April 27, 2024 • 5 mins
What bad practice advice pisses you off? Allison shares her least favorite "tips" in this week's Ask Allison episode of the podcast.
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(00:00):
Welcome back to Ask Allison. Here's today's question.
“I want a private practice so bad, but I'm afraid of failing.
How do I get over that
so I can take steps towards leaving my job?”
So first, before answering, I wanna thank TherapyNotes®.
They are our sponsor for Ask Allison.
They're the #1 rated electronic health record system available today.
With live telephone support 7 days a week,
(00:21):
it's clear why TherapyNotes® is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot
and has a 5 star rating on Google.
TherapyNotes® makes billing, scheduling, note taking,
and telehealth incredibly easy,
and they also offer ePrescribe for you prescribers out there.
If you're coming from another EHR,
TherapyNotes® makes that transition incredibly easy,
importing your demographic data free of charge so you can get going right away.
(00:43):
Find out when more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know,
use promo code ABUNDANT at therapynotes.com for 2 free months.
Okay. To answer your question,
“Feel the fear and do it anyway” is a mantra
I've lived the last 20 years of my life.
At 19, after my 2nd hospitalization for an eating disorder,
depression, and anxiety, it finally clicked that my natural reaction to fear,
(01:06):
which is avoidance, wasn't necessarily the instinct I should follow.
And while eating what was on my plate
and putting myself out there and giving less than 100% in school work,
friendships, full on terrified me.
I realized that I would be stuck forever if I didn't push through.
We all know this clinically, right? If our clients struggle with agoraphobia,
(01:26):
we aren't like, “Yeah. It's a scary world out there.
Obey that drive to stay home.”
We don't tell our couples to continue being passive
and resentful in lieu of stating their needs.
And yet we let our own fears stop us in our tracks
with our businesses all the time.
Cold emailing strangers to network is scary so we don't do it.
Having the “You have a deductible you haven't met”
(01:47):
conversation with a client is scary.
So some of us pretend we're just fine with the co pay.
Don't even get me started on public speaking
and tackling the important tech stuff sends shivers of fear,
or maybe frustration, down my spine.
You are not going to be comfortable with all
that you need to do to build your practice.
If you're in a place in life where you need to not be challenged,
(02:08):
I strongly discourage you from private practice.
It's not about being fearless. I am never not going to be scared.
I'm scared of something every day,
and that's not an exaggeration.
Putting myself out there constantly, blogging,
podcasting, webinars, public speaking,
social media is not natural for me.
I'm an outgoing extrovert,
but I don't like being the center of attention.
(02:30):
So here's the cool thing. I've built up a tolerance for fear.
I notice it, but I know I can handle it
because I've been handling it
because I acknowledge that they're that it's there
and I make my choices in line with my values instead of my affect
and I keep growing professionally and personally.
Now, when I feel a surge of fear in a specific,
(02:51):
like, business kind of stuff beyond the normal nag that I experienced daily,
I actually run towards it. Podcasting scared the hell out of me.
I literally wanted to hide under my covers the day it launched,
in less than 3 months I hit 20,000 downloads,
which is a lot in that amount of time
and we've surpassed 2 million downloads now.
I get emails about how it's been helpful for people all the time.
(03:13):
Public speaking also scared the shit out of me.
My hands and my voice shook the whole time at first.
So I learned what I could
and I just freaking did it
and it's allowed me to give more in-depth training
than I can in my shorter form material
and it's growing my business.
Fear in business? Is an indicator of where you can grow next.
(03:34):
And if you're in this new stage of starting a business,
I wanna be honest with you that the fear may not go away for a while.
And it'll only go away if you decide your practice is exactly where you want it
and you trust that the referral network you built will keep working.
And that you're handling your taxes. Right?
And that all the legal ethical stuff in your business is buttoned up.
(03:55):
It's a thousand percent worth it. I'd rather have a nagging.
“What if I don't get referrals"?”
which is something I can take action on and turn around
than stay in a toxic agency where I have no say in how things are done.
The extra time and money private practice brings also helps lessen that blow.
So if you're like, but I don't know how to set up a referral network
(04:16):
I don't know how to get clients in the door,
then please join us in the Abundance Party. It's not hard.
You just need to know the steps and we teach those to you.
Along with a lot of things that you don't know
that you don't know about private practice
when you're starting out.
You can find that link in my bio.
Today's free worksheet, also in the link in bio:
Important steps to filling your practice
(04:37):
for those of you who need help with that.
I'm curious. I'd love to know in the comments
what scary thing are you willing to do to move forward in your business?
Let us know. Have a great day.
Welcome back to Ask Allison. Here's today's question.
“I want a private practice so bad, but I'm afraid of failing.
How do I get over that
so I can take steps towards leaving my job?”
So first, before answering, I wanna thank TherapyNotes®.
They are our sponsor for Ask Allison.
They're the #1 rated electronic health record system available today.
With live telephone support 7 days a week,
(00:21):
it's clear why TherapyNotes® is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot
and has a 5 star rating on Google.
TherapyNotes® makes billing, scheduling, note taking,
and telehealth incredibly easy,
and they also offer ePrescribe for you prescribers out there.
If you're coming from another EHR,
TherapyNotes® makes that transition incredibly easy,
importing your demographic data free of charge so you can get going right away.
(00:43):
Find out when more than 100,000 mental health professionals already know,
use promo code ABUNDANT at therapynotes.com for 2 free months.
Okay. To answer your question,
“Feel the fear and do it anyway” is a mantra
I've lived the last 20 years of my life.
At 19, after my 2nd hospitalization for an eating disorder,
depression, and anxiety, it finally clicked that my natural reaction to fear,
(01:06):
which is avoidance, wasn't necessarily the instinct I should follow.
And while eating what was on my plate
and putting myself out there and giving less than 100% in school work,
friendships, full on terrified me.
I realized that I would be stuck forever if I didn't push through.
We all know this clinically, right? If our clients struggle with agoraphobia,
(01:26):
we aren't like, “Yeah. It's a scary world out there.
Obey that drive to stay home.”
We don't tell our couples to continue being passive
and resentful in lieu of stating their needs.
And yet we let our own fears stop us in our tracks
with our businesses all the time.
Cold emailing strangers to network is scary so we don't do it.
Having the “You have a deductible you haven't met”
(01:47):
conversation with a client is scary.
So some of us pretend we're just fine with the co pay.
Don't even get me started on public speaking
and tackling the important tech stuff sends shivers of fear,
or maybe frustration, down my spine.
You are not going to be comfortable with all
that you need to do to build your practice.
If you're in a place in life where you need to not be challenged,
(02:08):
I strongly discourage you from private practice.
It's not about being fearless. I am never not going to be scared.
I'm scared of something every day,
and that's not an exaggeration.
Putting myself out there constantly, blogging,
podcasting, webinars, public speaking,
social media is not natural for me.
I'm an outgoing extrovert,
but I don't like being the center of attention.
(02:30):
So here's the cool thing. I've built up a tolerance for fear.
I notice it, but I know I can handle it
because I've been handling it
because I acknowledge that they're that it's there
and I make my choices in line with my values instead of my affect
and I keep growing professionally and personally.
Now, when I feel a surge of fear in a specific,
(02:51):
like, business kind of stuff beyond the normal nag that I experienced daily,
I actually run towards it. Podcasting scared the hell out of me.
I literally wanted to hide under my covers the day it launched,
in less than 3 months I hit 20,000 downloads,
which is a lot in that amount of time
and we've surpassed 2 million downloads now.
I get emails about how it's been helpful for people all the time.
(03:13):
Public speaking also scared the shit out of me.
My hands and my voice shook the whole time at first.
So I learned what I could
and I just freaking did it
and it's allowed me to give more in-depth training
than I can in my shorter form material
and it's growing my business.
Fear in business? Is an indicator of where you can grow next.
(03:34):
And if you're in this new stage of starting a business,
I wanna be honest with you that the fear may not go away for a while.
And it'll only go away if you decide your practice is exactly where you want it
and you trust that the referral network you built will keep working.
And that you're handling your taxes. Right?
And that all the legal ethical stuff in your business is buttoned up.
(03:55):
It's a thousand percent worth it. I'd rather have a nagging.
“What if I don't get referrals"?”
which is something I can take action on and turn around
than stay in a toxic agency where I have no say in how things are done.
The extra time and money private practice brings also helps lessen that blow.
So if you're like, but I don't know how to set up a referral network
(04:16):
I don't know how to get clients in the door,
then please join us in the Abundance Party. It's not hard.
You just need to know the steps and we teach those to you.
Along with a lot of things that you don't know
that you don't know about private practice
when you're starting out.
You can find that link in my bio.
Today's free worksheet, also in the link in bio:
Important steps to filling your practice
(04:37):
for those of you who need help with that.
I'm curious. I'd love to know in the comments
what scary thing are you willing to do to move forward in your business?
Let us know. Have a great day.
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