“I’ll give you $500 if you let me have access to that unused cabin” he stated with a sly grin. “No deal” I stated with an equally sly grin. “Come on doc, my wife and I have been together for many years and I have never wanted her more” he said with enthusiasm. “I know…
“Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” -Albert Einstein While not everything that counts can be counted, here at Full Circle we do our best to keep our eye on the right numbers and metrics so we know the needle is moving in the right direction. Without…
The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Pareto’s Principle is named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who, while at the University of Lausanne in 1896, developed the principle by observing that 20% of the peapods in his…
Within our careers are the multiple inspirational stories that we not only hear about but actually get to witness. Real miracles in actual progress. It makes getting out of bed easy in the morning. Other times? Maybe not so much! There are the moments where getting back into bed and pulling the covers over your…
As the old cliché goes ….. there are two ways to have the tallest building in the area ….. one is to tear down everyone else’s buildings and the other is to build a taller building. I contend that the latter choice is the better choice where you focus on what is great and optimal…
The numbers of chiropractors that burn-out of practice early is something that makes my heart bleed! I contend that one of the main reasons this happens is because many do not understand a key concept of service and end up giving and giving until ……. there is nothing left to give their practice members, their families…
Have you ever experienced the frustration of setting a goal and then run out of time before you even got started? Does laundry or errands ever take the place of reading or exercise for you? If your answer to any of these issues has been “yes” then most likely this is due to a dearth…
“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad ass speed.” -Eleanor Roosevelt As Tom says, we all have 3 black belts in beating ourselves up and a PhD in self criticism. I believe we are all so caught up in how the neighbours are doing that we are always competing for the bragging rights. The…
Vision is defined as the act or power in participating that which will or may come to be! Some people do not share the same personal vision for their life. And many do not share the same professional vision. The process Dr. Tom explains below allows us to consciously design our lives in our ideal. Spiritually,…
A young entrepreneur opens a restaurant in downtown Toronto. It’s a very small place but a very good location. The owner of the previous establishment spent over 20 years serving breakfast items and coffee, sandwiches and soups for the lunch hour rush and stayed open until only 6pm. They knew their audience and catered to…
“You know what I like about people? They stack so easily.” That’s a line from the television program House of Cards. And while its lead character is based on Richard the Third, those words still ring true. People have roles, and when they are competent and consistent at said roles, your profile has risen. It’s…
In my experience, one of the most valuable concepts to learn is the process known as creative visualization. It’s actually one of the easiest activities to implement, and one of the most valuable tools an individual can use to further their own success. Remember those lottery commercials where the tagline asks viewers to “Imagine the…
Over the years I’ve heard countless business professionals talk about the services they are selling. But the ones I remember the most are those who spent time telling me something personal about themselves as well as what they do. I try to embody this whenever I hit the road on a speaking tour. Life coaching…
We’ve all seen the caricature of a messy office desk in movies, television…maybe even your own office. Some people will have you believe they are only organized when papers and files are piled two feet high or in neat little stacks on the floor. In today’s world, unless you are a lawyer, this translates into a desktop filled with…
“You never know how far reaching something you may think, say or do today will effect the lives of millions tomorrow. It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” This is a famous quote from one of my mentors, B.J. Palmer, that took on a whole new meaning to me…