Growth is not always the best goal for a business. This goes against a lot of what traditional business books would tell us. I’ve been reading Paul Jarvis' Company of One lately. It’s a great read on this exact topic. Even though it’s more about his world, that is, a tech freelancer, it really is …
Being an Entrepreneur
Learning how to be an entrepreneur isn't about learning the top 10 tricks for making piles of money, even though lots of articles online do seem to focus on that! No, it's simply learning how to run a solid business on your own terms - how to be the boss. That's what posts in this category are all about.
Do you know what to look for in a contract?
Some things in life you only really learn to do by doing them. Actually, I’d argue that most things in life are like that - there’s nothing like personal experience to guide us. So when it comes to contracts, most of us don’t have much experience to show us the way through. Not only that, but we get …
Can technology help grow your practice?
Have you ever sat at your computer (or in this day and age, your phone), swearing because you couldn’t get it to do what you wanted to do? Or, have you ever watched other businesses go all out with the technology — a cool website, online booking, social media advertising, and that new iPhone credit …
So, is the customer always right? Well…
I bet you’ve heard the phrase “the customer is always right”. It seems to be something that gets repeated when we’re not happy with a product or service, especially in the food and retail words. Well, that phrase was originally used in the early 1900’s by folks such as Harry Gordon Selfridge and …
Five Tips for Flying Solo
This week I wanted to follow up on the last article about the reality of being your own boss. So let’s say you read that and you’re now thinking you do, indeed, want to fly solo and run your own clinic or practice. Ok! In my own career I moved clinics a number of times. Once it was due to bylaw …
A reality check on being the boss
We tend to idealize things. At least, this seems to be a trend. Maybe because working in health and wellness makes you think a lot about helping people get closer to their ideal selves - stronger, fitter, healthier, happier. We then apply this to our businesses. We think the ideal situation would be …
