Monday Morning Motivation | Satisfied
Posted by Bill Esteb on May 30th 2026
A Moment of Clarity from March 20, 2006:
“I need some motivation.”
If you lack motivation, you might be looking for it in the wrong place. Lasting motivation can’t be acquired from seminars, webinars, or even weekly emails.
Because most outside-in solutions rarely last. That’s why the uptick from a “motivational” seminar is temporary at best.
Satisfaction kills motivation.
If you no longer get to the practice early, if you lack energy, if you’re merely phoning it in, then it’s likely you’re satisfied with the status quo.
“But I don’t like things as they are!”
Sure, you do.
It’s safe. Predictable. Comfortable. And requires little emotional risk. Oh, it may be less than ideal, but it’s not bad enough to risk taking a chance with something new or different.
It first must get much worse. This is what creates the roller-coaster statistics of so many practices.
It’s why patients start and then discontinue care. Like you, they’re satisfied.
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.