Podiatry Legends Podcast

When is the right time to transition from an employee to a business owner? And more importantly, when is it the right time to sell?

It's going to be different for everyone, and my guest, Dr Misty McNeill from Prairie Path Foot & Ankle Clinic in Elmhurst, Illinois, shares her unique story of transitioning through these three stages and what she learnt along the way.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Her big WHY.
• With business ownership, there are tradeoffs.
• The enormous long-term benefits of spending less than you make.
• Debt creates pressure, and pressure can make you do things that don't align with your values. Do not become a slave to debt.
• Creating a flexible work environment.
• Attracting podiatrists looking for the same lifestyle.
• WHY did she sell and choose to become an employee again?

"I became an owner so I could have time for myself, but now I want not to be the owner so I can have time for myself."

Final Tip:

Live within your means, and be clear about what serves you. If it's not a definite YES, then it's a NO.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call to see if we're a good fit.

Please subscribe to my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach, and click on the bell icon to inform you whenever a new video is uploaded.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

To learn more about the next group coaching program, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT.

This episode is not what I initially set out to produce, but I'm so glad the first 20-minutes of my conversation with Dr Misty McNeill from Prairie Path Foot & Ankle Clinic in Elmhurst, Illinois, took a deviation from the original topic.

Dr Misty McNeill was invited onto the podcast to discuss her transition from employee to business owner and then from business owner to employee. It's a great story, and we did discuss it, but only after talking about our love and learnings from Disney first.

Because these two topics are vastly different, I thought they each deserved a separate episode, so this week's episode is about Learning from Disney and next week, you'll get the story behind Dr McNeill's career.

• Creating raving fans
• Disney refers to all employees as Cast Members because everyone plays a part in the success of Disney.
• Disney treats their cast members so well; it trickles down to the customers.
• All trainees wear a badge that says Earning My Ears. At Misty's podiatry business, her trainees wear a badge that says Taking My First Steps.
• Disney makes waiting in line fun.
• Disney sets standards that apply to everyone in the company, even the bosses.
• Book recommendation: Be Our Guest

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call to see if we're a good fit.

Please subscribe to my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach, and click on the bell icon to inform you whenever a new video is uploaded.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

To learn more about the next group coaching program, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT.

Deb Johnstone from Transformational Pathways Australia will explain WHY you need to be showing up for yourself daily and HOW it creates new business opportunities that would have otherwise be missed or overlooked.

Deb has been on the Podiatry Legends Podcast before, Episode 89: My Mindset Coach.

• The importance of making a commitment to ourselves.
• Understanding where certain behaviours lead you.
• The difference between showing up and showing up fully.
• The importance of being aware when you're not showing up.
• Language creates your reality, and using the wrong language can lead to missed opportunities. For example;
  • I'm too busy - means you're putting your time elsewhere.
  • I can't afford it - it means you're spending your money on something else.
• Ongoing personal development and health are significant, but they are two common areas of life where people often don't show up for themselves.
• Showing up for yourself is about putting yourself first; it's not about being selfish. It's about allowing time for you.

1. Being Aware - You need to have an awareness of when you're making excuses. When you make excuses, you're ripping yourself off.
2. Clarity - Explore what you want in life and if it isn't clear after five minutes, start writing what you don't want. When you know what you don't want, what you want becomes more clear. If you're still unsure, put yourself first, create some time and space, get a journal and start writing.
3. Take Action - The universe responds to the energy of taking action. Actions create new experiences, and that brings in more opportunities. As soon as you take the first step, it starts to create the opportunities.
4. Future Pace Yourself - If you were at the end of your life, what would you have regretted not doing, and how will you know you've lived a fulfilled life?

"There's no past, there's no future there are just never-ending moments of NOW. You can't change the past but what can you do is take action NOW".

As the business leader, you should be showing up for yourself, not showing up for the team. You need to be your best self first before you can be the best leader for your team.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

You can also connect with Deb Johnstone at https://www.debjohnstone.com.au/.

The UNCUT video of this episode is available on my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach and please SUBSCRIBE and click on the bell icon so you're informed whenever a new video is uploaded.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

To learn more about the next group coaching program, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT.

Jay Lewis is the owner of Elite Foot Care on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Jay gained an interest in Podiatry while playing AFL as a scholarship holder with the Sydney Swans.

Being in an elite level sports environment provided a great level of insight and interest into sports biomechanics, lower limb injuries and performance enhancement. This elite environment also introduced him to leadership at the highest level.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The commitment needed as a New South Welshman to break into the AFL.
• Being around elite players and a professional environment.
• Accountability and team culture.
• Being in a competitive environment.
• What he learnt in Speed School.
• Leadership and goals setting.
• Life after being cut from the team.
• Taking what he learnt in an elite environment and applying it to his podiatry career.

"Although you're an individual, you never get success without the team; you can never do it all on your own. We worked for each other, and if one person is doing well and one is not, you're not doing well as a team".

Final Tip

What's hard now will be easy later if you put in the work and surround yourself with a good team, and your team needs to be constantly growing. Team culture is king.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

If you're interested in watching the UNCUT video of this particular episode, you can visit my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach and please SUBSCRIBE and click on the bell icon, so you're informed whenever a new video is released.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

Aadila Dada is the owner of Prohealth Podiatry in Brisbane, Queensland. She is passionate about helping her patients with chronic injury and pain by helping them address issues around obesity and the long-term benefits of weight loss and how this relates to good nutrition.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why she wanted to become a Diabetic Educator and learn more about nutrition.
• How she first got interested in podiatry as a 7-year old. It all started with a burr.
• Leaving South Africa for Australia
• Getting married at 18 and having two children while still studying podiatry.
• How becoming very ill at 22 shaped her career path.
• Why increasing your knowledge provides a better service to your patients.

Final Tip

Learn consistency and have self-belief. Know the direction you want to take and make sure it fulfils you.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

You can connect with Aadila on Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram @Prohealth Podiatry.

If you're interested in watching the UNCUT video of this particular episode, you can visit my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach and please SUBSCRIBE, so you're informed whenever a new video is released.

If you're looking for a competitive advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

To learn more about the group coaching program, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT.

Dr Ivan Bristow has been a podiatrist for over 30 years and since the commencement of his career, he has held a strong interest in lower limb and foot dermatology and runs a successful podiatric dermatology blog, which can be found at foot.expert.

He has co-authored numerous dermatology books and published over 100 papers. His current work includes researching innovations for the diagnosis and treatment of foot infections including microwave technology. In this episode we discuss:

• Melanoma, microwaves, the dermatology blog, CPD, bringing dermatology into the forefront of podiatry and dermoscopy for detecting skin cancer earlier.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please send me an email at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

You can connect with Dr Ivan Bristow on Linkedin @ivanbristow

If you're interested in watching the UNCUT video of this particular episode, you can visit my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach and please SUBSCRIBE, so you're informed whenever a new video is released.

If you're looking for a Competitive Advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

North America - Starts Tuesday, September 7th at 8.30 pm (EST) To register, please visit https://podiatrygrowth.com/reboot/

Australia, NZ, UK - Starts Wednesday, September 8th at 5.30 pm (AEST) To register, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT

Being at the top of your field means different things to different people; it's not about making the most money or becoming famous.

Dr Fern Kazlow, aka Dr K., based in New York City, is a licensed clinical psychotherapist, speaker, author, business/marketing strategist and mentor to high performers. She is the number #1 Authority in Peak Performance Resistance.

For over 35 years, Dr K has been helping high performer CEO's and entrepreneurs to shatter limitations and create a life and business of purpose and freedom.

In this episode, we are going to discuss:

• Why do some podiatrists get frustrated with their patients and others don't
• Reluctant entrepreneurs
• Mindset is an outcome
• Not feeling good enough

"First, you make it up, then you believe it, and then you create your life to prove that it is true".

• Where are you getting your beliefs from, and are they serving you

"Is what I'm thinking, feeling, believing and doing bringing me closer or further to who I want to be and what I want to create in the world".

• Sabotaging Success
• Confirmation bias
• Burnout
• Resistance Paradox

You may have heard the saying, what got you here won't get you there. But, what got you here is now going to hold you back from what you need to do and who you need to be to get to the next step.

• Limiting beliefs
• why charging too little devalues the experience for the patient.

When you devalue your service, you're devaluing the patient's benefit and limiting the effectiveness. The placebo of value is real.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a Competitive Advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

12-Week Podiatry Business Reboot

North America - Starts Tuesday, September 7th at 8.30 pm (EST) To register, please visit https://podiatrygrowth.com/reboot/

Australia, NZ, UK - Starts Wednesday, September 8th at 5.30 pm (AEST) To register, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT

In my Podiatry Business Spartans membership group, we have a monthly accountability session, and at each session, we set specific goals and tasks for ourselves, with a weekly check-in. Even though I run this membership group, I still like to keep myself accountable.

In July, I said that I wanted to get back into the habit of shooting videos, so I decided to do 30-videos in 30-days and upload them to my Youtube page, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach.

The video feedback was fantastic, so I thought I would take the ideas from each video and combine them to create an extended solo episode.

Here is a list of the videos on Youtube if you would like to check them out:

1. 30-Day Accountability
2. Confirmation Bias
3. The Bandwagon Effect
4. Do You Need Instagram?
5. The 4 M's of Marketing
6. Only 3 Types of Marketing
7. A Confused Mind Says NO
8. Helicopter Marketing
9. Thank You Cards & Notes
10. Your Children Are Listening
11. Live Above the Line
12. Price Wars
13. Not About Knees
14. Reset Your Goals
15. I'm Vaccinated
16. Freedom of Choice
17. I Don't Have Time for Marketing
18. SAY NO
19. Start A Brain Book
20. Research Your Coach
21. My Business is Different
22. Have FUN
23. Get Rich Quick
24. Be Passionate
25. Get Professional Help
26. Try New Things
27. Stop & Celebrate
28. Cancel Christmas
29. Enjoy the Journey
30. Write for Patients

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

Competitive Advantage

If you're looking for a Competitive Advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

12-Week Podiatry Business Reboot

North America - Starts Tuesday, September 7th at 8.30 pm (EST) To register, please visit https://podiatrygrowth.com/reboot/

Australia, NZ, UK - Starts Wednesday, September 8th at 5.30 pm (AEST) To register, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT

Sally Albutt is the owner of the Village Clinic in Gloucestershire in the UK, and she is definitely one of the nicest people (and podiatrists) you will ever meet.

Sally has developed an amazing team culture based on her personality, and I think this is why Sally has a very successful podiatry business with a team of seventeen.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why she has always enjoyed podiatry
• Dealing with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Her father exposing her to the world of business and overseas motivational speakers.
• Roger Crawford - Never let go of your dreams
• What a general podiatrist means
• A unique interviewing process.

Final Tips:

1. Everyone should do the 12-Week Podiatry Business Reboot regardless of where you are at in your business journey. I wasn't expecting that tip, but I do agree.
2. The sooner you get a receptionist, the better your business will be.

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please email me at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

If you're looking for a Competitive Advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

North America - Starts Tuesday, September 7th at 8.30 pm (EST) To register, please visit https://podiatrygrowth.com/reboot/

Australia, NZ, UK - Starts Wednesday, September 8th at 5.30 pm (AEST) To register, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT

My good friend Rem Jackson, CEO of Top Practices and 2019 Inductee into Podiatry Management Hall of Fame, joins me to discuss the power mastermind groups.

Rem also runs one of the largest Podiatry Marketing & Management Summits in the world, which is how we met back in 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (This years event will be in Las Vegas, 8-10 Oct 2021).

Mastermind groups can take many forms and you can create a mastermind alliance with:

1. your spouse or partner
2. your better self
3. the greatest minds that have ever existed because they've all written books

"Top performers do seemingly insignificant things but they do them every single day".

If you're thinking about starting a mastermind group, take action and do it now.

Rem's Book: Podiatry Prosperity

Rem also had me as a guest on his podcast, Prosperity & Something Greater - Ep 30: A Health Journey to Prosperity

If you have any questions about this episode, one-on-one business coaching or any of my group coaching programs, please send me an email at [email protected], and we can arrange a quick ZOOM call.

If you're interested in watching the UNCUT video of this particular episode, you can visit my Youtube channel, Tyson E Franklin - Podiatry Business Coach and please SUBSCRIBE, so you're informed whenever a new video is released.

If you're looking for a Competitive Advantage over other podiatrists in your area, please visit my EVENTS PAGE, and consider joining the Podiatry Business Owners Club on Facebook.

North America - Starts Tuesday, September 7th at 8.30 pm (EST) To register, please visit https://podiatrygrowth.com/reboot/

Australia, NZ, UK - Starts Wednesday, September 8th at 5.30 pm (AEST) To register, please visit https://www.tysonfranklin.com/Coaching/REBOOT