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Aligned for Success

Aligned for Success

By: Dr. Nikki Cottis
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 Ready to break free from the endless grind? Aligned for Success shares the stories of people just like you who have uncovered the secrets to growing their chiropractic practice without sacrificing family time or personal well-being.

Each episode delivers strategies and stories from fellow chiropractors to help you overcome revenue plateaus, optimize your practice operations, and rediscover the joy that inspired you to choose chiropractic in the first place.

Whether you're tired of missing soccer games, dreaming of a real vacation, or simply ready to earn what you're worth, this podcast is your roadmap to a more fulfilling practice and life.

Stop choosing between success and happiness. It's time to build the practice you've always envisioned—one that gives you the freedom to enjoy both professional success and precious moments with your loved ones.
Copyright Nikki Cottis Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • When You Feel Like You're Failing (And What to Do About It)

    When You Feel Like You're Failing (And What to Do About It)
    Aug 18 2025
    In this episode of The Aligned for Success podcast, Nikki addresses one of the most universal experiences in entrepreneurship: that crushing feeling when you look at your life or business and think "I suck and I'm failing."

    With vulnerability, Nikki admits she's been experiencing this exact feeling during the week she's recording, making this episode feel like a real-time conversation with a friend who truly gets it. She reminds listeners that even the people they look up to most have felt this way, emphasizing that feeling like you're failing doesn't mean you actually are, it means you're mid-story.

    Throughout this empowering conversation, Nikki breaks down why this feeling hits high achievers so hard: we set big goals that aren't always easy to reach, social media constantly shows us everyone else's highlight reel, and our brains are wired to notice problems more than progress as a survival mechanism. She explains how we often overlook dozens of things that are working while fixating on the one or two things that aren't.

    Nikki provides a practical four-step framework for pulling yourself out of the failure spiral: pause and get perspective (never make decisions from an emotional headspace), reframe the story by distinguishing facts from feelings, take one small doable action today rather than trying to fix everything at once, and lean on people who understand your journey rather than trying to muscle through alone.

    Drawing from Taylor Welch's concept of "looping," Nikki explains how reframing failure as learning literally changes how your brain looks for solutions. She challenges listeners to shift from "I'm not cut out for this" to "I'm in my growth phase" and from "I blew it" to "now I know what doesn't work."

    This episode delivers powerful reminders that you're not stuck or stagnant, you're learning, growing, and still in the middle of your story, making it a must-listen for anyone who needs perspective during a challenging chapter.

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    11 mins
  • The Three Reasons Your Practice Hit a Wall (And How to Break Through)

    The Three Reasons Your Practice Hit a Wall (And How to Break Through)
    Aug 11 2025
    In this episode of The Aligned for Success podcast, Nikki addresses the frustrating reality of feeling stuck in your practice or business when nothing seems to be working, despite showing up and doing "all the things."

    Speaking directly to chiropractors, practice owners, and entrepreneurs who've hit a wall, Nikki emphasizes that feeling stuck isn't a sign of failure—it's actually an important signal. She breaks down the three most common reasons plateaus happen: capacity mismatches (trying to pour 10 gallons of water into a 5-gallon bucket), avoiding uncomfortable moves like raising fees or letting go of underperforming team members, and misalignment with outdated goals that no longer serve your vision.

    Throughout this insightful conversation, Nikki shares her own experience of hitting a plateau where she was chasing revenue numbers at the expense of her life, family, and free time, only to realize she didn't even care about those numbers anymore. She vulnerably discusses how Stephanie Wigner called her out at an event, saying "You don't have a team problem, you have a Nikki problem"—a moment that sparked exponential growth when she finally stopped micromanaging and trusted her capable team.

    Nikki provides five practical strategies for breaking through plateaus: getting radically honest about what you've outgrown, auditing your capacity to ensure your team structure matches your goals, shaking up your schedule with breaks or new work locations, asking better questions like "what's trying to emerge in me right now?" and normalizing the experience as part of every business owner's journey.

    This episode delivers powerful insights about recognizing when you are the bottleneck and how plateaus often signal that something new is waiting to be unlocked, making it a must-listen for anyone ready to break through stagnation and build the practice they actually want to run.

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    12 mins
  • Success is Never a Solo Journey

    Success is Never a Solo Journey
    Aug 4 2025
    In this episode of The Aligned for Success podcast, Nikki shares a powerful reminder about gratitude and the people who helped shape our success, emphasizing that none of us achieve anything alone.

    Inspired by a visit from a former patient who moved away, Nikki reflects on the early days of opening her practice when she took out a loan at a shocking 41% interest rate with only $8,000 in savings. This patient, learning about Nikki's financial struggle, offered to pay off the predatory loan and provide a new one at a much lower rate—an act of kindness whose magnitude Nikki didn't fully appreciate at the time.

    Throughout this heartfelt conversation, Nikki traces her journey through different seasons of coaching, from her first systems coach who laid the foundation for what she now teaches others, to mindset coaches who helped her navigate new motherhood and business ownership, to business coaches who transformed her practice four years ago. She emphasizes how we can outgrow seasons but should never outgrow the gratitude that comes from them.

    Nikki challenges listeners to identify the people who gave them encouragement during self-doubt, practical support when they needed it most, or chances when they didn't yet have the credentials. She encourages taking action by sending thank-you messages to these influential people and, equally important, becoming that person for someone else.

    With the powerful reminder that "you're not self-made, you're community-made," Nikki introduces the concept of keeping a gratitude journal to document daily wins and milestones we often overlook. This episode delivers a compelling call to action about honoring your roots while watering someone else's, making it a must-listen for anyone ready to both express gratitude and pay it forward.

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    Follow me on instagram: @DrNikkiCottis, @wealthypractitioners
    Challenge: Send a thank-you message to three people who helped get you started, then find one person you can support today!
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    9 mins
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