Never before has an episode hit me so hard. One of the biggest points of contention between my father and I was Integrity. He said I had NONE, when it came to practice and well to many other areas of my life. The reason this episode hit me so hard, is because my father was RIGHT and now that I am more inline with my life and in practice, he is not hear to see it. Tell me what you get from this episode.

A cause comes from the part of life we don't see and the "condition" is what the "cause" brings us to. Think of it as, "What ever you believe, is what comes to you." Because what you believe can either build your practice or tear it down. Even saying you are tired all the time can make you more tired. Get it?

Talking about philosophy to other chiropractors is GREAT, but talking about chiropractic philosophy to your CA's and well to anyone else that will listen, will not only further your knowledge of chiropractic, but it will explode your practice. So what are you waiting for? 

It's not what it sounds like, so shut up, sit down and open up your ears and your mind. If I can do this and grow a cash practice in Ocean City Maryland to 100+ visits a week, because I am listening to my father, than so can you.

Love is the key factor in how you succeed in practice and in life. If you get nothing from this episode, listen to Dr. Sig's voice when he talks about his clients and his Gathering program. It is the love of what he does and how he expresses it that I want you to see. It is not how we treat our favorite patient, but how we treat the ones that test our compassion and patiences that allows us to grow as chiropractors and as people.

How important is your patient to you? Do you educate them so they know what you are doing, or do you just give them the basics to cover what is required by law? Did you ever stop to think that by teaching your patient exactly what it is that chiropractic does, that you would be loving them more and teaching them to love themselves more? That is something to think about now isn't it?

I can't afford that, I don't have the time, our office is to small, our practice seems to be failing. Does any of this sound familiar? If it does, than sit back and listen and learn how to stop wishing yourself into failure.

Are you any good at telling stories?  How are you at explaining the 33 principles? On this episode Dr. James Sigafoose teaches you how to turn the principles into a story that you can use to teach chiropractic to your patients and in turn grow your practice using nothing more than chiropractic philosophy!!!

Imagination is not just for children! If you can think it you can have it, if you can imagine it, I mean every aspect of whatever it is you want, than you can have the exact thing that you are thinking of, but you have to take action. Imagination without action is like a Bloody Mary without vodka, at the end of the day, it's just a glass of tomato juice.

Ethics, it is such a small word, but at the end of the day it really is all encompassing. We don't need to be salesmen to be chiropractors all we have to do is speak the truth and follow the 33 principles, starting with the major premises. Then all we need to do is Give, Love, Do and Serve.

There is one source of everything and that is Universal Intelligence. We fail to recognize that as chiropractors and because of that we make bad choices and decisions, but we are lucky, because we can control what we think, say and do. Dr. James Sigafoose also discusses the concept of philosophy and how the study of philosophy teaches the way things should be and not the way they are.

A world apart and a 14 hour time difference could not stop Dr. Tim Shakespeare and myself from having an INCREDIBLE conversation about one of my fathers talks. This time on SigTalks, Dr. Sigafoose speaks about FEAR, Patient Education and Doing The One Thing That You Never Thought You Could Ever Do.

THE BIG IDEA, the title of this weeks episodes has more than one meaning. Of course there is the old faithful meaning of what is chiropractic, but there is also, getting the big idea behind this episode. I will give you a hint, it is about education and never giving up on growing your practice. 

There is only one real BIG IDEA in chiropractic, but today we are hoping you get the big idea behind what Dr. Sigafoose is say.

Why are we afraid of rejection? Why don't we realize that we are all better off together than we are apart? This episode will help you understand all of that and more. After ChiroEurope, this episode brings together so many unanswered questions. So STOP being so AFRAID, and listen and get out there and spread The Big Idea.

Innate. It knows when you are lying. If you are not growing personally and professionally, could it be as simple as realizing the lies that we tell ourselves? Dr. Sigafoose says that when we disconnect ourselves from Universal Intelligence we stop our growth. What do you think?

Do you believe in what we do? Do you believe in Innate? Do you have a belief system in place that guides you and helps you maintain the basic philosophical standers of what chiropractic is? Listen to Dr. Sigafoose for a few minutes and then ask yourself that question again.

When the next person comes up to you and asks, "What's the difference between Straight Chiropractic and Mixers?" Tell them that the differences are many, but at the end of the day, as long as they adjust, not much, just how we see the body. Mixers are mostly skeletal muscle and Straight Chiropractors are more vitalistic, well I could go on and on, but why not just hear it from Dr. Sig himself.

What is it that keeps you grounded in Chiropractic? That is correct - PHILOSOPHY! What is it that you are doing to further the Innate expression of the Chiropractic principle? What is it that you are doing to reach your goals. 

Purpose, Focus, Strategy and Innate. If you can get these all to align, then there is nothing that you can not do.

Are you the type of person who is afraid of success? Do you sabotage your practice or your relationship or even your health? Why? It is just as easy to speak your way to success as it is to destroy it. Take the time to say something good about you and your practice and for once succeed and make it a part of your life. Speak Your Truth!

How many negative things did you say today? Now how many of them are true? It is just as easy to talk about what you want as what you do not have, because guess what you talk about having nothing and that is exactly what you have. Now lets change that!

There are many ideas of failure, there are many ways that we as a profession can disappear, but there are also just as many ways that we can succeed. Dr. James Sigafoose talks about a few of them on this episode. Have a listen and let us know what you think.

If you have never understood the meaning of FAITH, you will after this episode. Dr. James Sigafoose explains how this one word drove his great success and unimaginable growth in practice. What is Faith? "The substance of things hoped for in the evidence of things not seen."

There are moments in researching and listening to Dr. James Sigafoose, where I understand what he is saying and then there are times that I don't. This is one of those times where I understand most of it, but not all of it. So with that I ask YOU, the listener, if you understand what Dr. James Sigafoose is saying and if you do, leave a comment and let us know what your thought are on this episode.