I just wanted to give Dr. Chris the due respect that he deserves because Chris Anderson was one of the nicest people I’d ever met in my entire life. 

I’ll never forget when I was speaking in Wisconsin last year. I had a fair number of hours that I was speaking, and I spoke for, I think, four hours in the morning and then had an afternoon session with my good friend Mr. Brad Cost. Chris heard that my voice was raspy, and he brought me some hot tea with lemon. That’s just who Chris was. 

Chris was joyful, kind, considerate, and caring. He even had charities that I knew nothing about. I found out about them this past weekend in conversations with some of our other friends, Heather and Emily, just talking about how much we couldn’t believe he was gone and how much we were going to miss him. 

I started learning even more about this remarkable human being. This idea that we should be living like Chris, that we should live with joy, kindness, compassion, fullness, and a big smile on our face all the time, I think, is a really good way to live and allows for Chris’s legacy to live on. 

You’ll be seeing a lot of hashtag #livelikeChris in the coming months, years, and decades because Chris, you set the example for all of us. 

We love you. We miss you, but you’ll stay with us forever. 

That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill, you guys. Talk to y’all next week.

I’ve been covering and learned some important lessons. It’s been a decade and a half since I’ve seen patients regularly, and there were some lessons I wanted to share with you chiropractors out there who are in it. 

The first lesson was that I started every day with a stated intention and made my team do the same. I wanted to hear what their intention was for the day because I wanted to start the day with a clear idea, a concept in our heads about how we were going to act and behave to get the desired results we were looking for. 

The second thing is I was focused. Hyper-focused. There are things that must be done every day. One, take amazing care of your patients. Two, get your notes and documentation done. Three, respond to emails and handle administrative tasks, etc. 

Now, I’m as ADD as they come, but I knew that I needed to get my stuff done and didn’t want to leave it until the end of the day. No procrastination—just be very focused on the things that needed to get done. 

Lastly, having fun. I wanted to have fun with my team. It doesn’t have to be stressful seeing patients. In fact, I said to Cat, “Oh my God, this is so much easier than my regular job.” Seeing patients, doing notes, responding to emails, and having some meetings with the team—it’s not too difficult. 

So, those are the lessons learned. One, make sure you start your day with intention. Two, be really focused on the job at hand. And three, have some f***** fun. 

All right. That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill, you guys. I’ll talk to y’all next week. 

As business owners, we all face challenges when we reach a certain level. Sometimes the challenges get bigger, and we need to find more solutions, better solutions, to break through that ceiling and get to the next level. 

So, what does it take to get to that next level for you, Rod? 

“It takes support. I’ve got this Dr. Jay right here and this whole team, but it also takes perseverance. There’s a cliché that says, ‘You don’t stop till the miracle happens,’ and that is true. It has been true in my practice that you just keep going when the going gets tough because the light is sometimes right around the corner.” 

It’s all about support, and we all need it. I have my groups that I belong to, my coaching groups, people who teach me something every single day. And also just knowing that we’re going to persevere, we’re going to be gritty, and we’re going to break through to that next level. 

That’s this week’s Two Minute Drill.

I ran long last week, so this week I’ll end a little shorter. But, hey, if you ever get down to Chincoteague Island, you gotta check this place out because it is beautiful.