushes their skill on the unknown route, charting the way as they go. The danger is high, and the glory is high. And it is what evolves the sport. As soon as one person climbs it, it opens up a whole new realm of possibility for other climbers.

In surfing, there are those who surf the known spots. And there are those who explore and test what most deem ‘impossible’.  I prefer warm water surf myself, but this is a beautiful short film about pushing the limits of surfing.

At Rosen Coaching, we interact with many different types of people who are chiropractors.  Are you going to be a chiropractor who is evolving our profession? Or one who plays it safe with what you’ve always done?

My question is, “What are you going to do this year to better yourself as a chiropractor?”

Here is our Top 10 Ways to Be A Better Chiropractor:

1. Lead by example.

2. Be in the best physical shape of your life! Eat, exercise and move how your body was designed to, daily! If you are not the epitome of health, how can you lead pepole to health and wellness?

3. Clear up any mental or emotional weights from your past. Get therapy, support, coaching, or whatever it takes to allow yourself to be present and free!

4. Clean up any relationships that aren’t 100% happy or healthy.  Be present and loving to your family. Spend time with those you love.

5. Strengthen your team at the practice. Create a strong vision that everyone supports. Design a powerful mission that you all work towards each and every day. Click here for a powerful presentation for you and your team!

6. Deepen your understanding of Chiropractic Philosophy. Pretend like you are getting a Ph. D. in Chiropractic Philosophy: read, write, and think critically. Our philosophy is the ‘why’ behind what we do.

7. Study the science of what it is that we do. Without a thorough understanding of neurology, physiology and anatomy fresh in your mind, how can you feel certain on what effects are created from an adjustment, let alone convey that to your patients or the public?

8. Master your art.  Do you love your technique? Do you get great results? If yes, than learn more of it.  What would take you to the next level in your skills? If you don’t, find a technique that resonates and you can immerse yourself in. Learn all that you can to clear nerve interference and help those in need in your community.  If you were a professional athlete or musician you would practice daily. You are a professional chiropractor, behave like one and practice your butt off!

9. Spend time learning how to communicate effectively.  All the knowledge, philosophy and skill does nothing unless you can share your message in a way that people can hear it. Learn to communicate in a way that is congruent with our philosophy and healing. And in a way that empowers rather than controls.  If you can share your message better, you can help more people, guaranteed!

10. Develop your certainty.  Increase your confidence.  Address any doubts, fears or demons so that you be clear on who you are and what you offer. Get your passion, motivation and excitement back for what this profession can do for the world.

If you dedicate yourself to being a better chiropractor by the end of 2011, tackle each of these things and work diligently on them, you will be!  Train like a professional at your craft. Play like you mean it. It’s your life, what are you waiting for? It’s time to help the masses!

Tags: Chiropractic Coach, Chiropractic Practice Success, communication, first ascent, Leadership, pushing limits, Rosen Chiropractic Coaching, rosen coaching, Success, True Wellness Model

Ask anyone on the street if they’ve ever heard of chiropractic.  Most of the people say, ‘yes’, while they grab their neck or low back.  When it comes to educating the public what it is that we really do, we’ve failed as a profession.

At Rosen Coaching we feel that the public needs to understand is that they have a health problem, not a back problem, and that you can help them get healthy and stay healthy for a lifetime!

My kick-in-the-groin question is, “Are you the epitome of health”?

Some of us are. We are in great physical shape, we do cardio and weight training regularly.  We have great nutrition. And fabulous strategies to deal with mental and emotional stress. We are well balanced in your overall life, showing up 100% in our practice and in your personal life.

But many of us aren’t.  We don’t exercise regularly and are overweight. Some by a lot, some by a little. We eat crappy food on a regular basis. We’re too stressed out, in fight-flight response for hours a day to think straight, let alone show up with focus and presence for the people we serve. How are we ever going to deliver a congruent Report of Findings where we talk about reaching optimal health and wellness, if we aren’t?

What are you going to commit to this year to lead by example, to be a true picture of health?  If you’d like to share your action steps to get there, to help get support and accountability, post them here.

If you want to find out more how to truly THRIVE in a Care vs. Scare, True Wellness Model, join Dr. Rosen TODAY for a webinar! Click here to register. We hope you’ll join us!

Tags: chiropractic wellness, Goals, Health, New Year's Resolutions, rosen coaching, True Wellness Practice, wellness

At Rosen Coaching, our goal is to help chiropractors get the Big Idea of chiropractic and help them become the recognized leaders of True Health Care and the Wellness Revolution!

Will you join us? Please join our online community! And let’s help first chiropractors, than the public understand what we really offer and how we can positively impact humanity!

Tags: chiropractic, Chiropractic Coaching, chiropractor, Facebook, Goals, practice goals, practice success, rosen coaching, successful, True Wellness Model

I’ve been overseas this past week, speaking at the UCA conference in England and visiting chiropractors in Spain.  And between my travels and coaching chiropractors all around the world, I’ve observed a distinction that needs to made clear about the answer to this question, “Can chiropractic help”?  It is a question that no matter where you practice, it  seems to be an important question; one that is dangerous if not answered well.

When a person asks this question, they want to know if chiropractic can help their specific symptom.  If we say “yes”, chiropractic now becomes a mechanistic and allopathic natural “treatment” for their problem. This is a lose-lose scenario.  If it gets better and they disappear satisfied, they never get to experience what wellness chiropractic can do for them.  If it doesen’t get better, they disappear frustrated that chiropractic didn’t work. And they tell 100 of their friends just that.

If we say “no”, they are more than likely to turn their back on chiropractic care (no pun intended), because it’s not what they are looking for.  Again a lose-lose scenario.

If we tell them that chiropractors don’t care about symptoms and only want to correct subluxations, the person doesn’t feel like their needs are getting met. Yet another lose-lose scenario.

So what is the answer to the question?

It is our job to connect the dots so that people understand that their symptom could very well be related to a vertebral subluxation.  The good news is, if they have a subluxation, then we can help!  It is also our job to help them understand the bigger picture of a subluxation, how it relates to symptoms but more importantly how their lifestyle stress creates subluxations over and over again. And slowly, teach them under the radar, and stretch their consciousness to the big picture of chiropractic! Truly a win-win scenario.

If we are going to have a TRUE wellness practice, we must answer this question in a congruent way.  At Rosen Coaching, both Dr. Russ Rosen and Dr.Angie Meyer work with chiropractors on the foundation of their certainty, beliefs, philosophy and communication to do so!

Tags: Certainty, chiropractic, Chiropractic Coaching, communication, Dr. Angie Meyer, Dr. Russ Rosen, Philosophy, rosen coaching, Speaking, Subluxation, Symptoms, Treatment, True Wellness Practice

Is there a difference between wellness and maintenance care in today’s chiropractic practice?

As a chiropractic coach, I speak to chiropractors around the world day in and day out about their practice and life challenges, wins and how to create the life of their dreams.  And I get a good idea of the head space of what is going on in our chiropractic profession. This is a discussion that arises frequently and feel the distinction between Wellness Care vs. Maintenance Care is an important one to clarify.  From the standpoint of practice management, as well as from a person’s experience with care.

We have a Wellness Revolution that has fallen onto our laps.  The public truly wants what chiropractic can deliver, they just don’t know we do that.  They instead view us as pain relievers and back pain specialists, because that’s what we’ve educated them on in the past 90 years.

And the truth is, our chiropractic profession is still stuck in the antiquated 3:2:1 communication model of, “We’ll get you out of pain: then do corrective care: then onto maintenance”.  The only difference is now, we substitute the word “wellness” for “maintenance”.

So are they the same thing?  I think not!  From a definition perspective, maintaining something at the same level is much different than increasingly enhancing and moving towards new levels of health and wellness.  From a care frequency perspective, you might be able to “maintain” someone’s level of symptoms at a once a month frequency but you certainly won’t be helping them move forward towards greater levels of health and well-being.

Wellness care would have to be much more frequent to evolve someone’s nerve system and optimal health, depending on their lifestyle of course.  And from a person’s perception: if we are providing maintenance care at a maintenance frequency, is it possible that they have settled for their lower level of symptoms as ‘normal’? That they finally feel that chiropractic “didn’t work” because they still have x,y,z?  Or that they feel chiropractic care is only for symptom-relief care?

The big question is, how often do you and your family get checked? Isn’t it time that we told the people we care for the truth and offered them the chance to live the lifestyle and levels of health and wellness that our families do?  What’s the worst thing that can happen if they come in more often to get checked? That’s right, they don’t need to be adjusted!  We need to celebrate and educate them that this is EXACTLY what we hope for – to be functioning at 100% for that period of time.

I challenge you to look at what you are recommending for ongoing care.  Is it congruent with your understanding of chiropractic, our vitalistic philosophy and the goals of what you are trying to accomplish with people?  If you are still focused on pain relief, it might be time to recognize that people want TRUE wellness, not just an expensive aspirin.  A profession will step up to lead the wellness revolution, the question is, “Will it be chiropractors”?

If you want support and coaching, how-to’s on communicating this message, please contact us and see how we can help. Our mission is to have chiropractors be the leaders of TRUE health care and the wellness revolution!

Tags: Chiropractic Coach, Chiropractic Practice Success, maintenance care, Rosen Chiropractic Coaching, Wellness Care, wellness chiropractic practice management, wellness revolution

So the New Year is upon us!  We have a reflective perspective of last year and what we accomplished or didn’t. And we have a vision, hope and goals of what we want 2010 to be like.

Have you taken the time to do an inventory of your life? Where in your life are you incongruent or not performing and leading how you’d like to? Paraphrasing Dr. Patrick Gentempo, the level of incongruency leads to a proportionate level of destruction. As chiropractic coaches, we at Rosen Coaching help chiropractors reach new levels of success in all areas of their lives, including how to thrive in a true wellness model.

I speak to chiropractors day in and day out. And I truly feel it is time that our profession stand up and lead by example.  Are you the epitome of health, energy and vitality?  Is your diet full of rich, whole foods? Do you exercise daily? Do you live a healthy, vitalistic chiropractic lifestyle?  If you don’t, it’s time. And don’t try and hide it – take a stand to share with your office the lifestyle changes you are making. The time is now to create excellence in YOUR health. And ask them to join you.  If you do, good for you! Set some new goals and ways you can push your healthy lifestyle to the next level.

Excellence, leadership and health are not created by chance, but by choice: Every day and in every moment.  Choose to be a true leader in your community who leads by example. Actions are so much more powerful than words covering incongruence.  Be the change you want to see.  This is your year to lead your community to health and wellness!

Tags: Certainty, Chiropractic Coach, Chiropractic Coaching, Chiropractic Consultant, Chiropractic Practice Management, chiropractic profession, Congruency, Goals, Health, Leadership, rosen coaching, Success, Wellness Chiropractic