We, as humans, focus a lot on numbers.

I know I do.

As a chiropractor/business owner, numbers are a measuring stick on how well we are doing. New patients, patient visits, collections, expenses, etc. These all help us gauge our success.

Nothing wrong with that.

The problem arises if we put too much emphasis on the numbers and forget the meaning behind them.

Numbers only measure finite things and no matter what we “do”, I highly doubt our purpose lies in the finite.

Our why goes much deeper than what we can measure.

Keep track of the numbers, most definitely, but more importantly, don’t lose sight of what the numbers actually represent.

And dwell a bit more on the things we cannot measure: connection to our patients/customers/co-workers, passion for what we do, the reason we get out of bed and go to work, making each person’s day just a bit better, spreading joy, having fun, expanding life through our “jobs.”

We cannot measure those things directly, but they are the necessary ingredients for any numbers to materialize.

Have an awesome day!

-Dr Lindeman

Both of these images are from the book: The Comfort Book by Matt Haig