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Join Rebecca Ong from TCM Hub as she goes beyond the nuts and bolts of clinical practice to navigate some of the more challenging aspects of being a self-employed physician. This podcast introduces the necessary concepts and perspectives that you need to step into the next level of your entrepreneurial journey. Leave behind the unsustainable business-building methods that now have you trapped as an employee in your own business and transform into a Free + Easy Doctor™.
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Send us a text This is a very special episode because we our first IN-studio guest join us! We chatted with Robin Maza, L.Ac. (@tevaholistic) about her journey in Chinese medicine. For the past 11 years there have been starts and stops in her practice as she grew her family and moved to a new state. She shared with us the challenges of starting aga…
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Send us a text I’m turning 47 this week. And in celebration of my birthday I wanted to do an episode on age and possibility. I thought it was important to do an episode on this because the vast majority of people in this profession are women. And a high number of you entered this profession as a second career, later in life, or you started a family…
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Send us a text Today’s episode is a little bit outside of the usual business and entrepreneurship talk. Today I talk about finding your purpose. People want to go through their lives with a purpose. It gives people the sense that what they are doing is toward something worthwhile. They want to feel selfless and like they are making an impact and a …
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Send us a text I talk a lot about pushing yourself and doing things even when you don’t feel like it. Getting to a place in your business where you start feeling discomfort and pushing through anyway and taking action even when you’re not at your best. I realize that people may hear this and think that I'm promoting Hustle Culture, which is NOT the…
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Send us a text Each year when I set goals I like to choose a word of the year. A word that acts as a theme to follow for all the actions I take over the course of the year. The past couple of years I have chosen the same word of the year and it has led me to build more confidence, self-trust, and self-love than ever before. Which resulted in the mo…
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Send us a text Another great Harmonize weekend in the books! Michael and I discuss how the weekend went, what we observed and learned from this cohort, and the emphasis on the importance of having streamlined processes. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/…
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Send us a text A lot of what I talk about is taking action and the thoughts you need, the mental strength, and the emotional fuel needed to take massive action. Taking massive action is how we evolve and move forward. I don’t spend as much time talking about the other side and that’s inaction. I’m usually trying to inspire people to take massive ac…
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Send us a text Next to money, time seems to be a big source of people’s problems. Like with money, the biggest complaint is that there’s never enough. Never enough time to do everything you need to do. Let alone want to do. Usually people tend to prioritize the things they need to do first and then once those are all out of the way then they will d…
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Send us a text As Chinese medicine is getting more popular and mainstream, and more patients are becoming disheartened by the conventional medicine model and insurance model, being able to differentiate yourself from others is going to be a crucial part of your marketing strategy. Becoming a trusted source is one way to set yourself apart from the …
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Send us a text It does no good to learn all the clinical skills if your patients don’t commit to their treatment plan or take their medicine, right? You can take every herbal medicine course and learn every sales technique in the book, but none of those are going to land if you’re missing the key ingredient to patient commitment and compliance. If …
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Send us a text We all take little, subtle jabs at ourselves. Usually couching it in humorous self-deprecation. Sometimes we do this because we think we're being humble. But those little jabs can add up and it's surprising how damaging they can be to our self-confidence. Negative self-talk isn't the only thing that erodes our confidence. There's ano…
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Send us a text This episode is a continuation from last week’s episode. If you haven’t listened to that one yet, in honor of the Olympic Games starting I created a list of skills that I learned as an athlete that have transferred to being an entrepreneur. Enjoy! If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coachi…
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Send us a text In honor of the opening of the Olympics this week I created a list of the top 20 entrepreneurial skills I learned from being an athlete. I’m breaking this list up in to two episodes. So this is part 1. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/liv…
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Send us a text I’ve had practitioners asking for my thoughts on choosing a specialty to practice. Specifically asking what speciality is the easiest to market to. Choosing a practical specialty sounds, well, practical. But making your decisions purely from a practical standpoint can backfire on you down the road. If this content and material resona…
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Send us a text One of the most asked questions that I hear from people who are trying to start or implement something new is “What’s the best way to do this?” or “What’s the best way to start?” I thought more deeply about this question and realized that when people ask this question they aren't actually looking for the BEST way. They're looking for…
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Send us a text It sucks when a patient leaves us for a cheaper competitor, right? Patients should understand that as small business owners we shed blood, sweat, and tears to stay in business. It's harder for the little guy to keep it all together and they should understand that, right? Wrong. We are not entitled to a customer's money simply because…
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Send us a text People have a lot of opinions and philosophies when it comes to the topic of hiring. And there’s no right or wrong answer. When you’re making the decision to hire, or making a decision about anything, it’s super important to understand the real reason why you are looking to hire AND that you like that reason. If you are thinking abou…
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Send us a text When people become dissatisfied or stuck in a situation, such as an employment position, a relationship, their practice, etc. very often the first thing they do is try to change things up. Such as: learn a new modality, change their fee structure, add more tx rooms, see more pts, hire a business coach to learn new systems, implement …
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Send us a text If I asked you what the backbone of your business what would your answer be? Your patients? Your staff? Money? Your clinical skills? If you answered any of these, sorry! If you want to know the REAL backbone of your business have a listen. Link to register for the FREE Boundaries Workshop on June 13th: www.tcm-hub.com/livingpractice …
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Send us a text Over the past few years of coaching your colleagues and doing Introductory calls I have noticed that there are three main struggles that plague the people in this profession: Not enough time. Not enough money. And not enough courage. Never enough time to juggle everything. Never enough money to feel free. Never enough courage to make…
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Send us a text Two prestigious Chinese medicine schools have recently closed. This is obviously a complex and multifaceted problem. We can’t just simply point the finger at one thing to blame. I can go on all day about financial aid, bloated tuition prices, and lack of quality standards in schools. BUT I want to talk about the piece of the equation…
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Send us a text This week I interviewed Angela Renzetti, L.Ac., EAMP, RH. Angela recently paid off her student loans! $75K in four years making between $30k and eventually $90k over the course of those four years (during the pandemic!). Student loan debt can feel daunting and the thought of paying them off seems like an impossible feat, but as long …
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Send us a text Many of you that I have talked to have told me that you avoid marketing your business on social media because you’re afraid that someone out there is going to criticize you. You hold yourself back because you don't want to expose yourself to any haters. We've got a hater right now. Listen to hear how I handle haters and how you can h…
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Send us a text Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire If you’ve been waiting to implement something or start something because you don't think it's good enough, then this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up an…
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Send us a text It’s easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect or being overly cautious so as to not make the wrong move when it comes to business. Our businesses are how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families. And because of that we will have the thought “I can’t afford to make mistakes.” Or “I can’t afford to fai…
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Send us a text Hello from beautiful Charleston, SC! We just wrapped up Harmonize and have a few reflections and insights into how to make things work in your practices RIGHT AWAY! Thanks to all who attended and who continue to support us in this awesome community as we turn the ship of TCM in America and beyond to a thriving herbal medicine-centere…
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Send us a text The brain really really hates incomplete pictures. It cannot tolerate gaps in a story or being left hanging. So, when you don’t have all the facts your brain just starts making shit up. And usually it fills in those gaps in the story with negative, worst-case scenario stuff. It starts filling the holes where the facts would be with v…
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Send us a text It being the 50th episode I thought it would be appropriate to do an episode on the topic of gratitude. As humans we are not wired for gratitude. So since gratitude isn’t something that we’re wired for, that means that it needs to be practiced. It’s so easy to fall in to states of “everything sucks”, “nothing goes my way”, and “every…
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Send us a text The road to success starts with planning. Most people understand the importance of financial planning and keeping a schedule to achieve their success goals. This episode talks about what I believe is the REAL key, the secret sauce, to achieving your dreams, and it has nothing to do with money or time management. If this content and m…
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Send us a text Many of the people that I have coached will say that the reason they have a hard time making decisions, starting new things, or trying new things, or putting themselves out in to the world (aka Marketing) is because they are perfectionists. But what I have found is: what people are calling perfectionism is actually procrastination an…
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Send us a text As you grow and your business starts making more money, you have to grow along with it. We all have legal tips and tricks that we use to keep our tax liability low and and our expenses low, but at some point those actions and the mindset behind those actions can start hindering our growth mindset. And therefore hinder our business an…
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Send us a text The sweetest part of entrepreneurship isn't what you think it is. Which may be why you may be struggling with the long-game of growing your business. If that's the case, this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingprac…
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Send us a text Knowing your compelling reason is especially important for entrepreneurs and people running their own businesses. There are so many moving pieces in play when you are building a business while also trying to earn a living that it’s easy to lose sight of why you got into practicing in the first place. Learn how "helping people" often …
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Send us a text General practitioners tend to have a difficult time targeting their messaging. And what I mean by messaging is the way they tell the world how they can help someone, why they are the exact right doctor for that someone, and why the patient should choose YOU over someone else. Just about every one of us is conditioned to think that wh…
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Send us a text Michael here this week. I love doing interviews with TCM docs. It's a great opportunity to keep my finger on the pulse (pun intended) of the profession and to provide an opportunity for listeners to feel a little more connected to their colleagues and a little less alone out there. This is an fun and lively interview with Chinese med…
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Send us a text Join Rebecca, Michael, and Chris (and a little bit of Taylor at the end) as we recap another wildly successful Harmonize training. If you're interested in learning more about Harmonize please visit tcm-hub.com/harmonize. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please vis…
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Send us a text As we are packing up and getting ready to hold another Harmonize training this weekend we were reflecting on what our mission has become as opposed to where we started. We started as CEU provider that focused only on teaching Chinese Herbal medicine-focused curriculum (no acupuncture). We created Harmonize as a way to teach you how t…
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Send us a text It being the beginning of a new year I thought I would record an episode about an exercise I just did for myself the other day. If you're feeling discouraged, unmotivated, uninspired, or lost this exercise can help pull you on track. Links mentioned: www.tcm-hub.com/harmonize If this content and material resonates with you and you wo…
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Send us a text We did a lot last year. And you probably did too, but don't realize it. Michael and I talk about the large, difficult, and risky decisions we made last year in order to serve you all in the best way possible. Happy New Year to you all and we are excited to see what 2024 brings! If this content and material resonates with you and you …
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Send us a text Being a self-employed physician, trying to be both a doctor and an entrepreneur, requires us to dig deep. And dig to places of ourselves that we don’t even know are there. And this is where most people stop. Because it feels SO hard. You wonder how people do this? How do they manage a life, a family, a business all at the same time? …
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Send us a text It’s the end of the year and around this time I like to reflect back to all that I have accomplished not only in the past year, but also the past several years and my whole Chinese medicine career. As part of that I look at some of the things that I have done and get curious about how some of those things could have been done differe…
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Send us a text Do you feel like you have created a job for yourself? Are you feeling like your business is your "boss" that is running your life? You're not alone. Most of us have been trained from an early age to be employees that trade time for money and to execute effort for other people. So we naturally end up creating that same model even in t…
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Send us a text Do you operate from the belief that the meaning of being a doctor is to fix people? Do you feel personally responsible when a patient doesn't respond to treatment? You got into this profession to help people. So when a patient doesn't get better it's easy to feel disappointed, discouraged, or to be hard on yourself. If this sounds fa…
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Send us a text No matter what culture you come from or grew up with, failure is associated with something negative. But what if it didn't need to mean that? What if we reframe failure as a way to grow and prosper? If fear of failure has been holding you back then this episode is for you! If this content and material resonates with you and you would…
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Send us a text I did a live coaching call a while ago with someone who was struggling with the fact that her family did not support her decision to become a Chinese medicine practitioner. Perhaps some of you listening have experienced the same or something similar, and it really gets to you. If you are someone who isn't receiving the support you ne…
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Send us a text It’s highly likely that you are engaging in some buffering behaviors that are holding you back from taking yourself to the next level in your business. In this episode, I explain what buffering is and how it may be sabotaging your business growth. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coachi…
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Send us a text We’re all aware on some level of the importance of tone when communicating and the results that can create. But most of us don’t give much thought to the words that we choose to use and how it affects ourselves when we say them. And that’s what most of today’s episode is about. Using dramatic language, even if it's couched in humor o…
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Send us a text Sometimes in life we hit a crossroads and have to choose right or left. Other times we are completely lost and don't know up from down. These are moments for some of the most profound change to occur if we have the courage to ask the right questions. This is my (Michael) story of how saying a very simple prayer to the universe change…
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Send us a text Your actions are driven by your emotions. So if the emotional fuel you are using to work and build your practice is fear, inadequacy, frustration, greed, or scarcity then you’re going to deplete and burn yourself out. A simple tweak may be the key helping you move forward in your business and your life without having to beat yourself…
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Send us a text One of the biggest complaints for people in this field is that they aren’t making enough money. In this episode I talk about the #1 reason why that is. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and set up an Introductory Chat.…
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