Posts under ‘Focus on Success’

As a native Minnesotan, I was raised to follow rules.  Rules governed farming, education, and nearly every other aspect of our lives. To be honest, rules gave us comfort and predictability.  We knew that if we adhered to the rules set forth, we would reap positive results (or at least avoid admonishment!). Following the rules [...]

I am blessed to have been in practice as long as I have been, and even more blessed to have discovered the Activator technique.   While being in practice for a long time has been truly a rewarding adventure because I’ve helped so many people, I consider using the Activator technique even more rewarding. Why? [...]

I had a very interesting morning recently at my practice. I have been working with a young mother throughout her third pregnancy. She progressed well until two weeks before her due date. She became more spinally unstable for that two weeks and she was seen more often. As her due date neared, talk of inducing [...]

You might remember that I spoke about the importance of becoming a master in my last post. I gave the example of a glass cutter at the Waterford factory in Ireland and how it takes ten years and 10,000 hours of practice to become a master. I related that to the chiropractic profession and how [...]

Practicing chiropractic is one of the greatest thrills I have. I am honored to serve patients; helping them re-gain and maintain their health is both a challenge and a joy. Utilizing Activator Methods for over 30 years has allowed me to help thousands reach their goals of decreased pain and increased activity. Recently, I was [...]

In my recent travels, I’ve been engaging in dialogue with students, doctors and instructors, and a common question has emerged: Why is it important to continue training on a technique? The question has reminded me of a journey to Ireland that I took several years ago to teach at a seminar. During my visit, it [...]

I’ve often told the story of how I became a volunteer for the Neighborhood Christian Clinic, located in South Phoenix. It was seven years ago that I heard a medical doctor at our church do a presentation for the Neighborhood Christian Clinic. I went up to him after the presentation and asked him who was in [...]

The advent of electronic communications has its benefits and its detractions.  At any given time, my cell phone is ringing while my computer is alerting me to new email while my Blackberry is buzzing and the fax machine is whirring – usually in the middle of a face-to-face meeting.  We’re expected to answer every call [...]

Activator Methods will serve as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2011 World Federation of Chiropractic Biennial Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Congress, which is scheduled for April 6 to 9, 2011, will focus on redefining chiropractic around the world, and is expected to attract chiropractic and healthcare professionals from every continent. To learn [...]

When I arrived in Arizona more than two decades ago, the state did not require continuing education for its chiropractors.  At the time, it was a very controversial subject between the two state associations, with one in favor of requiring continuing education, and the other opposed.  The issue became a hot topic at the Arizona [...]