by Frank R. Sovinsky, D.C.

“What do you call a child who reads two books a year? Slow.
What do you call an adult who reads two books a year? Normal.” -Andy Andrews

One thing is clear, no one is born a success or a failure. We learn to be successful or we learn to be failures. What are you learning to be?

Extraordinary people, those who get the results they want, learn to think and act differently than normal people, those who don’t like to read or don’t have time to read.

It’s perfectly clear, a vital part of anyone’s strategy for learning to be a success is reading. How many books should you read in a year? That depends on your sense of urgency and whether or not normal is acceptable to you. I read or listen to a book or more a week and have done so ever since I decided that mediocrity was no longer an option. Once I realized that there were no shortcuts to success and that success preferred a prepared mind, I got busy.

This summer think outside the barbecue. Take charge of HOW your brain is going to change in the next 90 days. A perfect book to get you on track is “Bounce” by Matthew Syed. The author does a great job of highlighting important research into the science of success by showing real world examples and compelling stories. Follow our clients on DC Mentors Forum to see how this book is shaping their future.

And when the boys of summer are gone, join us at Lake Tahoe for BrainSpa™. It will surpass your expectations and help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Your brain changes itself, moment to moment, day to day, week to week, month by month through the process known as neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the changing of neurons, the organization of their networks, and their function via new experiences. New experiences include the conversation you have with the authors of the books you read, the seminars you attend and the counsel you seek.

Neuroplasticity is neutral. It can be your hope and solution for a better life or it can define your struggle. It’s really up to you. You can program your mind and learn success with thought provocative seminars and non-fiction books.

Researchers like K. Anders Ericsson have discovered that it only takes 10,000 hours of training to become an expert and to achieve success in any field. That means you have a chance if you want it bad enough.

Yet not all training is effective. The training must be purposeful,unbiased feedback must be provided and it must be challenging. So my friends here it is:

1. Putting in mindless hours won’t do a thing to create the synaptogenesis of success. Eight hours in your clinic translates into maybe 30 minutes of focused training unless you know what to look for.

2. Asking for unbiased feedback from people who tell you what you need to hear, not want you want to hear, guarantees growth. Thinking you can accurately rate your own performance is delusional, biased feedback and wasted effort. No one grows in a vacuum. No one.

3. Practicing on the easy things and avoiding areas you need to work on doesn’t count. Success is outside your next level of comfort. You’ll need to stretch to grow.

There is hope when there is a real plan. This is what you can look forward to. An affluent chiropractor:
• Enjoys healthy, vibrant relationships with family and friends
• Is purpose driven on a scale few understand
• Has an economic life that is secure and provides an extraordinary lifestyle
• Is free of “working in their practice” and can afford to “work on their life”

We want you to achieve affluence. It is your destiny. You can make it happen.