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If you live in the US, then you live in the most beautiful and advanced country in the world. Why would we not want to take care of it? When walking into my office every morning, I am always picking up trash. Why? The great speaker Jim Rohn taught us that the environment counts, that little things like picking up the trash make a big difference. Pay it forward and pass it on!

If you haven't read "As a Man Thinketh..." by James Allen, you are probably missing one of the greatest small books of the early 20th century. It is incredibly motivating, and even though it was written over 100 years ago, it is still just as relevant today. Dr. Rubin explains the power of this short book in a passionate talk to students who are about to graduate. The book is available for free here: https://asamanthinketh.net/

When you are driving, the only thing that is stopping your car from crossing over into oncoming traffic is a double yellow line. How do we make sure we are staying on our side of the line? What do we do when we encounter other professionals who cross the line? Dr. Rubin gives 3 examples of 'line crossing.'

Our brains have 2 sides; left and right. BJ Palmer argued that our brains are also polarized as Innate vs. Educated. Part of our brain's function is to use feelings, hunches, and intuition to guide us in making best decisions. He called that Above-down, inside-out. The other part of our brain is designed to download information from outside in. Both are necessary to succeed, but don't let one get in the way of the other.

Is Autism a sort of brain injury? Are the neurodegenerative diseases seen in adults such as Alzheimer's & Parkinson's and the issues seen in concussions all related? Are there disconnections in the brain that are chemically, genetically or traumatically induced? Dr Rubin discusses this theory and backs it up with research.

Most people never think about the importance of the cranium (or skull) especially in children, unless it is directly injured. Few people understand that there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that exit from various small holes in the skull that control things as vital as your eyes, ears, facial expressions, digestion, even your emotional state! Listen as Dr. Rubin explains why all kids should have their cranium checked.

Eyes truly are the windows to the brain. You can tell so much about someone by looking in their eyes, not only about how they are feeling but how they are thinking. Are both eyes focused in the same direction? Do they move together? It's not just about reading a Snellen Eye Chart and getting the letters correct. It's about processing...is the brain processing what the eyes are seeing? Listen in to Class #3.

If you haven't read Think and Grow Rich, The Richest Man in Babylon, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, then you have possibly missed 3 of the most life changing books. Each one touches on topics that no other books before or since have reached in quite the same way. Dr. Rubin gives you an excited reason to check each one of them out from your local library or buy all three on Amazon!

Sid-isms? Dr. Rubin taught a philosophy course at Life University from 2002-2003 that included what was affectionately known at the school as Sid-isms, or specific quotes that Dr. Sid used to say during his assembly's or other lectures. Dr. Rubin describes several of his favorite Sid-isms and how they can be applicable to your life today.

How do you prepare yourself for your day? Do you arrive for work at 8:58am sprinting through the door? Or do you get to work early and meditate, pray, visualize, breathe, and truly prepare yourself for your day? You will notice you are far more productive and approach the days ups and downs with more calmness if you give yourself the gift of 'mental floss' before you let the whirlwind of the day get past you.

Are you really seeing what you think you are seeing? What is behind your vision is your interpretation of what you are looking at. That makes up a lot of filters. How you look at things does make a difference. Listen to Dr. Rubin in the 2nd of 8 installments regarding building your visual abilities.

"We chiropractors work with the subtle substance of the soul" starts the poetic description of how the body works in BJ Palmer's "This Inner Power Speaks." What does that mean? How do you describe what you do to someone? Do you describe the 'what' in what you do or the 'why'? The why is something far more compelling and is what builds businesses and referrals. What's your why?

What's the big idea? It is as simple as this: when you eat your breakfast or lunch, how does that sandwich turn into bones and eyes and stomach lining? How does your body know to breathe in and out? How does your heart know to keep pumping? That is the big idea...as Dr. Chuck Ribley would say, "the power that made the body, heals the body." The body doesn't heal itself...the power that made it heals it. As BJ Palmer said, "Get the big idea, and all else follows."

The book, Visual Thinking Strategies, inspired Dr. Rubin to begin each one of his elective classes viewing different pictures or videos showing a variety of disorders, from chicken pox and measles to Autism and ADHD. Listen to lesson 1 of 8 in this series!

Your body is magical! Ever get a paper cut? What happens? You bleed, and then it stops. Who/what did that? Isn't that amazing? The body has this incredible strength behind it, but so many of us don't know how to tap into that potential. Dr. Rubin uses the analogy based on the book, Good to Great, to show how we can all have trajectories towards greatness.

A child comes to our office and looks at the plastic spine model and exclaims excitedly, "Is that a spine?" When I answered yes, and asked if she wanted to hold it, she said, "I can hold the spine?" She was so filled with respect and reverence, and it made me wonder when do we adults lose that sort of enthusiasm? What do you look at now and say 'wow' about? Do you notice the beautiful sunrise as you're driving to work? Do you look up at the stars at night before you go into your house or apartment? What about the gorgeous spring daffodils or Bradford Pear trees? It's time for all of us to spend more time looking for 'wow.'

Honored to be asked to be the graduation speaker for Life University's March 2018 class, Dr. Rubin shares 5 lessons from an early experience with a challenging pediatric case and relates that to what the new graduates might be facing in their practices. Some of the lessons came from mentors like Dr. Sid Williams and Dr. Larry Webster, others from almost 30 years of experience.

There's a shift that has to occur when you go from student to doctor, from employee to employer, from worker to manager or supervisor. You've got to shift 'hats.' This is not an easy shift, since you might be so used to and so conditioned to be a student or employee or worker that switching roles is uncomfortable. To get past that, start trying on the 2nd hat while still wearing the first. Think like a doctor when you are a student. Think like an employer when you are an employee. Think like a supervisor when you are a worker. This way you are preparing yourself for the ultimate role you want. Just like the old saying, "to be, act as if!"

When you are asked to be on a TV or radio interview, it is very easy to get caught up in answering their questions in the way you think they want you to. Dr. Rubin suggests it is better to answer the questions the way YOU want to answer them. This is especially important on TV when the camera is rolling. What image do you want to portray for the profession? This is even applicable for job interviews.

Something that is easy hard means it's easy to do in the moment but it makes things harder later (for example, eating fried chicken and ice cream everyday is easy but in the long run is not a good idea). Hard easy refers to something that is hard to do initially but makes your life easier later (such as starting an exercise program...hard to do initially but the improvements in your life later are extraordinary). What is your life filled with? Hard easy or easy hard?