The other day, I was talking with a new pelvic floor PT who wants to open her own practice.
"People keep saying I need 5 years of mentorship. That I should work for someone for 10 years first. That you need a lot of capital to start."
The list of shoulds and have tos went on.
"How many of these people actually own their own practice and do what you want to do?" I asked her.
The answer: ZERO.
One of the biggest mindfucks I had to get over as a new business owner was people telling me I can't:
Friends, I actually took some of these to heart; in the beginning months of starting my practice, I was so all over the place because I was trying to be and do what everyone around me told me I should be doing. Not that it was right, but that it was comfortable...FOR THEM.
But it wasn't FOR ME.
So, I said funk dis: and did what I wanted to do.
And this year, as New Quest hits its 2 year anniversary, I have a schedule that is filled to the brim with private 1:1 clients that I now have to build a waitlist 🥳
Listen, I am not saying this to blow smoke up my own ass: what I want you to take away from this conversation is, is there something you want to do in your life that people/people's comments are keeping you from doing? Stuff that they are telling you you can't do, you have to do it this way, your way will never work?
And it doesn't have to be something like starting a business. It could be starting a lifting program when you've never lifted weights before. It could be never peeing your pants even though you've had 4 kids and are over the age of 20. It could be never having your back scream in pain even though you have "arthritis everywhere." It could be learning how to play the piano even though you label yourself uncoordinated AF.
The point is, no one is you. Stop taking advice from people who are scared and locked into their own insecurities, because they will try to pass that shit onto you. Every good idea stems from some sort of nuance; your personality, values, lifestyle factors, and life experience all play a part in making that idea come to life.
Stop letting other people hold your map when they have no idea where you're going 💜
Healthcare is a difficult territory for women to navigate, as many of us are left feeling dismissed and unheard, our concerns being chalked up to being a "crazy woman" who just needs to lose weight (BARF). That shit ends here and now. Today, we take back our health and speak up: because no one else is gonna do it for us.
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**Information presented in this podcast is not to be taken as medical advice and is for educational and entertainment purposes only**
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