By the time you are reading this, I’m already home and life is back to normal. Some really amazing stuff has happened since the last blog and I wanted to keep you all in the loop.
First, Lyceum. For those who don’t know, Lyceum is a chiropractic event that NZCC hosts every year. This year was my first one, and I know it won’t be my last. It was the most attended Lyceum of all time and a huge success, much credit to Dr. Eric Russell and everyone here for creating such an amazing event.
How did Dr. Jamie speak?
In my opinion, it was, up to now, the greatest talk that Jamie has delivered. It was a talk that began the conversation (and issued a bit of a challenge) in our profession as to what we chiropractors want to see happen in the world. Dr. Jamie also clearly defined Life By Design’s "why" and inspired people to come with us. It was also delivered in a smooth and interesting manner which captivated the audience. That evening was spent hanging out with awesome people at the president’s ball. The next day we had the pleasure of spending time with Eric, his wife Yvonne, and Dr. Rob Sinnot (another amazing speaker at Lyceum) and his wife Gail.
On Tuesday, the Life By Design team took a quick day trip to Waiheke Island for a wine tour. Check out the links. The place is pure magic. I also added links to two of my favorite wineries that we visited, Cable Bay and Mudbrick. We ate lunch at Mudbrick. I’ve always wondered what the big deal is about New Zealand lamb. I found my answer at Mudbrick; I thought I was eating beef, it was so smooth and yummy.
Tuesday night it was my turn to step up and deliver to the philosophy group at the college. Brian and Thea have been working really hard to bring philosophy, chiropractic and Life By Design to the college, Auckland and New Zealand. They have done an amazing job!
I spoke about my strength: the importance of philosophy, not only in practice but in life. I am proud at how the night went and how I delivered my message. I am also proud and humbled to find out that it was the busiest philosophy club meeting ever (more than when Reggie Gold, my mentor, spoke). Including Q & A, I spoke for more than 3.5 hours.
Wednesday I had the pleasure of being taken out on the town by Drs. Peter and Tamara Hume who are our first LBD New Zealand office. It was awesome to hear about Tammy and Pete’s plans to become the undisputed authorities on how to create an extraordinary life in New Zealand…. They are well on the way, and I truly can’t wait to see how far they take Life By Design.
How did the LBD seminar go?
I could tell you, but I will let some of the participants speak for themselves...
I also wanted to comment on how amazing all the people I have met have been. It was a pleasure to meet all of you and I can't wait to get together again.
The theme of this post has been a simple realization that the things we wish, dream, and (most importantly) plan do come true. I would have liked to end this post with the "Be careful what you wish for…." quote but I don't think that really applies. I think the problem is that too many are "to careful to wish" We need more dreamers and creators on this planet.
Dr. K
Sounds amazing! So proud of you guys!
Posted by: Lara | 09/25/2012 at 10:06 AM
It was fantastic to have the LBD team here in NZ inspiring us to be role models for our communities in living our own Life By Design! It's great having a communication strategy to let people know that chiropractic is a fundamental part of living the most awesome life possible, as well as what they eat, how they move and think.
One of the greatest things I took away from seeing you guys at lyceum and then the LBD seminar is confidence in communication of Chiropractic(because it IS so simple - brain body connection -clear nervous system!)and inspiration to live MY own Life By Design!
"Good for everybody, good for a lifetime" YUS!
Thanks x
Posted by: Rebecca Ranford | 09/25/2012 at 04:45 PM
It was certainly inspiring to experience Dr. Jamie's presentation at Lyceum. It was certainly the highlight of the weekend for me!!
Thanks guys!!
Posted by: Billy Chow | 09/25/2012 at 06:44 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys.
Billy It was a pleasure finally getting a chance to meet you.
Rebecca I'm super happy that you took something away so important as how to communicate chiropractic to your community.
Posted by: Kresimir | 09/26/2012 at 03:14 AM