Fear: The Silent Practice Killer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Tom McFie
Most everyone has heard the acrostic for FEAR: False Evidence Appealing Real. And today there seems to be a lot of False Evidence Appearing Real.
Maybe you’ve experienced some FEAR about the economy, the ICD-10 codes, electronic record keeping, insurance reimbursement, student loan debt or simply the weather.
But fear doesn’t have to become the silent killer that destroys your hopes and dreams. In fact fear(s) can become the trigger that incites your desires and turns them into reality.
Thirty years ago an established chiropractor in town, which everyone Appealed to know and whom everyone Appealed to already be a patient of, was asked by this new doctor, yours truly, “Why would anybody want to come to see me when you ai e so established in town?” His response was both challenging and empowering.
• “Practice with the training you have today. People will come to see you because you ai e you. If you continue to practice the same way five years from now as you do today, nobody will come to see you because you’ll have stopped growing. Keep learning and implement what you learn daily and your practice will grow. Stop learning and your practice will stagnate.”
Those words aie as true today as they were thirty years ago. And they apply to your practice as well as your life. Think how many times you’ve seen a marriage upset or destroyed because one spouse blames the other spouse for “Not being the same
person they married.” Surprise! The spouse pointing the finger isn’t the same either. Time changes all and those who want to be happy, dream big dreams and see their desires become reality understand that FEAR is their biggest foe.
FAITH (Forgetting Appearances, I Trust Him) produces the confidence that overpowers FEAR regardless of what Evidence is Appealing Real at the moment. That is because FAITH supplies the vision you need to see through your FEAR and realize just how False it really is. This vision and confidence comes from learning and acting on what you have learned because simply learning something new without taking action tends only to heighten your FEAR factor.
So whatever your FEAR is today, realize that you were “Bom to Win”1, not to fail. Get knowledge and build your confidence by applying your FAITH. Then your vision will be clear and powerful enough to see through the FEAR and you will build the practice you really desire. You will become the doctor, the spouse, the pai ent, the leader or the person you really want to be. Don’t ever let FEAR: The Silent Killer destroy your dreams and desires again. No, you can’t always control what happens in life, but you can always control your response to how things Appeal'.
References: i. Zig Ziglar
Dr. Tom McFie is a chiropractor of 30 years. He is the author of Prescription For Wealth, Winning Your Financial GAME and Retirement Curveball the founder of The Perpetual Wealth Code™. And he has become known as The Man That Beat The Bankers. To contact the author: 1-866-502-2777 \ TeamdfiLife-Benefits.com
