It's NOT about YOU!!

I totally have to share this with you all...know this is a "COPY" of something I read and not a real blog...but it hit a "nerve," no pun intended as a Doctor of Chiropractic with so many things directly in MY profession and indirectly in my profession.


This is a "reprint" from John Maxwell...from his powerful book "The Maxwell Daily Reader," which is a must read to start your morning. My advice, what I do, my associate does and those directly connected read...so enjoy...

"Too often we think that if we can impress others, we will gain influence with them. We want to become others' heroes--to be larger than life. That creates a problem because we're real live human beings. People can see us for who we really are. If we make it our goal to impress them, we puff up our pride and end up being pretentious--and that turns people off.

If you want influence others, don't try to impress them. Pride is really nothing more than a form of selfishness, and pretense is only a way to keep people at arm's length so that they can't see who you really are. Instead of impressing others, let them impress you.

It's really a matter of attitude. The people with charisma, those who attract others to themselves, are individuals who focus on others, not themselves. They ask questions of others. They listen. they don't try to be the center of attention. And they never try to pretend they're perfect."

Read this Sunday, and it became very transformational to me, because YES, I fall into that trap and thank goodness I have accountability partners, my wife and friends who bring me back to Earth!!

Wish you the best...

LIVE to BE you,

Dr. Lyle