Make More Money as a Dietitian | Private Practice, Business Confidence, Career Flexibility, Financial Freedom

If you've been struggling with growing your nutrition business, or even getting it started, this episode is for you!

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Alma Simmons about her experience in growing her business over the past year using the unique mindset & marketing practices taught inside Embody Academy.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• Alma's unconventional path of becoming credentialed as an RD originally credentialed in Mexico
• Why Alma decided to do the work on her mindset in order to succeed in her nutrition business, even after investing in other programs
• Why looking for the external answers to what creates business success isn't the most sustainable way to build a nutrition business with longevity
• Alma's biggest takeaways after doing the mindset work for almost a year
• How Alma's confidence has shifted as a result of her mindset work
• The importance of being happy NOW in your current circumstance in order to be truly happy in your future role as an entrepreneur
• And, so much more!

MORE ABOUT ALMA:

Alma Simmons, RDN, LD is a bilingual Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Inspired Soul Nutrition LLC. She has over 14 years of professional experience and has counseled hundreds of patients and clients in the fields of maternal and infant health, lactation, and chronic disease management.

Alma has also taught many nutrition and healthy lifestyle courses in both languages English and Spanish. Her passion is to empower women in midlife so they can break free from yo-yo dieting and find their personal and unique path to a healthier lifestyle. She teaches her clients how to master lifestyle nutrition so they can reclaim their physical and emotional health back. As a result, they are able to either lose weight sustainably, prevent or reverse chronic illness and live a nourished, vibrant life.

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When it's time to decide how much to charge a prospect for a project, what do you do? Or if you're just getting started in business, do you know what to charge clients for your unique services?

On this week's re-release episode, I'm sharing with you a few important mindset shifts to consider when it comes to deciding how much to charge for your services.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• How to think like a CEO so you charge what your services are worth.
• Why I don't think it's a good idea to ask other colleagues what they think you should charge for a particular project.
• The importance of crunching the numbers in your unique business
• A quick tip on how to respond when a prospective client calls to offer you work on something you've never done before (and you have no idea what to charge)

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Today's re-release episode is all about taking personal responsibility for your life and your career.

There are 3 distinct ways you can become more responsible for your actions and ultimately your results in life, and I'm sharing them with you right here in this episode!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• The definition of Personal Responsibility
• 3 ways you can claim personal responsibility for your life
• The benefits of adopting more "How's" in your decision-making process
• What "mindset" really means
• The detrimental effects of the spirit of entitlement

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Is perfectionism holding you back from succeeding in your business? As an RD Entrepreneur, you may be experiencing this because we have a history of being type A perfectionists (where did this come from, btw??).

In this re-release episode, I talk about the 4 perils of perfectionism and how they hold you back from succeeding as an RD Entrepreneur.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• How perfectionism is used as an EXCUSE for inaction.
• How fear masks as perfectionism.
• The unrealistic false reality of perfectionism.
• How perfectionism is considered self-abuse.
• How perfectionism steals your joy.

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Do you often feel like you're holding parts of yourself back in your business because you're afraid to show up as your truest self?

On this re-release episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian podcast, I'm discussing why it's so important that you're fully expressed and authentic in the way you serve your clients and how it's related to how much money you earn in your nutrition business.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• The importance of letting your true personality shine through in your business
• How being 100% authentic can lead you to the perfect clients for you
• A tidbit about my "true self" and how I plan to operate in my own business going forward

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The insidious Impostor Syndrome…It's a real thing, y'all. And it's very prevalent in our RD profession, as well. I talk about why this is the case, and more in today's episode.

In this re-release episode of the Make More Money as a Dietitian podcast, I'm also sharing the steps you can take to overcome Impostor Syndrome. It really isn't hard, as long as you do the work!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• The true definition of Impostor Syndrome.
• How long this "condition" has been around.
• Who this affects more than others, in gender and personality type.
• Steps you can take to overcome Impostor Syndrome.

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Collaborating with food & beverage brands as a nutrition professional can be fun, but it can also be challenging to get started when you don't know which brands to collaborate with.

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Jenna Gorham, about the vast possibilities of partnerships between RDs & brands, no matter what your niche or specialty is. Jenna is the creator/founder of The RD Link and she's talking about how her unique platform can help you build up this part of your business.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• Why Jenna created the RD Link and how the platform benefits the RD community
• Jenna's "origin story" of becoming an RD
• How The RD Link "works"
• Reasons why you would want to collaborate with food & beverage brands as an RD
• How to pitch yourself to brands that are a good fit for you and your area of expertise
• How well dietitians are getting compensated by brands
• Jenna's future vision for The RD Link and how it will support dietitians in collaborating with brands

MORE ABOUT JENNA:

Jenna Gorham is a registered dietitian and the founder of Gorham Consulting Group and The RD Link. Her mission is to create relationships between health-driven food and beverage brands and registered dietitians to foster credibility and the spread of accurate nutrition information while helping brands and dietitians alike grow their businesses in meaningful ways.

She designed The RD Link, which is the only one-stop-shop platform to connect RDs and brands, to make dietitians and brands more accessible to each other so they can pursue more partnerships and reach more people with credible nutrition information. Out of the office, you can find her exploring the mountains of Montana!

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Is the fear of being rejected by potential, or current, clients holding you back from putting out your best work in your business?

In this week's re-release episode, I'm sharing how you can overcome that fear so you can position yourself as unique and different from all the rest.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• The ways you may be succumbing to the fear of rejection in your business.
• How to recognize the behaviors associated with this irrational fear
• The consequences of operating in the fear of rejection and how it affects your quality of life.
• The 2-step process of overcoming your fears.

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In this episode, Christine's addressing one of THE biggest hangups preventing most RD entrepreneurs from moving forward: VICTIM MINDSET.

You can't be a victor and a victim at the same time, so if you want to prosper in your business, you must release the victim mindset. You are never a victim to your circumstances…ever. But this is a very sneaky and insidious mindset because you may believe your circumstances are so true to the point that you don't believe you have control over them. That's just not true!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• 5 Ways you could be living with a victim mindset
• The reason asking yourself "How" is more powerful than asking yourself "Why"
• How to increase self-confidence to do the things that'll move your business forward
• How to reframe "the fear of failure" in a way that's more empowering

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Are you an RD2BE interested in a more non-traditional path in dietetics? This episode will inspire you!

Today on the Make More Money as a Dietitian Podcast, Christine interviews Jenny Westerkamp, RD, CSSD of All Access Dietetics about how she carved out a unique career in dietetics and how her mindset played an integral role.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• How Jenny started All Access Internships while in her dietetic internship
• What Jenny also does part-time as her dream RD job
• What inspired Jenny to be an entrepreneur from the start of her RD career
• Why Jenny transitioned from All Access Internships to All Access Dietetics
• Jenny's take on mindset and how important it is when you're in business for yourself
• The difference between having a hustle & grind mindset vs a passion & purpose mindset
• Why VALUE actually creates money, and not TIME
• And so much more!

MORE ABOUT JENNY:

Jenny Westerkamp, RD, CSSD is the Founder of All Access Dietetics. She started the company when she was a dietetics student in 2008, and has since grown it to help thousands of future dietitians each year. All Access Dietetics provides dietetic internship application coaching, RD exam prep, career coaching, and more to help future dietitians launch their careers with confidence.

Jenny is also a veteran sports dietitian, having worked for the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, and now in her 4th season as the Team Nutritionist for the Chicago Bulls.

SOCIAL LINKS:

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LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

FEATURED ON THE SHOW

Get on the list to be notified when Embody Academy opens for enrollment!

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