Whoa,
Hey there, I'm slacking.
I'm slacking and I'm sorry.
I was on the road yesterday, flying into a few places to see a few doctors,
and to do some marketing.
Today... I'm going to talk about...
Do you need to rev up your motivation?
How can you overcome the challenges of life and practice?
I'm about to tell you, it's all mental. Here's an example.
I recently read an article in USA Today about Mark Speckman.
The headline read, "A Small-Time Coach with a Big-Time Message."
The article, written by David Moore, started by saying, "The Williamette University football team is in good hands, even though their coach was born without hands."
And his players STILL love him.
He has a great sense of humor about his disability, and he Wins...Consistently. Of course, there are things that Speckman can't do like tying his shoes.
FIGURE IT OUT
But you know, "he has succeeded in life", he says, by always saying, "There's always a way...figure it out."
When he was young his mom didn't coddle him and would come up with little tests like changing the light bulbs just to see if he could do it. Remember, he doesn't have any hands.
He always has found a way, it seems.
He became a college football player (Honorable mention All-American), a trombone player (an instrument with no fingering), a college graduate, a high school teacher, and a great coach who is respected and admired by his players.
Tim Alton, a 21-year-old senior free safety who aspires to be a doctor, said this about Coach Speckman: "At the beginning of the season, we're worried about two-a-day practices. We're tired. We're dragging. Then we look over at our coach and he has no hands. It's pretty hard to feel sorry for yourself."
Eleanor Roosevelt would have respected Mark Speckman's resolve.
It was she who said, "We must do the things we think we cannot do."
I feel the same way. You've got to learn to do the things we think we can't.
Are you doing the things you think you can't?
I wish you all the best today. Today is SATURDAY and I'm getting ready to go to lunch. It's now 12:30, so I'd better get busy.
I'll try and post more later, as I want at least 500 posts this year.
Dr. Carney
Chiropractor,
Marketing Strategist
Copywriter
Life is good when you know what marketing can do for you!!
It is a GREAT LIFE!
