From: Dr. Margolies .. 4-4-08 www.chirosmart.net www.chirosmart.net/shop Note: There are a number of new subscribers to this week's e-mail. My free weekly e- mail goes to over 8500 chiropractors in 32 countries. It is a venue to exchange ideas, questions and resources. If you wish to sell or buy a practice or equipment, look for employment or offer an employment position the cost is free. Remember that each week's posting should be sent to me by Thursday for the early Friday e-mail. If you wish others to subscribe, they can do so at my webpage: www.chirosmart.net My webpage is a resourceful place to go for content. I try to have every conceivable webpage pertaining to our business listed on my homepage link titled Weblinks. I also have a year's worth of postings under the link Previous Postings and the search engine can be used to find an item or two that someone is selling. Although, there is no charge for postings, I would appreciate your reviewing my products within my webstore: www.chirosmart.net/shop You can review 12 slides of my many Powerpoint presentations and review the cover and contents of my books. The prices are reasonable and the material is priceless. Postings this week: DC is looking for a replacement Activator table motor .. Chiropractor in need of information regarding vaccination exemptions in NJ .. Chiropractic Conference On Children's Health & Wellness E-mail message this week .. A Musical/Chiropractic Relationship This past Tuesday, I placed another hat on my head and referred to a past life as a French Hornist while in concert with the Dekalb Symphony Orchestra (www.dekalbsymphony.com). I've been with them for over twenty years. It all started with my first lesson way back in the 60's, after which, I was in an army band, a horn major at the Manhattan School of Music and a professional with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. You'd think I would know how to play by now. Truth is, the French horn is a notorious evil and bewitching instrument that takes extra care and concentration to finesse it into playing as you wish. Any loss of concentration and focus will be at your peril. I traded tuning to the oboe to tuning the spine after my first adjustment and life changing experience at the hands of Dr. David Singer in 1973. In fact, I still have his yellow Parker "Chiropractic Emergency Card" which I dearly keep and cherish given by David and dated August 10, 1973, date of my first adjustment. Well, I made a mistake because I took for granted our most recent concert. The music was not up to the usual demands and I actually skipped a rehearsal or two. During the performance, I carefully followed the conductor's baton as he weaved with the beautiful wind solos attempting to capture musical pictures drawn by the composer. I too waited my turn to contribute to the moment only to break it with a distorted note, less than stellar pitch and poor entrances due to lack of counting and concentration. Any musician reading this knows exactly what I mean. There was no excuse, not during concerts, where every sound is dependent on stand mates to your left and right. A well sounding orchestra is as good as the last stand second violin, the bass player hovering over his instrument way in the back and even the triangle percussionist. The flavor of sound is as rich as the abilities and concentration of the performers. They depended on me. I depended on me. There was no excuse to lose focus and take for granted the importance of the moment. This is also true of your office. Let a patient slide through the cracks, allow your staff to lose their level of momentum and concentration, let slip an office orientation workshop due to something "better" to do and you have the making of a poorly performing practice. You are the conductor with others dependent of your interpretation. Take your patient and community for granted and others fail along with you. It doesn't take much to screw with the rhythm and get off beat. In the world of concert music, Randy Jackson's critique of the Idol performance being "pitchy" is real. A pitchy office lives in spurts, a good day here a pitiful one there. A pitchy office finds too many patients skipping their appointments with tension brewing between the front deck and doctor. A pitchy office has missed appointments the norm and drop outs quite common. A pitchy office has financial problems with patients not paying, accounts over due and purchases bought on emotion rather than need. Too much money and energy is placed on acquiring new patients rather than the care and feeding of those you have. Focus, concentration and resourcefulness is the key to success Never take that for granted Have a Great Day Dr. M Postings: Dr. Joel E. Margolies or www.chirosmart.net have no responsibility for anything posted or purchased either on the website, message board or within his weekly e-mail. Responsibility is strictly between the parties deciding to either post or purchase DC is looking for a replacement Activator table motor: Practice is in Livonia Michigan. Reply to: sdiskic@hotmail.com or 519 982-1003 Chiropractor in need of information regarding vaccination exemptions in NJ: DC's 3 year old is going to school soon and they are trying to avoid certain vaccinations. Does anyone know how to satisfy the school if your child has not had vaccinations in NJ? Reply to: DocBones7@aol.com Chiropractic Conference On Children's Health & Wellness: April 24-27th Atlanta Georgia 26 CE Hours in all 50 states 25 World Class Speakers $119. Sleeping Room Rate expires April 7th Register at www.chiropediatrics.com or call 732-295-5437