Episode 131 · · 10:09
We live in memories or inspiration - choose inspiration. We cannot get away from thinking about things and we tend to focus on negativity and worry. Given that we have to think...
Episode 130 · · 12:25
You have to get in front of people - it is a numbers game. It is common for doctors to sit back and complain as to why they haven't got more patients in their private clinic. I...
Episode 129 · · 12:25
Be Consistent With Your Messaging - give more value and charge more for it. I think a lot of us have a hang up with earning money and do not feel that we should earn large sums. ...
Episode 128 · · 08:20
Own your part of the internet. Focus on creating content in different areas - website, linkedin, facebook, instagram, tik tok, etc, so that when people google you, they see conten...
Episode 127 · · 07:07
Working on the back office is as important as your clinical work. You have to find time to look at the systems and processes in your private practice in the same way that you have...
Episode 126 · · 11:52
COMMUNITY - our shining north star where all our efforts should be leading. If you could boil down the problem for all of us trying to grow our private practice, it can be distill...
Episode 125 · · 13:53
Don't be afraid to repeat yourself, in fact, YOU HAVE TO REPEAT YOURSELF. If you want to get your message across, then you need to say it time and time again. It is important t...
Episode 124 · · 11:19
A good doctor is like a good bar of soap - it may be more expensive but it is worth it in the long run. There are lots of products that are more expensive than the standard produc...
Episode 123 · · 11:23
Treating patients ethically is good business. I hear about some companies that don't seem interested in patients once they have taken their money and the excuse is that it is bec...
Episode 122 · · 12:05
Be Better Than Average. Most of us are vanilla and we charge the same as our colleagues, we look the same as our colleagues and don't try to distinguish ourselves at all. We th...
Episode 121 · · 06:00
This episode is from last week. [Van Life Episode] Money is exchange of value, look for ways to give value and you will make more money.
Episode 120 · · 10:15
Be Grateful - for a better life and a better business. Practising gratitude can help you to realise how luck you are and to focus on the positive things in your life. It is als...
Episode 119 · · 09:09
Focus on your service, don't worry about trying to get new patients. Building a better private practice is all about giving a better service to your patients so that they will wan...
Episode 118 · · 09:56
Your only asset is your database. An asset is something that puts money in your pocket without you having to be there and for most of us, the only asset that we have is our databa...
Episode 117 · · 08:50
Use Voice. We are all time poor and yet it is important to get content out there, so perhaps the easiest way is to use your voice. This means dictating blog posts/emails. Tal...
Episode 116 · · 08:18
Be Careful What You Wish For. It is important to spend some time thinking about what your goals are in life and then making plans to achieve those goals. Otherwise, you will ...
Episode 115 · · 12:12
Play The Game While You Have Got Control. It is very easy to breeze through life and look back and think 'what have I achieved'. The milestones are clear when we are training b...
Episode 114 · · 11:41
Do You Realise How Lucky We Are To Have A Level Playing Field? Medicine is a great field to be able to grow in to an authority figure will very little resources needed. We mu...
Episode 113 · · 08:50
Stop Looking For The Ideal, There Is None! There are many different solutions to a problem and the choice of products is dazzling. If one thing was better than another, we wo...
Episode 112 · · 11:56
Be A General In Your Mind, Not A Private. You have to take charge and make decisions, don't procrastinate and wait until you are 100% certain of something. Make a judgement and...
Episode 111 · · 07:46
If you want to build a business, quality may suffer. It is important to delegate and empower your staff to do things to help you. This is essential if you are going to build a hap...
Episode 110 · · 10:03
Delegate, Don't Abdicate. We must learn to delegate more, but we must also spend time on systems and technology to support our staff so that we make sure they do things the way we...
Episode 109 · · 12:59
109. THE CLUB - Advice has to be bespoke. Take everything with a pinch of salt. It is important to try to better yourself and look for help and guidance from others ...but be c...
Episode 108 · · 11:26
You have to empower staff to free your time. It is natural to want to do everything ourselves or at least to oversee things, but it is impossible to grow a successful practice and...
Episode 107 · · 08:47
THE J.I.T. - Just In Time method of time management. If you have something to prepare - leave it to the last minute. Parkinson's Law dictates that the job will take as long as ...
Episode 106 · · 10:03
Turn Traditional Thinking Upside Down. Most people focus on new patients first, then existing patients and their staff last. I think you should turn this upside down and make s...
Episode 105 · · 08:38
HAPPY EASTER! Don't forget the simple things. Make it obvious for patients to see the things that set you apart from others. This is the main thing that you should be focu...
Episode 104 · · 09:14
Not all tasks are created equal. Tasks that will have a direct effect on a patient coming to see you should be prioritised over - those that might make things run smoother in t...
Episode 103 · · 15:10
No One Has A Suzuki Tattoo. Suzuki just make motorbikes, whereas Harley Davidson stand for more than that. Most doctors just do doctor work and don't try to stand for more than...
Episode 102 · · 10:54
Patients make a decision either explicitly or implicitly. Every time a patient has come to see you, there will be a reason that they have chosen you. Our job is to give patient...