Dear Doctor,
I watched a special on ESPN this weekend that covered the amazing career of Roger Clemens, a remarkable sports phenomenon. “The Rocket,” approaching his mid-forties and still pitching at the highest level in baseball, is the epitome of sweat equity, a guy who continues to outperform athletes twenty years his junior, and a model of the pursuit of excellence that hallmarks all winners.
Clemens has developed an extensive workout regime that inspires his teammates wherever he goes. Younger, impressionable players take his lead and raise their standards and expectations, seeing how it has paid off for him over his twenty-two years in the big leagues. Arguably one of the top
five pitchers of all time, and maybe the best ever, he keeps his body and mind in optimal condition, for all the obvious reasons, but for one in particular – when he goes out on the mound, he wants to feel that he has done everything possible to prepare, so no matter what happens after that, he has no regrets. If he puts in his time and effort, and he knows he did his best to put himself in position to win, then he releases the outcome, and accepts the results for what they are.
This attitude is what drives him to work so hard, to bring an intensity to his preparation that is unsurpassed in professional sports. The payoff comes in two World Series championships, seven Cy Young Awards naming him best pitcher (as late as last year at age 42), second most strikeouts and top ten in victories all time, and, astoundingly, still climbing. It is an
awesome resume, and clearly demonstrates the value of taking your game seriously enough to invest that much in yourself.
What would happen in your practice if you adopted a similar attitude? What if you prepared with that kind of passion and determination? What if you created routines of peak performance and practiced them regularly? What if you took the responsibility to shape your office procedures, your staff
training, your marketing and your clinical skills toward your ideal, and diligently followed through, day in day out, no matter what, in bringing your very best to every bit of that preparation? What would happen if you sharpened your technique, focused your communication, harnessed your
policies and engaged your community in a dialogue on the importance of wellness? What would happen if you turned yourself into the best possible version of you?
If you want to compete effectively, there’s a price to pay, and if you want a great practice, there is likewise a price to pay. Not everyone can be a Hall of Fame pitcher, but you can certainly aspire to being a Hall of Fame chiropractor in your sphere of influence – it may not be the easy way, but the return is extraordinary, and the impact is significant.
Develop systems, patterns and programs of excellence in your practice and your life, and commit to executing them consistently and powerfully. Prepare yourself for abundance by paying the price of admission, and it will come back to reward you out of all proportion to what you might expect.
Dennis Perman DC, for The Masters Circle
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visit www.themasterscircle.com, or just call 800-451-4514. Thank you!
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