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We’re firm believers that there comes a time when finding success means you need to work less at some things, not more. It’s counterintuitive, I know, but sometimes the most important things are. Here’s are 6 reasons why cutting your hours might just take your practice to the next level: 1. You’ll Be More Efficient […]
Being paid in cheese was certainly a unique experience. What was most empowering about setting up practice in a developing nation, though, was the realization of how easily small actions can make a big difference. In that same spirit, we’re excited to announce Train For Humanity, a non-profit organization that I co-founded with a handful […]
During our sabbatical in Paraguay, we started a free clinic using donations from patients back home. As word spread, it became a common sight to find people scattered about the various shady spots outside our makeshift clinic waiting for la doctora, and trying to get a some relief in a place where a dollar day […]
Randi Drinkwater is the president of Alternative Growth Streams (AGS), a company whose mission is to help alternative health care professionals grow their patient base. She’s also a colleague of ours from IntegrativePractitioner.com, where we both contribute to the growing community of practitioners. We asked Randi for a case study from AGS’s work with CAM […]
Hi Everyone, Summer’s in full swing in our part of the world, and we’re heading out for our annual 2-week hiatus. We’ll be off the grid in solar-powered relaxation mode (right here, to be specific). A few tidbits before we head out: Escape 101 is now available in Audio We’re excited about this one. Escape […]
I credit much of our good fortune in practice (and other things) thus far to a voracious appetite for learning, especially via books. Summer’s here for our part of the planet, and Tara and I both tend to increase our book consumption a little more than usual. Here are a few of the books that […]
For some time, Google’s been showing search results differently for geographically specific search terms. In English, that means when someone searches for something like “Chicago chiropractor”, “Las Vegas Acupunture”, or “Miami Massage Therapy” the results that come up look a little different. To see the difference in the search results, click on these two links […]
“Money is in some respects life’s fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.” -PT Barnum One of the most common issues we hear about from practitioners is not how to set their fees, but how to learn to feel comfortable with them. It’s one thing to say, “That’ll be X dollars, […]
Jenn Givler, is an Intuitive Business Coach. She teach healers, alternative therapists, coaches, and spiritual teachers how to effectively market their practice using her Mindful Marketing Process. For more information about the process, her background, and informative marketing articles, check out her web site and blog at http://www.CreateAThrivingBusiness.com We asked Jenn for a case study […]
Tara and I had the honor earlier this year of becoming founding contributors of Integrative Practitioner, an amazing online community for practitioners of integrative medicine: The Community already has more than 2,400 qualified members, including physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists, naturopaths, herbalists, nurses, traditional healers, dieticians and massage therapists. In all, they represent more than 30 disciplines […]
We’re thrilled with our new clinic. We’ve been able to offer better (and more) services because of the extra space, and the goldfish effect really seems to be kicking in. One of the small drawbacks, though, is that our patients have to pay for parking – ouch. It was one of those little things that […]
A couple of years ago we noticed that although we’d had a great year as far as new patients were concerned, our return visits seemed to have flattened out. Patients seemed pleased with the service, success rates were high, but it still felt like we were gaining new patients but not growing. The problem, of […]
We’ve discussed scheduling problems in the past, pointing you to a few resources here and there, but we’ve never really provided a comprehensive approach for those scheduled appointments that go off the rails due to patients canceling, rescheduling, or simply not showing up at all. Here are the exact strategies we’ve put in place over […]
The Online Nursing Degree Directory listed us in their Top 50 Alternative Medicine Blogs. Thanks to the ONDD! The list is worth a gander from a practitioner perspective. It’s well categorized, with a few good sites I’d never seen. Head over and take a look.
A few weeks ago we talked about how to increase professional referrals to your practice. Developing this referral source is essentially a networking exercise, but the point of the post was to provide a framework in which to do it without feeling weird, creepy, or uncomfortable. I know there are a lot of alternative and […]
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