The $500/Hour Tasks You're Not Doing (And Why They're Costing You Six Figures)

May 13, 2025

When I ask chiropractors where they spend most of their time, their answers are alarmingly consistent:

  • "Putting out fires"

  • "Managing staff issues"

  • "Insurance paperwork"

  • "Trying to keep up with patient volume"

What's glaringly absent? The high-value activities that actually grow your practice and create long-term sustainability.

The Hidden Economics of Your Time

The "Power System Value Matrix" we use in Prosperous Practice Coaching reveals a disturbing reality about how chiropractors allocate their most precious resource—time.

This matrix categorizes every practice activity by its true hourly value:

Task Type

Value Range

Examples

Administrative

$15-50/hour

Paperwork, basic scheduling, routine emails

Clinical Implementation

$300-2,000/hour

Doctors care and service 

Strategic Activities

$300-500+/hour

Practice vision, key partnerships, advanced case design

Leverage Activities

$1,000+/hour

Creating systems, training leaders, developing IP

Here's the painful truth: Most chiropractors spend 80% of their time on $15-50/hour tasks while completely neglecting the $500+/hour activities that could transform their practice and their life.

This isn't just poor time management—it's a six-figure mistake.

Your First Power Move: The 48-Hour Reality Check

This week, I challenge you to conduct a simple but revealing exercise:

  • Track everything you do for two consecutive days—down to the minute

  • Categorize each activity by its true value to your practice's growth using the matrix above

  • Circle the three lowest-value tasks currently consuming your time and energy

  • Calculate how many hours you're investing in $300+/hour activities

Most doctors I work with discover they spend less than 2 hours weekly on truly high-value activities—a revelation that instantly explains their income plateau.

The Prosperity Promise

Next week, I'll show you exactly how to delegate these low-value tasks without sacrificing quality or creating more management headaches.

You became a chiropractor to transform lives, not to drown in paperwork. When you reallocate your time to match your highest value, your practice doesn't just survive—it thrives.

Remember: Your purpose is powerful, and prosperity follows purpose.

Power Up!

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