When I realised I wasn’t wearing enough hats (I know!!!)
Episode 23:
Have you ever had that moment where you’re sitting at your desk surrounded by Post-it notes, printer problems, and unfinished progress notes and thought, “Hang on, this is a lot more than being a therapist”? Yep, me too. In this episode, I take you back to when I first started my practice (hi, baby Ruby in the pram!) and share the very real realisation that we wear way more hats than we ever signed up for.
In this episode, I chat about:
- The funny but accurate concept of an “entrepreneurial seizure” from The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
- Understanding the three roles every business owner juggles: technician, manager, and entrepreneur
- Why we spend too much time in our safe, comfy clinician zone (and what that costs us)
- What happens when the entrepreneur hat stays hidden in the cupboard
- Practical ways to carve out time and space for managing and growing your practice
- Giving yourself permission to grow (without tying it to being even more busy!)
Reflections & Takeaways:
This episode is all about recognising where you’re spending your time, and whether it’s where you need to be. Technician, manager, entrepreneur: they’re all crucial roles, but most of us cling to our clinical roots while the business side of things quietly frays around the edges. The moment we start to truly own our business owner identity? That’s when things shift.
Remember: you don’t have to grow a big team. You don’t have to step away from clients entirely. But you do deserve calm, clarity, and support. And that means building systems, carving out CEO time, and embracing all the hats (even if they’re a bit uncomfortable at first).
If you’re feeling like the technician role is taking over your world, I hope this episode gave you some practical ways to step into your manager and entrepreneur shoes a little more often. And if you need help doing that, come join us inside The Connection…it’s the place where we work on these things together… Smart with Heart!
You can learn more here: https://theconnectionco.com.au
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