You Don’t Have to Be A Thought Leader
Curt and Katie chat about the latest pressures on therapists to become “thought leaders.” We look at how thought leadership is defined, what it typically is trying to solve, and other options therapists can take if they aren’t ready to be in the spotlight, start a side hustle, or leave the profession.
It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.
In this episode we talk about:
The definitions of thought leader
Why you must earn the title of thought leader
Thought leadership as content marketing
Repackaging content, predicting the future, or sharing a brand-new perspective
The role of luck in thought leadership
The importance of doing “you” whether you choose to use thought leadership or not
The option to be a therapist in private practice without doing thought leadership as your form of content marketing
Assessing values, skills, and energy in your decision whether you focus on thought leadership
Challenging the notion that you have to leave the career if you’re burned out
The ability to have hobbies and not monetizing everything
Other options to address burnout or financial needs or lack of meaning in your work
The myth of passive income and thought leadership as a mechanism to a better life
The idea of fixing your business as an alternative
The focus on the thoughts as the strongest, most aligned type of thought leadership
Force of personality and Cult-like leadership
Take an uncomfortable look at where you’re at to determine what you can do going forward
Identifying a path forward that doesn’t get you stuck (stepping outside of shoulds)
How to assess what is missing or what you’d like to get rid of
The concept of self-leadership
