Why so many people are not practicing 5 years after graduation

[Guest guest]

I will recount my personal experience over the last 5 years since I think it is

relevant

to this issue. When I graduated, I really didn't feel I knew what I was doing.

After

about a year I had more confidence and the business picked up a bit. Then I was

into

my fear phase. I was worrying about money the whole time. I saw each patient

as

money. Then about year later I realized no one wants to come to a person who is

afraid all the time and just seeing the patient as a way to pay bills. I

shifted my

energy to thinking how much I could help people and the business picked up

dramatically. This fall I was deeply immersed in studying herbs and my business

almost died. While I was on vacation I realized it was because I had a big do

not

disturb sign energetically. I came back and sent out, open for business, I can

help

you energy and the business is doing very well.

 

In short, I think too many of us get caught in our own fear and it defeats us.

 

I don't think that students should waste time on practice management. It really

is not

that hard. It is all common sense. The biggest challenge is how to notify the

world

that you are practicing. I have wasted a lot of money on advertising until I

figured out

what works for me. I have found less expensive internet listings work the best.

 

A web page that gives prospecitve patients an idea of who you are as a person

has

worked very well for me. People call and they say they feel comfortable with me

from

the web page- www.attentivedragon.com.

 

Also it helps if you can practice from your house because you not only save

rent but

you also can deduct a lot of expenses.

 

It horrifies me to think people want JOBS. I worked a government job for 28

years

and I really value the freedom and independence of being on my own. Not having

other people set my hours, tell me what to do. The doctors I know who work for

the

HMO's are not that happy with their situation.

 

Ending on a light note, I solved the sheet folding problem by putting the sheets

on

my treatment table instead of in the closet. I just take sheets off as I use

them.

Works fine.

 

Zinnia