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Just and alignment have many meanings. Dr Rubin, in this commencement speech given to the graduating class of Summer 2019, implores the graduates to move beyond the idea of being "just a chiropractor." He leads them to align with the bigger mission and purpose, which is to give, to love and to serve. As BJ Palmer once said, "Get the big idea, all else follows."

Ever notice how water over time can slowly erode practically anything? The Grand Canyon was carved one drop at a time! Ever notice how small blades of grass can lift or even crack a sidewalk? How does it do that? One blade at a time. Things that don't look so powerful are in fact the most powerful of all, when you add one thing to it: Principle #6-Everything takes time.

A few days after 9/11 occurred, chiropractors began setting up makeshift clinics around Ground Zero to adjust the rescue workers at no charge. Later these chiropractors took over storefronts or erected tents to adjust thousands of police, fire, military and other rescue workers, and this went on for months. There is a lot of talk about mission trips in chiropractic; this was one of the most important mission trips of all.

Tons of acorns on the ground lately. If they stay on the sidewalk, will the function of the seed be expressed? A seed must be planted and watered and have sun and proper food to grow. The same with any idea. A new patient walks into your office and they may have no idea what chiropractic really is. That is your seed opportunity. If you tell them nothing, don't expect the seed to grow. But if you do tell them about chiropractic, then the seed may germinate in fertile ground.

"Research. Research. We need more research!" We hear this over and over again. However, there are studies that actually show that chiropractic care creates neurological changes. Dr. Fuhr, cofounder of the Activator Methods Technique, has made a number of research-heavy presentations that display without a doubt the effects a chiropractic adjustment can have on the nerve system. Yes, we do need more research, but we already have valid and reliable science to back us up.

You are not just touching a back, you are changing levels of consciousness. In the book Power vs Force, Dr. Hawkins discusses levels of consciousness and how living at higher levels can actually help lift people up around you. Our job is far deeper than what happens on a physical level when we adjust our practice members. We are helping to raise consciousness which helps them with way more than we can imagine or measure! Your living at higher awareness raises the levels of others around you!

Dr. Sid Williams had this amazing way of talking and putting things in perspective with unique phrases and stories. Dr. Sid passed in 2012 and Dr. Nell, his wife, passed last week, so in their honor, I post this podcast telling the world about how Dr. Sid changed the lives of countless numbers of people including 1000's of chiropractors. To the legacy of Dr. Sid and Dr. Nell...

In modern times, if you want to go somewhere, you theoretically don't have to know much about it. You can 'get an Uber' and they will take you there. Starting your own practice isn't quite that simple as getting an Uber. You've got to know where you are, where you want to go, and need a roadmap on how to get there. So many students graduate knowing where they are, but not knowing where they want to go. Time to set some goals and make a roadmap!

Student loan debt today can blast past $200,000 and that can certainly be a daunting sum if you think about it too much. There is a way to pay them back way quicker than what is expected. Whether you are a student who is still accruing loans, a new doc who has to start paying them back, or a doc who's been paying them off, Dr. Rubin will teach you to become debt-free faster.

What's your practice filled with? Kids, pregnant women, moms, dads, athletes? It's actually filled with the stories...the testimonials and ratings and reviews of your raving fans! When a practice member walks in to your office, do they sense that feeling of victory? Of help? Of encouragement? You create that with your actions and your results.

Stonehenge is 5000 years old and is aligned with the summer and winter solstices. Even that many centuries ago, they knew alignment was critical. If they wanted to see the sun through the stones on June 21st, they had to be set up in extremely specific ways. If we want the brain and the nerve system to perform optimally, then the spinal column requires that same specific alignment. A related question then would be, "what are you aligned with?" Dr. Rubin explores these topics as he shows pictures from his tour at Stonehenge in June.

As chiropractors, aren't we all taking the 'Road Less Travelled?" Isn't that part of our heritage? We have been marching to the beat of a different drum since our inception. But because of that, we have the ability to help make profound differences in children's and adult's lives, often when other 'roads' have failed them. Blaze your own trail! Originally posted in 2016.

Why do we do what we do? Sometimes the patients we encounter present us with a high degree of technical challenge, and we wonder, "are we ready for it?" Then you dig deep and, as Dr. Sid said, you do what you are trained to do. This podcast was originally released in the Spring of 2018.

If you take care of children, especially special needs kids, you will invariably discuss the topic of nutrition. Gluten free and dairy free are just the tip of the iceberg. Food intake has a profound affect on mood and behavior and an even bigger affect on children. Listen as Dr. Rubin explains his take on 'diets'...

When a patient announces that they just found out that they are pregnant, it is a time of great excitement and joy. However, it's also a time of high anxiety, panic, and worry. The WHO (World Health Organization) recommends a maximum C-section rate at 15%. The US rate is at 32%, while Norway's rate is 17%. What's the difference? We treat a pregnancy like we treat a disease, like it's a problem that needs to be solved instead of a natural process that's been happening for millennia!

Being a lighthouse has many different connotations. You can be a beacon of hope in the fog of life's challenges. You can be the steady light amongst the ever changing sea. Or you can be the tallest tower in the region, the sort of landmark that everybody knows. Be the lighthouse for your family, your community, your patients. Be their beacon of hope during this time of turmoil.

Inertia is what keeps a rock stuck in the ground or a person stuck in less than positive habits. As Issac Newton said, 'A body in motion tends to stay in motion, and a body at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted on by an outside force.' What is your outside force? What will make you change your direction? Are you stuck in inertia or are you in motion?

Trajectories. It's all about trajectories. If early intervention is the key, isn't neurologically-based chiropractic care for kids, especially those with Autism, the best possible intervention? That was Dr. Rubin's passionate question at the 2019 Autism One conference, where he was honored to be one of the speakers. Listen as Dr. Rubin lays out the problem and then offers a plan of action to reach the kids who need it the most.

Almost 60% of US kids are NOT flourishing??? How is that possible? The study from Johns Hopkins shows that children need to build resilience and family connections in order to flourish. Chiropractically, they also need to build health resilience by working on their brain and nerve system function, as well as ensuring the best nerve system connections so they don't end up as a 'disconnected kid' (as Dr. Melillo would say). Let's build kids resilience and connection and help them flourish! Article found here: https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05425

"You never know..." can be a very accurate statement. Back in 1983 while at SUNY Albany for undergraduate, I worked in a facility for the developmentally disabled, before I even knew what my exact career choice would be, Who would have known, over 30 years later, the impact that part time college job would have on my life? Who could have predicted in 1983 that a large percent of the children I see in practice have some sort of developmental disability, and that job prepared me for my speciality in chiropractic? You never can know...