It's OK To Be Selfish In Your Business

We sometimes need to be a little more selfish as business owners.  I know the word is loaded, but hear us out!When we work as clinicians, our employer often takes care of the 'selfish' parts - setting our hours, having documentation policies, etc.  But when we transition to business owners, we need to get more comfortable saying 'does this work for me?'  We'll have so many more decisions to make.It's definitely been an area of growth for us as we've gotten more experience in business.  It's also easy to see in other people when we coach!This can show up in a lot of different ways.  Maybe you're...Treating patients on days and times that aren't great for you because you feel obligated to offer those times to patients.Responding to patients outside of regular hours or doing a bunch of extra work for them between appointments.Working with a contractor (CPA, biller, cleaner, etc.) when the business relationship isn't really working for you.Saying 'yes' to everything - talks, 'collabs', renting space from another practitioner - instead of saying 'not right now' or 'no' if it doesn't work for your business.Allowing employees to work days or times that don't really work for the practice.So get really clear on your goals and where you want to go.  Once you do, it makes many of these decisions a lot easier.  A lot of practical advice and our own mistakes and examples in this 'sode - check it out!Practitioner MapIf you haven't already, make sure you've added yourself to the Rising Practitioner Map (www.pelvicptrising.com/map) to make sure you can be found by patients!If you're a business owner, we also have an affordable ($25/mth!) hiring directory specifically for those interested in pelvic rehab!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 500+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them!Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!