From: Dr. Margolies .. 12-3-98 Posts this week: CHIROPRACTOR Sign needed .. Chiropractic Person of the Year Vote Deadline 12-4-98 .. New Chiropractor resource webpage .. Albuquerque, New Mexico practice for sale .. Looking for a Network DC in Palo Alto, CA .. Atlanta practice for sale .. DC looking for an associate or I.C. position in Georgia .. Network Chiropractic February seminars dates .. Patient e- mail newsletters .. Dr. Perman's Master's weekly newsletter e-mails are now on my webpage .. E-mail message this week: Keep on keeping on Several students took time to meet with me today at Life University. As this was their week taking my final and just a few weeks before they walk the plank and really begin their chiropractic education .. some began to be serious about their future and which way to turn. I heard of offers with chiropractic relatives .. options on purchasing a practice .. should or shouldn't they be an associate .. the best deal as an independent contractor .. what to do during no license limbo time. These questions we veterans faced years ago .. and to this day .. similar questions we still face. What is constant .. our keeping on. A student wrote me the other day very distressed about the lack of chiropractic harmony. He wondered why we continue to fight amongst each other and wind up shooting ourselves in the foot. My answer was the same .. we chiropractors keep on keeping on. While writing this my CA asked me to take a call from a patient. Seems her attorney's paralegal feels their auto injury case has no hope of settling at the numbers they hoped. Even though they were traveling legally at 65 mph when another vehicle from the opposite direction .. and traveling faster .. came across the highway and sideswiped them .. forcing their vehicle to turn on its side .. roll over .. ending up on its side in a ditch. Let's not forget that gas fumes forced them to quickly exit their vehicle from the window causing them to almost collapse on the grass .. then being transported via ambulance to the hospital. The insurance carrier of the offending party refuses to play ball .. their attorney wants to settle and spend their 35% share on Christmas gifts .. but they asked this patient to call me and see if I'll take a cut in my fee so they can go home with only $96 after all bills are paid. Well .. I asked her to call the attorney and see how much "cut" they were willing to take .. and when she called me back the paralegal stated without a flinch that their policy is not to take a reduction in fee. Is there justice here? .. and this attorney firm is well versed in this business and has a great reputation. So .. we'll see .. but one thing is for sure .. ya gotta keep on keeping on My new intern .. the one I was training to be a case manager and public relations guru had personal problems and abruptly had to quit and leave me hanging with a number of community and internal projects which he just fostered. Rather than being angry and spending this seasonal time disgusted and bitter .. I remembered that very sage phrase .. keep on keeping on. Why keep on keeping on? Why settle for less when there is so much more? Why accept the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune when we deserve good fortune for good deeds? Why keep on keeping on? Doctor do I have to tell you. We have a gift to give those that pass through our lives. We have a statement to make concerning the predicament of our species. We have an obligation to maintain the integrity of the most cherished and abused portion of our lives .. our health. We have the means to assist in Health and Wellness and without compromise watch from the sidelines as the body innately stabilizes .. heals .. maintains. Doctor .. we have every right to be disgusted by the politics that upset our daily love of chiropractic. We have every right to refuse to part of the problem when we can so readily be a major part of the solution. We have an opportunity to make a difference with those we meet .. and for that .. we keep on keeping on. As I'm down to my last class at Life University .. I pledge and promise my previous .. present .. and students yet to have my class that I am as close as your keyboard. Never hesitate to write your questions and concerns .. as always .. I too will keep on keeping on. Have a Great Day Dr. M This weeks postings: remember there is never a charge to use this vehicle to advertise your chiropractically oriented seminar or notice. If you wish to look up previous postings .. visit my webpage: http://www.mindspring.com/~chirosmart and look under previous e-mails .. they are dated. Also weekly Koren updates can be found there as well. CHIROPRACTOR Sign needed: D.C. in Marietta, GA looking for 'chiropractor' sign, either used or referral to a reasonably priced sign maker. Contact Tim Langley770-330-7073 or e-mail to: time@lfcc.com. Read my Attending a Seminar article in the November/December issue of Chiropractic Economics .. page 48. Look for my computer related article in an upcoming Today's Chiropractic. Chiropractic Person of the Year Vote Deadline - this Friday 12-4: Vote today for the 1998 "Person of the Year." There are fifteen outstanding chiropractors and supporters listed for your ballot vote. They are Joyce Battalgia, D.C., Mr. Luis Colon, Jim Dubel, D.C., Martin Green, D.C., Monte Greenawalt, D.C., Charles Gibson, D.C., Dennis Hall Sr. , D.C., Robert Handelman, D.C., Dalls Humble, D.C., John Panicalli and Drew Bizzoco, D.C., Mr. George Spalding, Louis Sportelli, D.C., John Weddington, D.C. and Rick Wren, D.C. Unfortunately the deadline to vote is December 4 .. e-mail your vote to: chiroeco@aol.com or fax the name to 904-285-9944 New Chiropractor resource webpage: If you are a new DC and wish information concerning all aspects of starting a successful practice check this webpage: http://www.chiro.org/newDCs or http://www.chiro.org. This site was sent to me by Dr. Phil Mancuso who created a dedicated webpage on the Chiropractic Resource Organization homepage specifically for new doctors. This webpage has multiple consultants sharing their advice on every aspect of the new and established practice. Albuquerque, New Mexico practice for sale: PRACTICE FOR SALE: Well-established, 13 years same location, steady growth. CASH practice (low stress, low overhead). Fully-equipped, computerized. Family-based, referral practice. Yearly average gross COLLECTIONS: $200K. Turnkey practice; doctor will assist in transition. In Albuquerque, New Mexico--expanding health-oriented area. Doctor relocating out of state for family reasons. Call Dr. Carol Dunn at 505-888-2488 days, 505-898-9760 evenings. More information and photos are available at our website: . Looking for a Network DC in Palo Alto, CA: I am Looking for another Network Doctor to work in my office in Palo Alto, CA. My Phone number is 650 328-9283. Love you e-mails. I am on the radio in San Francisco every week with my own talk show, if you have any great articles do share them. reply to: GUYDANCE@aol.com Atlanta practice for sale : Small Atlanta practice for sale, located in between Buckhead, Midtown & Emory. Excellent location and atmosphere! Doctor relocating to west coast soon but willing stay for transitional period. Perfect opportunity for new grad! $35,000 / o.b.o. includes almost new x-ray unit, processor, adjusting tables, etc. contact Dr. Kim Makoi chiropractor@mindspring.com (404) 636-7975 DC is looking to ssociate or be an independent contractor in Georgia reply to: Tardif0426@aol.com Network Winter MAGIC in the Rockies: These exciting 10 days start off with the: February 12-14, 1999 Join us at this 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY celebration of the Transformational Gates. Be part of the pulsating unified field of spinal and neural consciousness that began to change the world a spine at a time a decade ago is more on track than ever! On Monday through Wednesday morning February 15-17 you can check into the wonderful Aspen Lodge for the: ANC CONVENTION Celebration at the Aspen Lodge in Estes Park, Colorado Thursday Morning February 18, 1999: 8:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. J.J. and Sophia's Practice Enhancement Seminar at the Raintree Plaza Hotel-Longmont, Colorado Thursday Evening February 18 - February 21 at 2P.M. Network Spinal Analysis Advanced Level Intensive with more hands on than ever Part One and Two Certification exams will be offered Sunday 3 PM after the ALI at the RainTree Plaza Hotel -Longmont, Colorado reply your questions to: DonMEps@aol.com Patient and General Newsletters: I just sent my December office e-mail to my patients. Remember to have a place set aside on your case history form for e-mail address .. both at home and work and the type of job they do. Create a patient e-mail address list. If their specfic work routine allows you to create and send them a ergonomic newsletter all the better ..be sure they make copies and display them in their office .. don't forget to have your office information all over it. If you wish to view mine .. you'll find it on my webpage: http://www.mindspring.com/~chirosmart under general newsletters. I also have newsletters from LifeWest's president Dr. Clum, Dynamic Chiropractic's Today's Health and whatever else comes my way. I have also placed the newsletters of Dr. Dennis Perman of the Master's Group as far back as November 1997. He writes a great .. short and to the point .. inspirational chiropractic weekly e-mail message. You'll find them also on my webpage under newsletters. I get these directly from Dr. Perman .. contact him at Masters9@aol.com If you have health and chiropractic related article and issues you wish me to place on my webpage .. send it along. This is especially true for state and national issues. I want my webpage to be a one source resource center.