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Old 07-26-2007, 08:41 AM   #38 (permalink)
Ilya
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Originally Posted by Shamou View Post
If I was trying to motivate some Chiropractors (to make more money) I would take it for granted they would go somewhere else to get the basic and advanced training in their trade… that would not be the business of the motivator…
Wait a minute. That's exactly what I'm talking about. Making money and fixing someone's back (forgive me this oversimplification of chiropractor's profession) are two different skills. The fact that you get paid for your work has little to do with how wealthy you are. Wealth building has little to do with any profession for that matter. Otherwise, Forbes list would be dominated by accountants.
Wealth building is about managing you income and spending, understanding assets and liabilities, marketing in a broadest sense and so on. These are the things a chiropractor may know nothing about and still be helpful for patients.
And saying you are lazy or stupid to such chiropractor can send him thousand different ways, many of which can be harmful. For example, self-employed chiropractor can fall into a trap of "working harder", putting in more hours of work per day and eventually burning himself out. A more useful approach would be to find a niche, to double prices, which would lead to fewer high paying customers, or to start a business, or to invest the income in something, all of which would require additional skills that have nothing to do with chiropractic training.

While providing these skills is not motivators' job, there has to be someone, who would provide this guidance and training. Preferably before or soon after the act of motivation. At least mentioning the necessity of such training should be the job of motivator.


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Also, if an artist came to me to be motivated to draw better and become a world renown artist… I would not talk about drawing techniques… I would motivate him to go around the world and visit art galleries… talk to grand masters… get some personal living experience that would stretch his mind to the limit… but, forget the drawing techniques… that’s not my job… or the purpose of motivation...
Exactly. Notice that you listed the activities that would in fact increase the artist's knowledge. This is how artists learn - through different forms of apprenticeship. This is a valid and useful advice. Telling him that he is either lazy or stupid if he is not famous would be less useful. Don't you think?
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