Unlike medical practitoners, with someone just down the hall with which to exchange ideas, you work largely by yourself. 

Working alone isn’t necessarily lonely, but it can put your resolve to the test!

The emotional weight of practice – needing to be a constant source of enthusiasm.

The quiet doubts about clinical choices – isolated from potential options or alternative perspectives.

Leadership obligations – persevering in spite of everyday challenges.

The relentless fatigue – having to be always “on” and be the strong one with unshakeable certainty.

And not to mention the prejudice, bias, and general misunderstanding others have about chiropractic and how it works.

Being a chiropractor isn’t for the fainthearted.

But consider the rewards. Changing the trajectory of a bedwetter’s life. Saving a patient from an iffy, irreversible surgery. Appreciative patients who trust you. And don’t forget the freedom and financial rewards.

Patients may not say it often enough. So, I will.

Thank you!

Bill Esteb, a passionate chiropractic advocate since 1981, brings a fresh perspective to the profession as Patient Media’s creative director and co-founder of Perfect Patients. With 13 insightful books examining the doctor-patient relationship, he inspires chiropractors worldwide as a chiropractic speaker, through his chiropractor coaching program, and consulting. Since 1999 Monday Morning Motivation has been emailed weekly to over 10,000 subscribers, sparking breakthroughs across the chiropractic community.

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