Chirocast

Honored to be asked to be the graduation speaker for Life University's March 2018 class, Dr. Rubin shares 5 lessons from an early experience with a challenging pediatric case and relates that to what the new graduates might be facing in their practices. Some of the lessons came from mentors like Dr. Sid Williams and Dr. Larry Webster, others from almost 30 years of experience.

There's a shift that has to occur when you go from student to doctor, from employee to employer, from worker to manager or supervisor. You've got to shift 'hats.' This is not an easy shift, since you might be so used to and so conditioned to be a student or employee or worker that switching roles is uncomfortable. To get past that, start trying on the 2nd hat while still wearing the first. Think like a doctor when you are a student. Think like an employer when you are an employee. Think like a supervisor when you are a worker. This way you are preparing yourself for the ultimate role you want. Just like the old saying, "to be, act as if!"

When you are asked to be on a TV or radio interview, it is very easy to get caught up in answering their questions in the way you think they want you to. Dr. Rubin suggests it is better to answer the questions the way YOU want to answer them. This is especially important on TV when the camera is rolling. What image do you want to portray for the profession? This is even applicable for job interviews.

Something that is easy hard means it's easy to do in the moment but it makes things harder later (for example, eating fried chicken and ice cream everyday is easy but in the long run is not a good idea). Hard easy refers to something that is hard to do initially but makes your life easier later (such as starting an exercise program...hard to do initially but the improvements in your life later are extraordinary). What is your life filled with? Hard easy or easy hard?

BJ Palmer wrote "what greater joy hath man" in 1961, but those words still ring true for today. There is no greater joy that a person can have than to help another, to be in service to someone who needs help. That is the everyday blessing of being a chiropractor, but anyone can be of service, anytime. Even anonymously picking up trash off the street as you walk by it is being in service. The Rotary Club has the most apropos motto: Service above Self.

Couldn't make the Family Wellness Summit in Washington DC in February 2018? These are 2 talks delivered by Dr. Rubin, the first about a challenging pediatric case, and the 2nd is answers the question: Is Humanity De-evolving? Maybe we are supposed to de-evolve to re-evolve? Is the new health revolution a re-evolution? Is it possible that evolution is happening before our eyes and we are in the midst of it?

Have you ever been thanked for doing something really nice that you did years ago and hardly remember? But this gesture was so important to the other person that they remember! That's a lollypop moment. Maybe if more of us live our lives trying to create more lollypop moments, the world would be a better place?

The Peace Prayer is just as powerful today as it was when it was written hundreds of years ago by St. Francis, Dr. Wayne Dyer explains in his book "There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem." Dr. Dyer suggests that each sentence can be used as a method to change the way you are thinking. As Dr. Dyer was fond of saying, "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Dr. Rubin applies this to the problems we all face today, and how we can turn many of them around by applying the concepts in this prayer.

Learn the principles, become more of a principal (definition = the highest ranking person). BJ Palmer took the new principles of chiropractic and through his determination and persistence traveled around the world becoming the 'principal' spokesperson for chiropractic until his passing. Dr Rubin asks the question: would chiropractic survive if you had to be the principal spokesperson? Why not become that person now? Let's make sure we take the principles to the people!

Imagine this scenario...BJ Palmer is alive today and he has a 30 second spot commercial he just made for the Superbowl! What would he have done? Do you think he'd be the master of marketing in the 21st century like he was the master on TV and Radio in its infancy in the early to mid 1900's? Listen to this live recorded talk in front of a fired up audience!

Max Living invited Dr. Rubin to present for 3 hours a special pediatric presentation, and this was the 7 minute intro to that inspiring talk! Every man, woman and child should get adjusted, and the word every doesn't leave anybody out!

In the last few weeks, a viral post created a sensation out of Elderberry and now not a single store around has it. We've been recommending it for years to boost kids immune systems, but suddenly everyone wants it. Meanwhile, the 18th school shooting this year occurs and politicians talk about 'improving our mental health.' What would improve the health of this country is not an outside in approach but an inside out approach! How do we do that? Listen in!

So many of us say, "I don't have time to work out, read, meditate, do yoga, etc." Where did we come up with this idea that we have to work out for an hour or not work out at all? Suggestion: How about starting at 10 minutes? Same with reading, meditation, yoga, the list goes on and on. Why are we stuck on 'all or nothing?' New idea: just get started! No time? Do 5 minutes of yoga! No time? Read for 5 minutes! Too busy? Can you carve 10 minutes out of your day to work out? Even it is just walking in circles in your basement or apartment? Just get started!

The concept of accumulative survival value comes from BJ Palmer. He describes accumulative constructive and destructive survival values. What direction is your life heading? Are you set on an accumulative path or destructive? It's all based on your choices. The choices you make now determine not just your tomorrow but your 20+ years from now! Learn how to focus on accumulative survival values today.

Ram Dass said, "Be here now." How many of us are physically 'here' but mentally somewhere else? Some call this mindfulness. I prefer the term present time consciousness (or PTC for short). The question, "where are you?" then takes on a new meaning. You may be 'here', but are you really 'here?' Dr. Rubin will explain techniques that help you build your ability to have a laser focus.

BJ Palmer asked in The Story of That Something' the following question: What will you do? How do you know what you are doing is the right thing? Trust your innate, your feelings, your intuition, your instinct. Belief in yourself and what your gut tells you is right!

"We chiropractors work with the subtle substance of the soul," is how one of BJ Palmer's most famous chapters in his groundbreaking book, The Bigness of the Fellow Within. BJ speaks of chiropractic philosophy in his 1949 text, but it is really a life philosophy, that speaks of vitalism (there is an internal force that animates us that is different than the force that is in, for example, a rock)and wholism (that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts). Listen as Dr. Rubin explains the deeper meaning of life philosophy.

What was your favorite childhood book growing up when you were first learning how to read? That might say a lot about you and who you are today! So says one of the contributors to Tim Ferriss' great new book, Tribe of Mentors. Dr Rubin picked "The Lorax", signifying his commitment to the healthcare of the kids. If you held that last seed in your hands, would it survive? Would new trees grow because of you? What's your favorite children's book and why?

Several people have been amazing mentors and one that Dr Rubin repeatedly talks about is Dr Sid Williams. Dr Sid had these great lines like "Accept the message in full faith" or "see the fields white with harvest." Listen to the amazing vision Dr Sid had and see if you can catch the feeling!

Jim Rohn's classic story of sowing and reaping uses the example of the famous saying, "An apple a day..." He says that eating an apple a day is easy to do, but it's also easy NOT to do. It's all about discipline. Success is about doing simple things that produce positive results over and over and over again.