How to See 450 Patients Without Burning Out

Dr. Tim Young built a $1.2M practice working 18 hours a week with adjustments only. No therapies, no supplement sales, no complex marketing. Just mastery, presence, and zero BS. In this episode he breaks down why most chiropractors are either talking too much or doing too much, and what to do instead.

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Dr. Tim Young has been collecting over $1M a year for 22 years. At his peak, he worked Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (6 hours a day, 18 hours a week) with two CAs, seeing 650 patients a week, running a 25% overhead, and maintaining a 91% paid-in-full rate on 32-visit care plans.

His secret? Priorities, focus, and discipline. In this episode, Tim breaks down his non-negotiable priorities (self first, spouse second, kids third, practice fourth) and why being present in every moment is the key to both clinical mastery and work-life balance. He explains why high-volume "monsters" all share one trait (they stop talking and doing unnecessary things), the 90/10 rule that separates thriving practices from stalled ones, and why certainty beats marketing every single time.

We dive into why most practices kill themselves with waiting rooms and walk-ins, how to collimate your energy like an x-ray to avoid burnout, and why AI and social media are useful but never replace the core product (the adjustment). Tim also shares his three simple moves to scale a seven-figure practice: remove everything unnecessary, reduce overhead, and get a coach.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 The Simple Truth: Stop Talking and Doing Too Much

00:29 Can You Have a 7-Figure Clinic AND a Life?

02:05 Priorities That Create Balance: Self, Spouse, Kids, Practice

04:33 Be Present, Become a Master

05:21 The Million-Dollar, 18-Hour Week

07:34 Presence Off the Clock: The 2002 Story

10:14 The Price of Priorities

12:47 Honor as a Daily Practice

15:31 Business Is Simple But You Must Deliver

19:58 Dueling Pianos vs Carnegie Hall: Why Mastery Beats Marketing

22:06 Why Top Docs See 90% of Patients

25:01 High-Volume "Monsters" and Their Philosophy

26:21 The 90/10 Rule

27:24 Role-Play: What "Tell the Truth" Means

28:49 What Chiropractic Is (and Isn't)

31:21 Scaling Bottlenecks: Stop Talking, Stop Doing Too Much

34:56 Walk-Ins, Referrals, and the Waiting Room Practice Killer

35:23 Burnout Myth: Focus Your Energy

38:57 Tech, AI, and Social Media (Useful But Not Core)

42:26 Connection Over Scripts

43:15 3 Simple Moves to Build a 7-Figure Practice

CONNECT WITH DR. TIM YOUNG:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.timyoung/

Website/Coaching: https://focusfoundations.com/

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