Early on as a practice owner, I remember how nervous I was to work with patients on my own. Sometimes I was worried about whether or not I would be able to solve their clinical problem, and that uncertainty found its way into how I would pitch my clinical plan to my new patients. My own lack of confidence then led to only seeing patients for one session because they would cancel their follow up or not show up. At the time, I felt like it was me and that maybe I wasn't a good enough clinician to do this on my own.

What I have since discovered is that it's not me that's the problem. The problem also wasn't whether I was the best clinician or not. The problem was that I didn't have a clear workflow I would take my patients through or present confidently and I didn't set proper expectations with the people I was working with.

Now, no matter what kind of work I am doing, I follow what I've decided to call my 3x3 Method to help with keeping clients and keeping them coming back.

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What is Imposter Syndrome? How does imposter syndrome affect new practice owners? Find out (& how to get rid of it!)

In early 2021, one of the most popular games was Among Us. Sometimes new practice owners can feel the same as the Imposter in the game, always on edge, being worried about being found out & ejected. Imagine, showing up in a room full of other therapists, who all have similar degrees and educational backgrounds as you do, we all dress the same (khakis and scrubs), and your goal is to figure out how to start and grow a successful private practice before they can figure out what an imposter you are.

Let's talk about what it is, how it appears, and how to get rid of it once and for all!

Check out my 4 step process (and a fifth bonus tip at the end!)

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"How do you figure out how much to charge for each session?"

This is one of the most frequent questions I get as a business coach for private practice owners. It was one of the questions I had at the beginning too and there are often a lot of emotions mixed up in the question as well. When you're first getting started, especially as someone who has never really dealt with the financial aspects of therapy services before, it can be weird to try to figure out your pricing. It can be hard to believe in yourself and believe that your services are worth that amount (whatever "that" amount might be), plus having to actually ask someone to pay you is a whole other piece to this process.

In this podcast, we are going to talk about the top 4 mistakes I've made when I've priced services, how to go about determining your own numbers, and some common FAQs. Let's get started.

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"Consistency is key." Heard it before?

This is one of the main ideals in business, entrepreneurship, and really with any kind of goal-setting endeavor. It's important to make big pushes towards where you want to go, and I would argue it's even more important to put a moderate amount of effort and energy into your plan consistently over time to help you get where you want to go. Reason being, for most of us, growing a business is a long term thing. We want to see continual growth over time, and if you always come out of the gate too hot, you're going to leave one job because of burnout and create another situation where you cause yourself burnout again.

So consistency is great and all, but how do you actually do it?

I know I'm most successful whenever I have specific instructions to follow, so I wanted to share what I've been doing specifically over the last few months to give you a game plan if you want to start putting some more consistent structure into your everyday.

Find the details in this podcast!

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It's common to have fears, nerves, and worries when it comes to starting and running your own practice. These limiting thoughts can range across many areas, but some of the most common I hear are:

You're worried about your pricing -- is it too high? too low?

You're worried about where your next patients are coming from and you're worried if people are going to call you or not

You're hoping people will be willing to buy from you, but worried they won't want to

Your patients are coming to the end of their plan of care & you're worried about if they're going to stay or not

In this video, I want to tackle these fears head on and help guide you down the path of becoming a leader to alleviate these worries.

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Over the past couple of years, I've worked with a lot of different practice owners -- physical therapists, occupational therapists, chiropractors...specializing in sports, ortho, pediatrics, geriatrics, chronic pain, you name it. While the settings and professions can vary quite a bit, along with the delivery models (telehealth, mobile, gym-based, brick and mortar), the path to having a full client roster is typically pretty similar: business & admin setup, sales training, develop marketing strategy, and put systems in place.

As you can imagine, with a typical path to success comes a lot of the same FAQs, fears, and mistakes that are made along the way. These mistakes are crucial though -- by taking imperfect action that doesn't get you where you want to go, you end up learning a lot along the way, which helps you in the long run. However, if we can avoid a few mistakes here and there as we go, it definitely makes the road to success much quicker and a little less stressful.

In this week's video, we are talking about the top 3 mistakes I see new practice owners make and how to avoid them.

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Analysis paralysis... sound familiar? I know when I was first starting my practice, the only thing in the world that I wanted was a clear checklist that would help in guiding me towards everything I needed to get started. I had to search high and low to find help because I wasn't even sure where to begin looking. When I finally found it, I was off to the races.

Over the past few years operating my own small solo physical therapy practice and offering business and marketing coaching to other clinicians looking for guidance in getting going, my main focus has always been on making the process as easy, simple, practical, and organized as possible so that while starting your own business can be intimidating, it doesn't have to be complicated. I believe so much in the fact that direct-to-patient care in therapy is the optimal way to treat patients and the optimal way to offer services as a therapist, and I want to help as many clinicians as I can become practice owners.

This video is going to be an overview of all the things to complete and consider in just getting yourself off the ground!

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Taking time off. What a wonderful concept. Imagine closing down your computer on your last day at work before heading off on vacation, knowing everything is running smoothly and going exactly as it should. Now you're heading to some well-deserved time off where you can truly relax and recharge.

As small business owners, especially solo business owners, it can be really difficult to get to this place. When you're in your first year or two of business, taking time off can seem like something totally unachievable. It's hard to imagine your business continuing and not falling apart if you're not there.

While some of us want to scale and some of us want to keep it just us in our business, learning to take time away is essential because it does allow us to recharge, gain perspective, and offers time for just thinking. Sometimes when we are busy in the day-to-day, it can also be hard to step back and look at the bigger picture.

In this video, we are going to talk about the 5 step process I take for every vacation and period of time off I schedule that has helped me go from being super frazzled and stressed out to recently, having the most relaxed vacation I've had in awhile, where my business continued to run, even while I wasn't there.

1. Plan your vacation

2. What to do before

3. What to do after

4. What to do during

5. Setting boundaries

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Morgan is a physical therapy cash-based practice owner turned business & marketing coach for practice owners. She currently works with other clinicians to help them start and grow their cash-based solo practices, as well as helping clinicians navigate being new business owners. In this episode, we are talking about one of the key mindset barriers and shifts I see in new practice owners that will either hold you back or catapult you forward in being able to sell your services and plans of care, without feeling icky.

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In this episode, we are talking about one of the key mindset barriers and shifts I see in new practice owners that will either hold you back or catapult you forward in being able to sell your services and plans of care, without feeling icky.

Follow me on Instagram: @drmorganmeese | Join my Facebook Group: DPT to CEO | Ready to start your own cash based practice? Let's talk! morganmeese.com/bookacall |

MUSIC: We Are The Best Team! by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6235-we-are-the-best-team- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/