{"id":7279,"date":"2025-06-09T07:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:40:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:40:55","slug":"discipline-drives-chiropractic-practice-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/discipline-drives-chiropractic-practice-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipline Drives Chiropractic Practice Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d7f89d_53822451a1fe4c388be52609dd599e74~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_1748,h_1376,al_c,q_90\/d7f89d_53822451a1fe4c388be52609dd599e74~mv2.webp\" width=\"1748\" height=\"1376\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Role of Discipline in Practice Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Success in chiropractic or healthcare practices often correlates with discipline, much like weightlifting. While not universal, many successful doctors embrace the discomfort and effort required to achieve their goals, similar to consistent training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Discipline Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discipline means doing what\u2019s necessary, even when it\u2019s tough, and avoiding distractions or shortcuts. Like weightlifting or enduring hard work (e.g., the author\u2019s father throwing sawdust down his shirt to toughen up for a grueling job), disciplined professionals push through challenges to achieve lasting success.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jim Collins\u2019 Insights on Discipline<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Good to Great<\/em>, Jim Collins identifies discipline as key to transforming good businesses into great ones, applicable to chiropractic practices:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disciplined People<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Leadership<\/strong>: Great leaders prioritize the practice\u2019s success over personal gain, showing diligence and humility.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Team<\/strong>: Hire self-disciplined staff who don\u2019t need micromanaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disciplined Thought<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Face tough realities with courage while maintaining faith in long-term success.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on what the practice is passionate about, excels at, and can profit from (Hedgehog Concept), avoiding distractions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disciplined Action<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Success comes from persistent, incremental efforts, like pushing a flywheel, not one grand action.<\/li>\n<li>Stay focused on long-term goals, as greatness stems from disciplined choices, not circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Apply Discipline in Your Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Knowing what to do isn\u2019t enough\u2014discipline is executing it consistently. Embrace challenges, stay focused, and build momentum for lasting success.<\/p>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-m36vr781\" class=\"_04qQG jtShe _6XZJW UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"mVzZr\">Seize the Future,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-breakout=\"normal\">\n<p id=\"viewer-phj8p826\" class=\"_04qQG jtShe _6XZJW UGHSE\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"mVzZr\">Ed<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Role of Discipline in Practice Success Success in chiropractic or healthcare practices often correlates with discipline, much like weightlifting. While not universal, many successful doctors embrace the discomfort and effort required to achieve their goals, similar to consistent training. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/discipline-drives-chiropractic-practice-success\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176,571,15],"tags":[758,377,367,532],"class_list":["post-7279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chiropractic-2","category-goal-driven","category-practice-management","tag-discipline","tag-michel","tag-petty","tag-teams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7280,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279\/revisions\/7280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}