MINDSET MONDAY - TIME TO WORK ON SELF CONFIDENCE! 

 Does this sound like you? You are just starting out and don’t know how to “get out there”.  They taught you in school to join a networking group like BNI and the thought of it makes you want to self medicate. You have tried to reach out to the other Acupuncturists in town to introduce yourself and they don’t return your phone calls. You feel a little sad and rejected by this. You aren’t feeling confident. You suddenly aren’t sure how confident you are in your Acupuncture skills either. You want to go back to school and get more education so you can feel ready for this. You have spent marketing money on stupid stuff. Social media is a time suck and you aren’t getting patients.

Being an entrepreneur requires a whole set of skills we didn’t learn in school. Actually, in some ways we learned the opposite. We learned to be sensitive, move intentionally, watch our language so we don’t harm with our words, be patient, have close conversations and be open and available for what comes.

Business is different. In the beginning it can feel unkind, unrewarding, tiresome and full of rejection. If you are sensitive it can really take its toll on your confidence. But it is also rewarding, thought provoking and super fun when it’s clicking. Mostly, it just takes time and exploration to find your groove.

In today’s episode I give you 6 (of many) mental health survival tips for your entry to the business world. 

YOU’LL LEARN

IN THIS MINDSET MONDAY EPISODE I GIVE YOU 6 MENTAL HEALTH SURVIVAL TIPS FOR YOUR LAUNCH

• #1  FOCUS 
  • Know what you want.
  • Create a plan.
  • Get into action.
  • Make decisions quickly. Don’t get sucked into Analysis Paralysis.
  
  
• #2  YOUR WHY
  • Why did you go to school?
  • Why do you practice this medicine. 
  • Knowing what you want can help you get to your “WHY”.
  
  
• #3  HAVE A BUSINESS MINDSET
  • Separate business from personal. If someone doesn’t want to collaborate with you move on. It’s not about you.
  • People can smell fear and desperation. Get into parasympathetic before you interact with others. Including your patients.
  • Set goals, create plans, stay in action, adjust, finish, repeat.
  
  
• #4  PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION
  • Perfection will slow you down. Just finish stuff and move on. You will change things as you go anyway.
  • Learn as you go, change it as you grow.
  • Perfection is the enemy of progress. - Winston Churchill
  
  
• #5  LET GO OF THE PAST
  • What do you need to let go of to move forward?
  • Feel the fear and emotions and do the things anyway. BUT, be sure to check in with yourself  and stay in alignment with the plan
  • What emotional patterns are repeating right now? It’s okay to have them and it’s okay to let go of them and it’s okay to keep going even though you feel them.
  
  
• #6  COMPARISON IS THE THIEF OF JOY
  • If social media is triggering to you, don’t go there. 
  • Focus on your next step.
  • There is no need to look around. Focus on you.
  • You are enough. You can do this!
  
  

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