MoChihChu Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast

What if one of the greatest opportunities in chiropractic isn't reaching the next generation, but reconnecting with the generation that's already lived so much? The world is getting older. And with age comes an entirely different set of challenges, priorities, and opportunities for chiropractors willing to understand them. In this episode of the Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast, SCT Coach Dr. Fred Schofield draws on 45 years of practice to explore the importance of geriatric chiropractic care, the growing aging population, and why helping older patients maintain their vitality, independence, and quality of life deserves greater attention. Because getting older shouldn't mean giving up on feeling good, finding purpose, or enjoying life. At 72 himself, Dr. Fred brings a unique perspective to the conversation, challenging chiropractors to look beyond symptoms and consider the whole person. Their stress. Their attitude. Their motivation. Their daily habits. Their relationships. Their sense of purpose. And perhaps most importantly, their ability to find balance. Dr. Fred explores the relationship between stress, the autonomic nervous system, and the body's self-regulating processes, introducing concepts such as homeostasis, allostasis, salutogenesis, and autopoiesis through the lens of chiropractic philosophy. He also discusses the importance of daily restorative practices, exercise, nutrition, gratitude, meditation, humor, and intentional rituals in supporting a more fulfilling life as we age. But this conversation isn't exclusively about older patients. It's also a challenge to every chiropractor listening. Are you taking care of yourself? Are you continuing to learn? Are you developing the awareness and discipline to create the life and practice you envision? You cannot continually give from a place of depletion. Dr. Fred reminds us that gratitude isn't simply about appreciating what we have. It's about cultivating a greater awareness of our lives, our health, and the opportunities still ahead of us. Because whether you're 32 or 72, there's still room to grow, serve, learn, and rediscover what makes you feel alive. "We're going to find your purpose. We're going to find your passion. We're going to stoke your passion." — Dr. Fred Schofield In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why geriatric chiropractic care represents an important opportunity for today's chiropractors The importance of understanding the unique needs of an aging patient population Why Dr. Fred encourages chiropractors to look beyond symptoms and consider the whole person How stress, motivation, attitude, and daily habits influence the patient experience The importance of finding balance between sympathetic activation and parasympathetic recovery What Dr. Fred means by autopoiesis, homeostasis, allostasis, and salutogenesis Why exercise, nutrition, meditation, humor, and daily rituals deserve attention as we age How gratitude and intentional restorative practices can support a greater sense of peace Why maintaining purpose and passion matters throughout every stage of life The importance of continuing your chiropractic education and refining your approach to patient care How chiropractors can begin identifying opportunities to better serve older adults in their communities "Be thankful for your health first, then your family. Work on yourself first, then we'll take care of the family." — Dr. Fred Schofield Weekly Action Challenge: Sow With the Harvest in Mind This week, Dr. Fred challenges you to slow down, reflect, and put your intentions on paper. Find a quiet moment after listening to this episode. Rest. Breathe. Grab a pen and paper. Think about the life you're creating, the chiropractor you're becoming, and the people you're serving. Then ask yourself: What is ONE thing I can improve that will move me toward greater vitality, passion, energy, or peace of mind? Maybe it's creating a daily restorative ritual. Maybe it's paying closer attention to your own health. Maybe it's researching the aging population in your community and discovering how your practice can better serve them. Whatever comes to mind, write it down. Then take action. Because the goal isn't simply to add more years to your career. It's to create a life filled with purpose, contribution, and something worth getting excited about every morning. Spread the word. Keep the faith. Tell the story. Keep training. Keep charging. MoChihChu!

What if the way you show up in practice is influencing more than you realize? Your words. Your tone. Your habits. Your confidence. Your hands. They all become part of the experience you create for the person on your table. In this episode of the Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast, SCT Coach Dr. Fred Schofield goes deep into the relationship between consciousness, frequency, chiropractic philosophy, discipline, and the adjustment, and challenges chiropractors to stop simply consuming information and start paying attention to what they're actually creating. Because learning something isn't enough. You have to do something with it. Dr. Fred explores the idea of seeing the patient as a whole rather than a collection of individual parts, connecting foundational chiropractic philosophy with his perspective on the field, frequency, and consciousness. But this isn't only a philosophical conversation. Dr. Fred brings it directly back to practice. Can you adjust? Are you developing your hands? Are you tracking your numbers? Are you asking for referrals? When you have an incredible day in practice, do you stop to understand what you did differently? Because success leaves clues. Your habits matter. Your discipline matters. Your communication matters. And the small things you repeatedly do can eventually become the systems that shape your practice. Dr. Fred challenges chiropractors to remain curious, study the foundations of their profession, continually improve their adjusting, measure what is happening inside their offices, and develop the awareness to recognize what's working. The goal isn't to listen to another podcast and move on. It's to learn one thing, and use it. In This Episode, You'll Learn: What Dr. Fred means by Field, Force, Frequency, and consciousness Why he believes chiropractors should think about the patient as a whole rather than isolated parts How your words, tone, presence, and communication can influence the patient experience Why the chiropractic adjustment remains central to Dr. Fred's philosophy of practice The importance of continually developing your adjusting skills Why results and referrals are closely connected in a chiropractic practice How consistently asking for referrals can help create a referral-based practice Why every chiropractor should know and track their practice statistics What you can learn by analyzing your best days instead of simply celebrating them How habits and discipline create greater consistency Why curiosity remains essential to continued growth How to turn information into something you can actually apply "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." — Dr. Fred Schofield Weekly Action Challenge: Learn ONE Thing Dr. Fred ends this episode with a deceptively simple challenge: Learn one thing. Not ten. Not another notebook full of ideas you'll never revisit. One. Choose one thing from this episode, or something you've been meaning to improve in your practice—and give it your complete attention. Maybe it's your adjustment. Maybe it's asking for referrals. Maybe it's finally tracking your six-week new-patient average. Maybe it's examining what happens differently on your busiest, most successful days. Identify it. Learn it. Then do something with it. Because information without application doesn't change your practice. Pay attention. Stay curious. Develop your discipline. And keep refining the chiropractor you bring into the office every day. Spread the word. Keep the faith. Tell the story. Keep charging! MoChihChu!

Are you doing what you love, or are you simply doing what you've always done? It sounds like a simple question. But after decades in practice, the answer can say a lot about the chiropractor you're becoming. In this episode of the Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast, SCT Coaches Dr. Fred Schofield and Dr. FJ Schofield dig into what it means to build a career in chiropractic that you can genuinely enjoy, sustain, and continue mastering for decades. For Dr. Fred, after 45 years in chiropractic, the answer is still clear: he loves what he does. But loving chiropractic doesn't mean avoiding the work. It means finding the work worth doing. Dr. Fred and Dr. FJ discuss why the chiropractic adjustment remains the foundation of practice, why technique mastery requires far more than attending a seminar, and why chiropractors must continually apply, refine, experiment, and ultimately develop their own process. Because you don't become a master by simply learning more. You become a master by doing the work, applying what you learn, and continuing to evolve. The conversation also moves beyond technique into the practice itself: identifying the patients you want to serve, creating value, differentiating yourself in your community, building effective chiropractic marketing systems, and developing a profitable practice that gives you the freedom to protect your energy and your team. As Dr. FJ explains, the goal isn't to eliminate work from your life. It's to discover what kind of work is interesting enough that you're willing to keep doing it every day. Then learn how to help people with it. Learn how to communicate its value. Build systems around it. Take care of your own health. And do it for the next 30, 40, or 50 years. That's how you build more than a successful chiropractic office. You build a career and a life you actually want to live. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why mastering the chiropractic adjustment remains fundamental to becoming an exceptional chiropractor Why attending seminars isn't enough—you have to apply, practice, refine, and develop your own process How your approach to chiropractic can evolve dramatically throughout your career Why finding work that genuinely interests you may be more useful than chasing the idea of "passion" How to turn what you enjoy into something that helps people and provides real value Why chiropractic marketing and consistent new-patient growth create greater freedom within your practice The importance of being intentional about who you want to serve Why protecting your team's energy sometimes requires setting professional boundaries with patients How taking care of your own body helps create a career you can sustain for decades Why doing work you love doesn't mean avoiding hard work—it means finding work worth doing "You can't just go to the seminar. You've got to go apply it, and then you've got to learn, and then you hone." — Dr. FJ Schofield "Do something that's interesting to you every single day." — Dr. FJ Schofield "I love what I do. Forty-five years." — Dr. Fred Schofield Weekly Action Challenge: Find the Work Worth Doing This week, ask yourself one question: What part of chiropractic still genuinely interests me? Maybe it's adjusting. Technique. Patient communication. Philosophy. Building your team. Marketing. Creating an incredible patient experience. Pick one area that makes you want to become better. Then do something with it. Study it. Practice it. Attend a training. Try something new in your office. Take something you've already learned and actually apply it. Don't worry about mastering everything at once. Find the work that matters to you, and keep getting better at it. Because a great chiropractic career isn't built by reaching a point where the work stops. It's built by creating work you still want to do. Keep training & Keep charging! MoChihChu!

What separates a chiropractor who simply practices from one who spends a lifetime mastering their craft? It isn't a diploma. It isn't reaching a certain collection number. And there is no imaginary finish line where suddenly you've learned enough. Mastery is a way of showing up. In this episode of the Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast, SCT Coach Dr. Fred Schofield continues his exploration of consciousness and introduces the connection between Field, Force, Frequency, and Faith, and how those principles can influence the way you practice, lead, communicate, and live. Because your patients experience more than your adjustment. They experience you. Your energy. Your certainty. Your clarity. Your presence. And as Dr. Fred puts it, "People buy your frequency." This conversation challenges chiropractors to look beyond the mechanics of practice and consider the internal patterns they're creating every day. Are you operating from clarity and alignment—or worry, fear, confusion, and exhaustion? Are you still dedicated to your community? Are you taking care of yourself enough to sustain the energy your patients need from you? And perhaps most importantly: Are you still training? Dr. Fred shares lessons on referrals, discipline, recovery, measuring your physiology, celebrating small victories, and developing the resilience required for a lifetime in chiropractic. He also remembers chiropractor Mickey Morandini and the extraordinary dedication he showed serving remote communities in the Australian Outback—a reminder of the impact one chiropractor can make when they truly commit to serving. The goal isn't simply to build a bigger practice. It's to become the chiropractor capable of sustaining it, serving through it, and continuing to grow through every stage of your career. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why referrals remain foundational to building a sustainable chiropractic practice What Dr. Fred means by Field, Force, Frequency, and Faith Why your energy and presence can influence the patient experience How alignment creates greater intention, clarity, energy, and inner peace Why chiropractic mastery requires continued training long after graduation How breathing and intentional recovery can help you regulate your energy Why Dr. Fred encourages chiropractors to track measurements such as resting heart rate How your thoughts become a form of "mental nourishment" Why celebrating small victories builds resilience for the long journey The importance of taking time away from practice instead of waiting until you're completely depleted Why dedication to your community can create an impact that lasts far beyond your career "You're either in a state of organization or in a state of disorganization." -Dr. Fred Schofield Weekly Action Challenge: Get Back Into Alignment Before you focus on growing your numbers this week, focus on how you're showing up. Each morning, give yourself a few intentional minutes before the noise of the day begins. Breathe. Slow yourself down. Pay attention to your energy. Think about the chiropractor you intend to be when you walk through your office doors. Then choose one small victory you can create that day, a referral conversation, a better patient interaction, a moment of greater presence, or simply following through on something you've been avoiding. At the end of the day, acknowledge it. Because, as Dr. Fred reminds us, an acorn doesn't become an oak tree overnight. Mastery takes time. Keep training!

Everybody wants the result. More new patients. A bigger practice. Greater confidence. More freedom. More success. But are you willing to consistently do the small things that actually get you there? In this episode of the Schofield Chiropractic Training Podcast, SCT Coach Dr. Fred Schofield challenges chiropractors to stop obsessing over where they're trying to get and start mastering where they are right now. Because growth doesn't have to happen overnight. Can you improve yesterday by 1%? Can you beat last Wednesday by one? Can you hand out four cards when you said you would? Can you practice the disciplines you already know, even when the motivation isn't there? Dr. Fred explores the connection between breathing, thinking, feeling, and acting, and why your internal state matters when you walk into your practice each day. He shares how gratitude, expectation, tracking your averages, and disciplined action can help you stay present while steadily moving toward the practice and life you want. And there's another side to the conversation: What are you sacrificing to get there? Your kids won't stay young. Your body needs recovery. Motivation will rise and fall. And the chiropractor who never gives themselves permission to step away may eventually discover that professional success came at the expense of the life they were supposedly building it for. This episode is about developing the discipline to grow, without becoming so consumed by the destination that you miss your life along the way. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why 1% incremental improvement can transform the way you approach practice growth How Dr. Fred uses six-week averages to create realistic expectations and measurable goals Why motivation comes and goes, and discipline has to carry you when it does How breathing, thinking, feeling, and acting work together in Dr. Fred's approach to daily training Why gratitude and expectation matter before you ever walk into the office How simple actions, like consistently handing out referral cards, force you to confront your own resistance Why knowing your numbers helps you stay present instead of constantly chasing an undefined future The importance of recovery, time away from practice, and protecting the relationships that matter How to define a "win" based on progress, even when you haven't reached the ultimate goal yet "You can be so committed, but unless you take action, unless you're disciplined, motivation will come and go." - Dr. Fred Schofield Weekly Action Challenge: Win by 1% Choose one number in your practice that matters to you—new patients, referrals, reactivations, collections, visits, or another measurable statistic. Look at your six-week average. Then forget about doubling it. Improve it by one. Pair that goal with one specific action you can control this week. Hand out the cards. Make the calls. Have the conversation. Track the number. And before you start each morning, take a moment to breathe, be thankful, visualize what you're working toward, and then act. You don't need to reach the finish line this week. You just need to move forward.