Dr. Leif interviewed by the Lincoln Business Journal

Here's the picture of the article.  You read the actual article from my website by clicking here.

Just wanted to share that I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Lincoln Business Journal this past month about starting up a small business.  I also explained in the article how we strive to make patient uniquely special with how we approach their blueprint to get healthier!  I'll upload the actual article in the next few days so you can read it if you like!

Also, came across this quote today from Napolean Hill (the author of Think and Grow Rich, among other books):

Successful people are decisive people. When opportunities come their way, they evaluate them carefully, make a decision, and take appropriate action. They know that indecision wastes time that could be spent on more productive tasks. They also avoid unnecessary risks by implementing their decisions gradually. 

Remember!  YOU are in charge of your attitude; not circumstances or others.

MAKE it a great day!

- Dr. Leif

"Don’t join an easy crowd. Go where the challenge is great and the emotions are high. Go where the expectations are so strong that they provoke you, push you, and urgently insist that you not remain in one place. That way, you will grow and change." 


—Jim Rohn

"Don’t join an easy crowd. Go where the challenge is great and the emotions are high.  Go where the expectations are so strong that they provoke you, push you, and urgently insist that you not remain in one place. That way, you will grow and change."  —Jim Rohn

Got this from Darren Hardy's latest blog.  Darren Hardy is the Publisher for SUCCESS magazine.

The Greatest Goal and Purpose of Life

Whenever I am asked what I believe the goal and purpose of life is, my answer is the same, and it’s the theme of our October Issue of SUCCESS.

Of all the great pursuits in life, to me this is the most important. Every virtue, treasure and reward in life is obtained only through this quest. What is it? It is living your potential.

Robert Louis Stevenson said it more than a hundred years ago: “To become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life.”

But what is potential? Webster’s dictionary defines potential as possible (as opposed to what’s currently actual) capable of being or becoming or a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed. So potential then is what you can become. It is the best possible version of yourself.

The first challenge, I believe, to living our potential—is realizing the greatness that is dormant inside of each of us.

Thomas Edison said, “If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”

Dale Carnegie also taught, “We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do.”

Why don’t we then? I think what stops most of us from tapping our inner genius; the hero or heroine inside each of us is fear. We are actually afraid of our greater potential.

19th century philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said it this way, “There is nothing of which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.”

I know I am constantly challenged by the philosophy espoused by Marianne Williamson when she says, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of our highest potential that is within us. It’s not just in some of us, it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Nelson Mandela echoes this when he says, “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

It is said that the greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we are capable of becoming.

But denying your potential isn’t just sad, it’s unhealthy. In fact, psychologists tell us nothing creates internal stress and trauma more than when what you are doing on the outside (your actions and behaviors) is incongruent with your potential on the inside.

Abraham Maslow warns, “If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”

So where to you start? You start by realizing your greatness, understanding the unfathomable strength, courage and capability that has been gifted to you, but has yet to have been fully unwrapped.

Anne Frank wrote, “Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”

Pope John the 13th pointed the way when he said, “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

And finally we are prodded by the encouraging words from the late great Jim Rohn when he says, “The big challenge of life is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.”

Our October issue of SUCCESS is dedicated to helping you expand your belief about what’s possible for you. We want to help you realize your greatness; understanding the unfathomable strength, courage and capability that has been gifted to you, but has yet to have been fully unwrapped.

Within this issue, you’ll read stories about business leaders and celebrities like Usher, Monica Seles and Tommy Hilfiger who have pushed themselves to excel. You’ll learn how to not only overcome the fear of failure, but grab it by the throat.

Of all pursuits, the quest to live your potential will take you higher than any other. My hope is that this blog and what we produce for you in the pages of SUCCESS inspire you to stretch to your limits and find the potential buried deep within you. I know that when you ignite that flame of potential, it will set you afire to live the life you are meant to live. (If you are not a subscriber to SUCCESS. Subscribe now HERE)

If you want to help others live their potential too, please recommend them to SUCCESS magazine… and to this blog. 

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals 

In the last E-Zine, I told you that Active ChiroCare uses the S.M.A.R.T. process when it comes to goal setting. SMART goals help us get from, "This is what I want" to actually achieving your goal. In this week's E-Zine, I'll start with how we're SPECIFIC in our goals with our patients. 

A person's body can wear out faster than it should because it doesn't have the strength and integrity to withstand gravity.  This instability can also lead to pain (neck, back, shoulder, knee, foot, etc.).  This means your body can function and be at its best!  This is why we take x-rays on every one of our patients.  This gives us a blueprint specific to YOUR spine.  

When I study a person's "blueprint", I can quantify and determine exactly how unstable and out of alignment a person's spine is.  For example, a person should not have forward head posture.  Forward head posture is many times a cause of headaches, neck pain and numbness/tingling in the hands.  Ideal head posture means that your ears should be over your shoulders.  If it's not, we can determine SPECIFICALLY how unstable your neck is.  

Look at the examples below.  

BLACK LINE = Normal, healthy position for the spine.  

RED LINE = Where the spine actually is.  

 

From the side, you can see in the x-ray the person's neck has straightened

out and even gone the wrong way.

 

On this normal x-ray, you can see that the RED and BLACK lines are nearly on top of each other.  This means that the spine is where it should be.

Reality.  Abnormal position of your spine can cause pain. However, the absence of pain does NOT mean that your spine could still be unstable.  That would just mean that you don't have pain yet.  

Your Reality.  What's keeping you from knowing if your body is as strong as it should be?  Here's the challenge:  Make your body as strong as possible so that you can continue running, playing with your (grand)children, and doing the things you love until the day you die!

Next week I'll touch on the next part of S.M.A.R.T. goals -->  Measureable

Life Active-ated

I am so PUMPED to share with you Linda's patient testimonial this week!  

 Linda wanted to start doing BStrong4Life because of her history of osteoporosis and osteopenia.  She had been taking Boniva (prescription medication to help with bone loss), but she didn't want to have to depend upon medication for the rest of her life .

Linda decided to start doing BStrong4Life to help build her bone density.  She started in April of this year, and just recently had a dexascan (bone density exam prescribed by an MD or Orthopedist), and the results were amazing!  She had a significant increase in the bone density of her hip, and has maintained the bone density in the rest of her spine as well!

Not only has she improved her bone strength, but her overall muscle strength has improved 110% since starting care!

Linda explained to her MD what she has been doing instead of taking medication, and he is very curious to find out more!  You can bet that he's going to get a phone call from me to explain these awesome results!

Linda with Dr. Leif

Who do YOU know that would benefit from BStrong4Life?

Gravity is constant. How it impacts your body matters. The gravitational force acting on

your body is destructive when your frame isn’t right. If your head, torso, pelvis and feet

aren’t balanced; gravity is unrelentingly wearing out your frame… prematurely. A damaged

frame limits everything you do; you never reach your potential. There is hope. When an

accurate blueprint of your body is created, and compared to normal, structural weakness

and vulnerability to gravity can be determined. More importantly, a specific solution to

improve or normalize abnormal posture under the relentless force of gravity can be effectively

implemented…before it’s too late.

The BS4L™ System attacks abnormal posture and function with a vengeance: from every

angle, and from inside out simultaneously.

With the right blueprint, your body is literally rebuilt, millions of muscle cells and nerve

circuits at once.

Every aspect of strength and function is addressed. How you resist gravity, how your body

reacts to it, the force your bones exert to resist this universal force, and of course, how your

joints dynamically respond to every move you want to make.

BS4L™ System will make you stronger, straighter, faster, and healthier, in less than 30 minutes

per week. You can always do more, but you must never do less…

The ultimate in structural stability, and dynamic core strength… BS4L™ System is for every

body under gravity.

BS4L™ System Copyright December 28, 2009 Dr. Scott J. Heun Dr. Perry Cammisa all rights reserved.

Want to know more about how BStrong4Life compares to traditional exercise?  Then watch Dr. Perry Cammisa's video here at this link, and watch the video!  Dr. Cammisa offers BStrong4Life at his office in the Chicago-land area.

Call Active ChiroCare to schedule your FREE demo today!  

Active Encouragment

"I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined."  - Mark Burnett

Questions or Comments?

Do you have a question about health, posture, chiropractic, neck or back pain, sports injuries, scoliosis, BStrong4Life, etc., that you would like Dr. Leif to answer?  Email him and he'll post your question and his answer to your questions in the next e-zine!

Email Dr. Leif at DrLeif@ActiveChiroCare.com

Also!  Active ChiroCare would like to include pictures of current patients who are out being ACTIVE as a result of being out of pain or from doing chiropractic care or BStrong4Life!  We'll include these pictures in the next e-zine as well!  Just email Dr. Leif the pictures!

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Something big is coming!

Hey guys!  Just wanted to let you know that in this week's E-Zine, there's going to be an AWESOME patient testimonial!  AND, it might even help YOU personally, too!

If you haven't already signed up for the free E-Zine {email/magazine - get it? :-) }, then go to www.ActiveChiroCare.com now and sign up for free on the home page!

Napolean Hill Thought of the Day

EVERYTHING YOU CREATE OR ACQUIRE BEGINS IN THE FORM OF DESIRE.

In order to act, you must have a purpose. If you want to act successfully in all but the most mundane affairs, you must embrace that purpose with a burning desire. Many people think they want to be successful, but since they do not back that thought with an intense drive, they never achieve success. Cultivate your desire. Feed it with thoughts of yourself enjoying whatever it is you seek. It’s like stoking the furnace of a steam engine. You need to build up enough pressure to carry yourself over hills; if your desire doesn’t burn hotly enough, you’ll find yourself stalled and rolling backwards. The secret to action is a red-hot desire.

Napoleon Hill was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill's works examined the power of personal beliefs, and the role they play in personal success. He became the advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1933-36. "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve" is one of Hill's hallmark expressions. How achievement actually occurs, and a formula for it that puts success in reach for the average person, were the focal points of Hill's books.