| Bill was once quoted as saying something
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| | of the other local doctors competiting
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| along the lines of,
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| | with you.
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| "Microsoft has had lots of competitors
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| | And, if you really want to protect your
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| over the years. It's a good thing we have
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| | practice and income from current
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| museums to record those moments in
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| | competition and any future competition,
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| history."
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| | you must learn how to position your
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| Ouch. Not a good thing to think about if
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| | chiropractic practice uniquely in the
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| you were one of those competitors, that's
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| | mind of consumers.
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| for sure.
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| | In other words, you've got to learn how,
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| But, you certainly don't need to be a
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| | through your marketing, to have
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| competitor of Microsoft to feel the sting
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| | prospective chiropractic patients view
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| of business competition.
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| | your chiropractic practice compared to
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| With the quantity of chiropractors in
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| | others, as if comparing apples to
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| practice today, and the quantity of new
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| | oranges.
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| doctors coming into the profession every
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| | This only happens when you take proactive
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| year,
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| | action to create that differentiated,
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| I'm sure you'd agree, it's a pretty darn
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| | unique positioning through your patient
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| crowded and competitive chiropractic
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| | acquisition and retention methods.
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| marketplace out there.
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| | And, here's where your practice metrics
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| The number of shrinking incomes and
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| | come in...
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| struggling doctors, certainly confirms
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| | Plain and simple, the only way to rapidly
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| that.
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| | grow a chiropractic practice (and sustain
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| So, how do you go about being on the
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| | it) is to understand and manage your key
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| winning side... the success side... of
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| | practice metrics (measurements/numbers).
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| chiropractic business competition,
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| | Just like acquiring wealth and becoming
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| instead of on the losing, struggling
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| | financially free is all about properly
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| side?
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| | managing and measuring certain numbers
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| 2 ways...
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| | (i.e. your bank balance, your income,
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| 1. DIFFERENTIATION.
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| | your expenses, etc.). The same applies to
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| 2. USING YOUR PRACTICE METRICS PROPERLY.
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| | your chiropractic success.
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| Let's talk about differentiation first.
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| | Sadly, most chiropractic schools never
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| In order to excel in a crowded
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| | teach this concept to graduating docs.
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| profession, you must be able to show
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| | New chiropractors then go into an
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| prospective patients and active patients
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| | insanely competitive marketplace, with
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| what makes you and chiropractic care in
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| | tons of practicing chiropractors,
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| your office different from what every
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| | struggle to build their practices, and
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| other doctor or chiropractic office is
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| | end up tremendously frustrated.
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| offering.
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| | Can you blame them?
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| Mainly, you must offer patients benefits
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| | I certainly can't.
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| and unique value they can't get from one
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