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Be vision driven and mission essential
I left the hospital environment to focus on the business side of private practice healthcare because as my career unfolded I didn’t identify as much with the relatively slower moving, bureaucratic tendencies of larger healthcare organizations. I just wasn’t as fired up as I wanted to be and really felt I needed to follow my bliss in order to be most effective – and most happy. I thought this would not only make me a better,…
Lessons in entrepreneurship from medical practices
More and more I’m seeing healthcare practices (medical, dental, physical therapy, optometry, etc.) getting really entrepreneurial about their business models. Most of this is born out of necessity in order to find ways to stay profitable, but some of it comes from clinicians making the decision to run their practices in a way consistent with their passions, interests, and lifestyle.
There is a lot to be learned from a client of mine who is starting…
“Running” a private practice
I’m a runner. I’ve had plenty of periods where I don’t run for a while, but I always come back to it, and it’s always for the same reasons.
Nothing makes me feel quite the same as I do after putting in a 5 miler. I breathe deeper, get good time alone with my thoughts, feel better during the day, and on and on. At the same time, nothing is quite as difficult to stay consistent with as running…
