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W H O – I S – P A Y I N G – W H O …?
It is important to note that when you are taking new clinicians onboard – to join your group private practice as subcontractors – that they will come with a certain understanding of what to expect, how things are set up, and how things work or don’t work in a group private practice…
Private Practice Ownership Is Cold & Brutal. But It Is Also Spectacularly Beautiful & Real…
I’m writing this 20,000 feet into the Melbourne air on my way home to Brisbane… Looking out of my window to the ever-shrinking earth below me, I noticed in the distance the amazing view that I captured for you in this image. I’m guessing this might be Mt Buller where Aussies do their skiing or perhaps not – I’m not sure…
W H E N – L I F E – D R O P S – S H & T – O N – Y O U
Whilst on my usual morning run, I noticed something. Something that I have been observing on my runs, but which I hadn’t brought to a conscious reflection until this morning… On my running route there are about 4 sections where it seems I become a target for these annoying little birds that tries their utmost to sh&t on me…
How I Doubled The Turnover In My Business Within 12 Months – Without Working Any More Hours – In Fact, I Was Working Less…
I know what you’re thinking. It sounds too good to be true. Like those get rich quick schemes that entice you to join, with the lure of passive income which only seem to work for other people but never for you. But believe me, it’s true. I literally DOUBLED my annual turnover…
Why I’m Always Breaking The Rules
I often get comments from other helping professionals and practice owners that go something like this… ‘Geez Gerda, you are so brave to be doing what you are doing’ … ‘Geez Gerda, you are breaking all the rules in the industry, I don’t think I could do that’ … ‘Geez Gerda, aren’t you afraid of getting into trouble with the APS & AHPRA?’ …
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Over the last few months (not weeks) a common challenge raised with me by numerous Private Practice Owners, is the difficulty in finding ‘quality’ Clinicians to join their team. Now, before anyone gets offended… I’m not trying to insult anyone here. This is ‘quality’ Clinicians from the perspective of the practice owner…
Stop Shaming Group Private Practice Owners For Running Their Practice As A Business
Today was one of THOSE days… Where you wake up to a conversation on Social Media and you have no option BUT to set the record straight. So I did what any passionate and values-driven individual on a mission to change the allied health private practice landscape would do….
Mental Note To Self: Have Self-Compassion
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Do You Have What It Takes…?
So many new grads I speak to tell me that their ultimate dream is to go into private practice someday, which I soooo get! But only a small portion actually reflect on the question… ‘Do I have what it takes….?’ Firstly, to be a great private practice CLINICIAN…
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Driving to school this morning, I’m chatting to my two boys about the fact that I will be away this weekend, as I’m going to Sydney to facilitate my Inner Circle Quarterly Retreat.
You Are Worth It…
When it comes to knowing your worth as a helping professional, you might fall into one of these two general categories. Category ONE, is where you truly get it. You understand, express and value your own worth as a helping professional and each day you take aligned action to demonstrate this…
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gerda Muller is a Clinical Psychologist, Published Author, the founder of Private Practice Success Australia, The Psych Professionals and Source Heath and co-founder of Halo Practice Management.
It is Gerda’s belief that each and every person has the right to access quality psychological services and she has made it her life’s mission to make that happen.
First, through The Psych Professionals; second, via Source Health; and third, by empowering as many practice owners as she can with her hard-earned knowledge and experience to ensure it happens now, rather than decades from now, via Private Practice Succuess Australia.
Gerda knows that the more practice owners she can help to build their ULTIMATE PRIVATE PRACTICE, the more she is achieving her life’s mission – now, ain’t that cool!