Enough Excuses...

How often do you wake up early on a morning and say today.."I am going to..." and then as the day goes on you become the master of excuses?  And if you are reading this and saying not me...I challenge your paradigm, because we all have done it at some time in our life or are still doing it...and if you say NOT ME, NEVER...kiroman is calling you out, because you are not all that.

Little aggressive and intense to start out?  But I just spent that past few days with 4000 Chiropractors and Staff, listened to some powerful speakers, shared with some DC's and staff, and spent time with some dear friends in Chiropractic...the latter of which I am eternally grateful for the friendship. 

Why...I made this long 4 days without kirowyf and teenager, and that is hard.  But the DC's and wives that made sure I wasn't going to be lonesome without kirowyf, and I was, because I am headed home early on one of those night flights where I am the only one with his light on!!!  Kind of like that kid that wants to come home from camp early!!

My lesson learned, well take that, of the lessons learned, but the ones I want to hit home on...and not really a Chiropractic topic, but it does fall into the mental aspect of lives...is those that are your friends, make sure they know how you feel when they do things for you.

Stop making excuses that you will do something "nice" for them someday or next time...make it this time right now.  Here is what hit me when I would lay my head down at night and wake up in the morning...I know I have a great wife...and a great daughter in teenager...but I have some great friends and I choose today to never take them for granted...when I say I am going to do something for them I AM...no more excuses of putting it off.  Or if I am "thinking" of doing something for them...I am just going to take action and do it...ENOUGH EXCUSES.

So my challenge to you is this...what kind of excuses are you creating in your head that you are avoiding?  Thinking you can handle them another day?  Imagine the freedom that will be liberated in you?  And the other side the "false friends" that you allow in your life just because...ENOUGH EXCUSES.

So in closing, and I hope I get them all...THANK YOU for making my weekend alone without kirowyf and teenager GREAT...the KCC team for allowing me to travel and share with this beautiful profession, our incredible practice members who support the vision of making our community the healthiest community, Derrell (so proud of you and your award, and seeing you on stage), Lisa, Jay and Casey...aka the TWIN TOWERS, Gilles, Fabrizio, Wanda Lee and Andrew, Peter...oh dude ONLY YOU, my twin brother Nate, Nick, your lovely bride and soon to be future DC, PG and Laurie, my EPIC family and all the members that came up...the luv, open arms and friendship is one word EPIC, Matt and Mikayla,  Garrett the G Man, P for checking in on, Billy D, Glow,  Terry, and finally the dude who has been great friend for years DJ and your awesome wife Nico!!! 

And the best news of all in about 2 hours I get to hug kirowyf...NO EXCUSES!!

BE AUTHENTICALLY AND EPICALLY YOU....

kiroman!

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

Time to get your E.S.S. in shape

How you start your year is how you end your year...wouldn't it be much easier to decide how your year is going to start?  Even take it a step further...wouldn't it be much more fun to have a "say" in your life, versus have something or someone decide it for you, kind of like getting leftovers.

Now leftovers are not all that bad, but I would much rather order the "meal" I want.  Sadly most people don't realize that they are in control of their lives, we have allowed ourselves to become "sheeple" and just take what we can get.

So guess what, why not decide TODAY...make the decision for you and your family to live the life you decide.  Because whether you like it or not, there is a very good chance you are going to live 100 years...by the year 2040 it has been stated that those living to 100 years old, that part of the population will grow by 745%...that's right 745%!!!  So whether you like it or not, you are going to live older than you realized, you possess the genes...so make the decision, you can do it in diapers or out of diapers...preferably option B!!

Are you thinking yet, here is one for you, look at your oldest living relative, a friends living relative, or someone you know that is 80+, are they as healthy as they want to BE, are they living the life they wanted?  I am willing to bet, granted yes, there are those that may disagree, but I am willing to say they have healthcare decisions they wish they would have chose...so eliminate regret, start today to make those conscious decisions of right choices.

Believe me I know...in July for some odd reason I chose to stop working out regularly, and guess what I added something...weight, and don't like it.  As a result I have made the decision to start the journey of getting my ESS in shape, and you are invited to come with me...it's really simple.  Small little decisions along the way to create the me I want. 

As I made this decision to let my ESS "grow" not how I wanted I realized that I was living in contradiction, was hardcore on my mental aspect...reading and listening to "things" that grow me, but make the conscious decisions to "grow" me physically.

NO MORE...and I am asking you before next week to make three conscious decisions you are going to BE and DO to get your ESS in shape....and we do have help at the clinic, we have New Year...New You packets, with simple tests for you to do...so stop by and get one.

And we have mega-classes to help you grow, we have audios to listen too and download, our web page and facebook page for you, you will see Twitter postings to incite you...we have made it all very simple for you to BE the better you...just subscribe to them and ask us for help.

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BEing your AdvantEDGE,

Dr. Lyle

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Celebrate

So my wife shared an article with me from Real Simple magazine and it was powerful…and yet so simple, so below is the article.




Celebrate everthing.



“Each time I walk into my apartment-even if I’ve been gone for less than a minute-my three dogs leap on me, kiss me, lick me, wag and bark, and show me their chew toys. I find it inspiring: Life throws a lot of junk in your direction, so you might as well get your kicks when you can. Now I try to acknowledge every small-but-happy event (my kid’s half-birthdays, good doctor’s visits (Koca opinion here..has to be a Chiropractor), even when a mosquito bite stops itching) with at least a cheeful word or gesture. I believe that if dogs could speak, they’d say, “You should have a cupcake for that.” That’s a worldview I can get behind.”



~Julie Klam is the author of You Had Me at Woof



How cool is that…and of course since I have three dogs that greet me everytime I walk in the door this hit home with me…because no matter WHAT they are completely happy and just want love!!! They don’t let the little crap impact them, they don’t get caught up in the social society…they just want some love and attention, and more importantly to hang!!



So why can’t we??



At what point did all the other “stuff” matter and why does it matter??? So how about make a challenge to YOURSELF to start celebrating more, and make it simple, start with the little things. Along with that why not influence others to celebrate more too, holy cow, how’s this even total strangers. Could you imagine the impact on the world, the stinkin thinking that would change if we started celebrating more.



Today, Omaha, Nebraska we are getting snow, I don’t know how many inches, and quite honestly don’t care. But had you ever looked at a snowflake and celebrated the architecture of a snowflake…who designs this? I wonder how many computer techs it took and permits it took to design such beauty? How about celebrating the fact that you have snow removal or a shovel…for that much gloves and hat to where, along with hot chocolate when you are done!! WOW!!



To get really crazy how about going out and making snow angels with your family…when you do I want pictures!!! Share them with us, and we will share them with others…cause it is not often you can lay in the snow in play, and then when you are done…hot chocolate time!!! Heck, bring the dogs with you, I know for fact that at sometime today my three will be outside, and my Shar-Pei, Aussie and English Bulldog will be diving in the snow, coming up with a faceful!!!



So today, and everyday make it a personal promise that you will celebrate EVERYTHING, and when you do..watch life and what happens.



My best to you,



Lyle

Another DC....

So Happy 2011...probably tired of hearing that one?  But had to do it, cause a little selfishness here, don't know about yours but mine started off pretty gosh darn great!!  My team, and it was their choice worked New Years Eve cause they want to serve, and serve we did.  It was cold and slick, they showed up big and with smiles ready to end the year strong and prepped for some powerful events for 2011.
We have put together some incredible events, avenues for YOU to learn more about health and wellness, and to become engaged and responsible for your community!!  If you have not signed up for the WIDGET yet, why NOT!!!  This "thing" is going to BE epic with what we are going to be able to do and how you are going to be able to communicate with us, along with the bar on the bottom is directly connected to The Doctor's Resource center, which is FULL of health information!!!  Please contact us ASAP if you need info on how to get your WIDGET.
So New Years Eve night I hopped on ANOTHER plane, figured what the heck, did it almost 40 times this year, what's one more...and headed to Oklahoma City, thru Denver to watch my daughter show her horse, as they were there all week and part of this next week!!!  Okay here is where it gets cool, but first, earlier in the week a good friend of mine was CHOSEN as the PRESIDENT OF NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC...PRETTY NEAT.  So wifey and teenager pick me up at the airport...way late at night on New Years Eve, and we choose a fine dining restaurant to ring in the New Year (not really!!)...as we are sitting there I get an text from Dr. Russell wishing us a Happy New Year, as I am telling the family teenager says in so many words, "I think that is where I am going to Chiropractic School!!!"
Naturally there was some silence at the table, had to have her explain it to me, of course in teenagers own way, with a little "Stepbrothers" movie flair on it she says that is what she wants to do....gotta tell you that is the second greatest moment in my life, only to the day she was born.  I am sooooooo excited that Blaike will be joining this great profession, her philosophy is already ahead of the majority of the profession, sorry, and her understanding of the human body and it's potential is unmatched at this early age...so there will be another Koca in the ChiropracTIC profession!!  Believe it or not, she is bolder than me and will make a MASSIVE IMPACT ON THIS PROFESSION AND HUMANITY!!!  I am going to have to elevate myself to keep up with her!!
And then I get back and get an email from a practice member on Sunday that just lights my fire even more..."Recently I HAD TO go see my dr to get one simple prescription for high blood pressure(heredity) because they REFUSED to refill it. So they collected my prepayment of $20 and I'm sure filed a chage to my insurance company. My Dr comes in and asked what he could do for me. I told him that his office was taking advantage of my insurance company and raising my cost by having me come in just to get a BP pill. While I was there he pushed the flu shot saying I really should have one and he could take care of it today. I asked him because he was my Dr isn't his goal to keep me healthy? He said yes, then I asked then which flu do you intend to treat for? And why would you put Mercury in my body? So after multiple attempts he gave up on that. Then went to the Tetnas shot saying there have been reports of whooping cough on the east coast and I should get the new one. I know that this is a 10 year shot and when asked when was my last he said in 2003. My math said I've still got 3 years to worry about that.
So I asked why was he pushing all these things on me. He said well we don't see you often (once a year to get my insurance card) and need to get as much out of me when I do come in! I told him the reason I don't come in is because I get adjusted regularly and my body's ability to fight off sickness works. I told him he should go see you guys and recommended he watch some of the video's you post. I also shared that a lot has changed in the education of wellness and maybe he should consider educating himself.
I shared the mind only works when it acts like a parachute - when it is open. With that I told him I'd see him next year.
Appreciate all the things you guys do!I learn more and more......"
So to close, I sit here and type this, at home missing my family as they are still in Oklahoma City showing horses, with the dogs wrestling at my feet knowing that I am truly blessed to do what I do, and have many more years of BEing what I am, and that we are impacting humanity, and it's going to get just a bit more intense...so hold on!!
Lyle

Just BE fair

So for those who don't know, I enjoy sports...Basketball and Football!!!  Last night I watched the Texas A&M and Nebraska football game, and yes we were cheering for Nebraska!!!  Here is what I observed during the game and post game...during the game, and not being biased here, cause I do love my Horns...but the "calls" of the game were not going the way you would want.  I am not saying that none of the penalties called should have been made, as there were miscues by Nebraska, however I did observe it was not fair.
I will give a lot of credit to the kids playing, they kept playing and not showing a tremendous amount of frustration, for that I am impressed.  What I did observe was the coaching staff expressing an extreme amount of displeasure, during the game and post game.  And the media after the game and the next day were very critical of the staff.
Well here is my take, I was not.  What the coaching staff was expressing was their passion for "what was right," as the kids were their to follow the rules and listen to those "who knew better," and just kept accepting what the rule makers were doing.  However, the coaching staff felt the rules were not fair and they were very willing to express that, as they were standing up for their "kids."  Good for them...as I would want the same and will DO the same for my "kids," you the practice member!!  I 100% support what the coaching staff did, even though it " was not correct," but someone has to be willing to stick their neck out, or the takers will take more!!!
We do the same for YOU at Koca Chiropractic Clinic...myself, Dr. Francoeur, Shawn, Blaike, Alison and Krystal...we just want "IT" to be fair.  Cause our focus is YOU getting what is "right in the world," not what is right for someone else...just play by the "real" rules, not the rules that are made up for the benefit of someone else!!!
This past week here is just a couple of observations...had a practice member last Monday tell me that a physical therapist tell him that by going to a Doctor of Chiropractic and getting "manipulated" (we adjust, moron doesn't even know what we do), that it will cause the ligaments to stretch...really you dipstick!!! I mean really, how is that possible...let me see, what do you do, oh wait you actively and passively stretch the joint and YOU DO ATTEMPT to do what we do...but yet you have the gall to say that!!! Was that for your benefit or the practice members...this statement from the same dink that just recently the physical terrothy (yes I meant that) tried to get licensed to do what we do...and lost!!!  Really just play fair...we refer to this profession, as they provide a benefit, but we do NOT do what do, nor attempt...cause our focus is YOUR health!!
Then Tuesday morning I was in the St. Louis airport coming back from a speaking engagement, and I committed a sin...I read the newspaper, the USA Today.  Prior to reading this I was sitting by a young lady who worked for a business that worked to improve hospitals, so of course she knew everything about the Chiropractic profession...just ask her, cause well she did, cause she worked for the medical profession!!! As I was sitting there the front page of the USA today had an article that had a study in which 15,000 Medicare patients DIE in the hospital per MONTH due to errors!!!  LET ME EXPLAIN AGAIN 15,000 per month!!! And this is the real kicker, they called them ADVERSE EVENTS..cannot even say what they are, its called murder by mistake!!!
So naturally I asked the smart person what she felt about this, she stated I didn't understand, of course it was simple to me, an error made cost someone their grandparent.  Of course this hits home with me, because my wife does not have her father here because of a medical error, not an adverse event.  The only adverse event is the the morons that committed this atrocity still have their license!!!
So here is what I ask, play fair, play by the RULES...as a practice member of ours, ask questions!!  For that much ask questions of ALL of your health care providers, if they don't know or won't find out...find a different one.
I am grateful for the opportunity to serve you and participate in your health.  Thank you very much.
Blessed to BE a part of your life.
Lyle

Chemisty Lesson

A couple of "principles" to start out..."The Major Premise,"  A Universal Intelligence is in ALL matter and continually gives to it all its properties and actions, thus maintaining it in existence(Principle One).  What does this mean?  Pretty simple, in all matter, living for that much there exists "that something" which allows "it" to function and maintain its living presence...for example a non-living person cannot heal, regenerate tissue, but if a living human does cut themselves it heals.  In addition you do not have to go to Target to purchase the items to "heal" it will do it, INNATELY.
Hmmm...that word INNATE?  What in the world is this, another one of those goofy words that those really smart real doctors turn their nose to.  Or does this word have meaning?  Going back to the first paragraph and just some plain common sense, there is "something" that exists in all living creatures that maintains its existence(Principle 27).  With that in mind, wouldn't it make sense that when man was created or evolved, regardless, we were to maintain our existence and not rely on computers or pharmacies?
That INNATE is "always normal and its function is always normal."  Makes sense to me!!  I would be very willing to debate with anyone that we were put here to BE anything other than normal...there is no other reason NOT to be...unless of course you are BIG PHARMA!!!  Normal to them is MORE drugs!!
Which leads me to this.  As I was preparing for our upcoming talk on the flu..."Flies Don't Cause" garbage and in the process listening to the great Reggie Gold, DC, got to thinking about Chemistry!!!
The human body is a massive Chemical Reaction..MASSIVE.  The process of daily events, whether good or bad, are continually requiring the body to create Chemical reactions to maintain its existence (Principle 1) and in the continuum of this process this "intelligence" is always striving for normal, its function is always normal (Principle 27), which means it is always in the process to create that perfect environment for the body...with Chemistry in YOU.
So why in the world does BIG PHARMA think they are smarter than the body...and why do "they" think that the body in a state of distress...weakness...NEED a synthetic chemistry?  Wouldn't it make more sense to find out why the body is in a state of distress...create a return to normality FIRST.  But nope, for the sake of the pocket book and the health of YOU and your children's health (epigenetics..remember that word cause in the future I will address this) they want to dump chemicals into the body right away, and then when Principle 27 occurs as a result of this, more chemistry, then more chemistry, etc!!!  You see, after you add the first insult (drugs) innate will try to balance out, and the cycle occurs...if we trust what the body is trying to tell you...amazing events will happen.
Which leads me to another observation...this yearly scare of..."GET YOUR FLU SHOT OR ELSE...DOOM AND GLOOM...YOU KNOW CONSEQUENCE CARE!!" First of all, we have everything inside of us to create normal...see previous paragraphs!!!  And when do you see a bird drop out of the sky full of maggots (sorry)...nope you only see them on diseased/dead tissue.  Or as Dr. Donka would say flies don't cause garbage, the flies are there for a reason, get rid of the crud!!!
Here are a couple of really neat chemicals that the "smart ones" throw into the vaccines which are injected into your body...Squalene and Thimerosal.  First Squalene, NOT FDA approved for use in ANY vaccines, but was used in the Anthrax vaccine given to US servicemen and women in the Gulf War.  Thimerosal, a mercury derivative and known neurotoxin that negatively impacts the Central Nerve System, is very hard on the kidneys and causes many known birth defects.
Here is some advice...prior to dumping this into your body, ask the dumper to describe everything that is in the cocktail they are going to serve you or the pill you get to ingest, if they don't know and they don't know the direct effects (not side, because you only get them if you take it) then they should not be giving it to you!!!
So here is something crazy, why not give YOUR attention to keeping the host healthy by maintaining healthy lifestyles and keeping the brain/body function (the nerve system) functioning to its optimal?  Think of the possibilities!!!