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10 Steps to Reopening Your Acupuncture Clinic After COVID Stay-at-Home-Order
Ready to reopen your Acupuncture clinic after the COVID Stay-at-Home order? Check out these tips and advice to make this transition a smooth one! In the video below, I’ll share with you 10 following steps to re-open your clinic successfully, and more importantly, safely for your patients! 10 Steps to Reopening Your Acupuncture Clinic After…
Read MoreAnti-racism resources for acupuncturists
I’ve received many questions over the past weeks, from…. I’m scared to share my personal beliefs about Black Lives Matter on my clinic social media platforms, would it be unprofessional? … to … I’m learning, I’m listening, I want to do better – what can I do?? And so today I want to help you figure that out,…
Read MoreThree things I’ve learned since becoming a mom that have helped my acupuncture practice
By the way, this is relevant for all acupuncturists running businesses, not just parents… This is not a post extolling motherhood. That would be a subject for a different blog 🙂 But, surprisingly, becoming a mom has forced me to confront and learn some important things about running a business (still not a morning person…
Read MoreLearning to Sit With Uncertainty in Your Acupuncture Practice
There are so many limiting beliefs that can hold us back as we build and market our acupuncture clinics, and as we learn to get confident in caring for patients: self-doubt, the fear of what other people will think, the supposed to’s, the shoulds, our relationship with money, perfectionism, the fear of failure… But here’s…
Read MoreThe key mindset for a thriving acupuncture clinic, isn’t what you’d think.
So many so-called business coaches out there tout the importance of an “abundance mindset”. But I disagree. I don’t think you have to come from a place of “abundance” in order to succeed. Personally I was freaked out that I’d fail (both my patients and in supporting myself), uncertain, strapped in debt, and insecure. So… yeah,…
Read MoreAren’t word of mouth and referrals the best source of patients for acupuncturists?
Word of mouth referrals are the best, right? Absolutely, HOWEVER if your clinic is not as full as you’d like it to be, then sitting around waiting and hoping for patients is NOT the best way to go. You can do things to get more patients in the door – via word of mouth referrals,…
Read MoreDosing your medicine
A patient walks into your office with years of IBS and headaches. They want to feel better. You do your full questioning, make a diagnosis, give them an amazing acupuncture treatment. And then what do you do? Do you ask them when they want to come back? I hope not! Why? Because you should be…
Read MoreWhy your marketing can feel pushy and what to do about it
You improve and transform peoples’ lives. You help people in important and amazing ways. You started your practice to make a difference for the people you can help. And while you know you need to market your services to help more people and to pay your bills, you hate the idea of being a pushy,…
Read MoreThe biggest hurdle: our struggle with “enoughness”
From my experience, one of the biggest hurdles to growing a busy acupuncture practice is not external – not competing in a saturated market or some complex business strategy – but internal. I think it’s our own inner critic, self doubt, our feeling of enoughness. I see this all the time with acupuncturists, I see…
Read MoreEight Mistakes I Made in my Acupuncture Practice & Why I’m Glad I Made Them
Starting, growing, and running an acupuncture practice is one of the hardest things anyone can do. Many of us make big and little mistakes along the way, and I want to share with you what I learned the hard way, so hopefully you can avoid making these same mistakes. 1. Trying to appeal to everyone…
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