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Join Rebecca Ong from TCM Hub as she goes beyond the nuts and bolts of clinical practice to navigate some of the more challenging aspects of being a self-employed physician. This podcast introduces the necessary concepts and perspectives that you need to step into the next level of your entrepreneurial journey and achieve holistic success. Leave behind the unsustainable business-building methods that now have you trapped as an employee in your own business and transform into a Free + Easy Do ...
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Send us a text In this 100th episode of Better Skills. Better Doctors., we mark a milestone by reflecting on something most practitioners overlook: the importance of celebrating your wins. Whether it's a patient breakthrough or simply showing up with courage, these wins aren’t just feel-good moments—they’re essential data points that reveal what’s …
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Send us a text In this episode of Better Skills. Better Doctors., we confront the reality of practicing in uncertain times and how to ensure your services aren’t seen as expendable. While some practitioners blame patient drop-offs on the economy, the truth is often in how your services are positioned and perceived. Patients will cut what feels opti…
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Send us a text In this episode of Better Skills. Better Doctors., we explore why your business growth doesn’t just depend on more marketing, operations, or advanced clinical skills—it depends on your personal growth. You can’t grow your business if you’re not also growing as a person. We dive into the often-overlooked areas that impact your success…
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Send us a text In this episode I'm joined by Michael Peluso and Chris Volesky. We share our thoughts on the Harmonize training we had over the weekend, what we learned, and how we will continue to make the training better and better with each cohort. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue coaching with Rebecca,…
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Send us a text In this episode we explore when coaching is most valuable in your business journey. While coaching can benefit you at any stage, it's especially crucial during the growing and scaling phases—those periods when you're facing the most uncertainty, making big decisions, and stepping into a new version of yourself. We break down the thre…
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Send us a text In this episode we explore how neglecting your own self-care directly impacts your patients and your business. While we expect our patients to invest in their health, many practitioners fail to prioritize their own well-being, pushing through exhaustion and overwhelm in the name of serving others. Your patients aren’t just paying for…
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Send us a text In this episode of Better Skills. Better Doctors., we tackle the challenge of managing your energy as a practitioner, especially when dealing with emotionally intense patients. I share a conversation with a mentee who struggled with carrying a patient's anxiety long after their appointment, as well as my own past experiences with dif…
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Send us a text In this episode of Better Skills. Better Doctors., we dive into a common trap for Chinese medicine practitioners—trying to be everything to everyone. We explore how simplifying your practice, setting clear boundaries, and embracing an abundance mindset can make running your business easier and more fulfilling. If you’ve ever felt str…
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Send us a text What if freedom isn’t something you achieve but something you choose? In this episode we challenge the idea that success comes from making more money or expanding your business. True freedom is a state of mind, not a destination. I’ll share how the pursuit of “more” leads to burnout, why contentment isn’t settling, and how shifting y…
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Send us a text In this episode, we dive into one of the most frequently asked questions in the Chinese medicine community: Should you take insurance? While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, I share my personal experience with insurance billing—both the pros and the cons—to help you make an informed decision. We discuss how insurance impacts your…
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Send us a text One of our company values here at TCM Hub is Transparency. We are in business just like you. And therefore we face a lot of the common challenges that you face when we make big decisions. In this episode we talk about the big leap that we took in 2024 and share the hesitation, the fears of financial ruin, the consequences, and the le…
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Send us a text Today I want to address a behavior that so many people get caught up in from time to time, including myself, which is failing ahead of time. It's the action of coming up with an idea or a dream and then almost in the same breath convincing yourself that it wont work with a list of reasons why. If this sounds like you, then this episo…
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Send us a text It’s January! And this is usually the time when people set goals. Goals are often really helpful for people. It gives people some sort of direction or a reference point from where they are now and can prevent people from wandering around aimlessly. But the reality is that MOST people don't set them because, when it comes down to it, …
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Send us a text This episode tackles the challenges of managing non-compliant patients, setting boundaries, and releasing clients from care with compassion. We dive into strategies to handle missed appointments, miscommunications, and the fear of negative feedback, while exploring how practitioners often attract patients reflecting their own growth …
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Send us a text Happy New Year! In this episode Michael and I share our summary of 2024 from both a business and personal perspective. We cover: What we did well. What we could have done differently or better (and what we learned). Things that were new, and.. Things that are on the horizon for 2025. We love these types of episode because we're just …
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Send us a text Start the new year by aligning your practice with your values. In this episode, we explore the benefits of mentorship, the trappings of working with mentors who have different value system than yours, the importance of integrity over profit, and how staying true to your mission creates long-term success. If this content and material …
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Send us a text We’ve all made changes in our clinics over the years. Or perhaps you are currently wanting to make changes, but aren’t sure how your patients will respond to the new way of doing things. Whether you're thinking about implementing a new system, a new treatment strategy, a new pricing structure, or raising your rates you will find this…
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Send us a text It being mid-December I thought it would be appropriate to do an episode on holiday slow-downs in business. I know this is something many of you experience during this time of the year. And you may think it's just normal and to be expected. But that doesn't have to be the case! This episode addresses some action steps you can take to…
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Send us a text Today we’re going to talk about something that comes up for so many of you: discounting your services. As a practitioner and a business owner, this is one of those sneaky habits that feels helpful and kind in the moment but ultimately works against you, your patients, and your business. The reason why this is such an important topic …
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Send us a text In a world that feels more chaotic than ever—where negativity seems to dominate headlines and social media feeds—it can be easy to lose sight of the positive. For many of you it may feel like negativity is everywhere, and there’s actually a very good reason for that. If this is you, have a listen. If this content and material resonat…
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Send us a text Today I want to tackle a belief that keeps so many self-employed Chinese medicine physicians stuck: the idea that we can’t just make more money. That our earning potential is somehow limited. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Our earning potential is actually unlimited, but most of you are practicing in a way that caps how muc…
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Send us a text "Keeping the Peace" is just another form of people pleasing. People pleasing is something that many people struggle with. Including myself. It stems from being unwilling to feel the discomfort of someone else being disappointed or feeling hurt, angry, or offended. If you have been told to ignore how you feel or what you want in order…
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Send us a text It's a common belief among people with children who are building a business, or want to build a business, that they are at a disadvantage. That you can't build a successful business AND be there for your children. And it's a belief that I see is holding a lot of people back from creating the life and business that they want. In my op…
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Send us a text This is a very special episode because we our first IN-studio guest join us! We chatted with Robin Maza, L.Ac. (@tevaholistic) about her journey in Chinese medicine. For the past 11 years there have been starts and stops in her practice as she grew her family and moved to a new state. She shared with us the challenges of starting aga…
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Send us a text I’m turning 47 this week. And in celebration of my birthday I wanted to do an episode on age and possibility. I thought it was important to do an episode on this because the vast majority of people in this profession are women. And a high number of you entered this profession as a second career, later in life, or you started a family…
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Send us a text Today’s episode is a little bit outside of the usual business and entrepreneurship talk. Today I talk about finding your purpose. People want to go through their lives with a purpose. It gives people the sense that what they are doing is toward something worthwhile. They want to feel selfless and like they are making an impact and a …
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Send us a text I talk a lot about pushing yourself and doing things even when you don’t feel like it. Getting to a place in your business where you start feeling discomfort and pushing through anyway and taking action even when you’re not at your best. I realize that people may hear this and think that I'm promoting Hustle Culture, which is NOT the…
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Send us a text Each year when I set goals I like to choose a word of the year. A word that acts as a theme to follow for all the actions I take over the course of the year. The past couple of years I have chosen the same word of the year and it has led me to build more confidence, self-trust, and self-love than ever before. Which resulted in the mo…
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Send us a text Another great Harmonize weekend in the books! Michael and I discuss how the weekend went, what we observed and learned from this cohort, and the emphasis on the importance of having streamlined processes. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/fed …
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Send us a text A lot of what I talk about is taking action and the thoughts you need, the mental strength, and the emotional fuel needed to take massive action. Taking massive action is how we evolve and move forward. I don’t spend as much time talking about the other side and that’s inaction. I’m usually trying to inspire people to take massive ac…
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Send us a text Next to money, time seems to be a big source of people’s problems. Like with money, the biggest complaint is that there’s never enough. Never enough time to do everything you need to do. Let alone want to do. Usually people tend to prioritize the things they need to do first and then once those are all out of the way then they will d…
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Send us a text As Chinese medicine is getting more popular and mainstream, and more patients are becoming disheartened by the conventional medicine model and insurance model, being able to differentiate yourself from others is going to be a crucial part of your marketing strategy. Becoming a trusted source is one way to set yourself apart from the …
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Send us a text It does no good to learn all the clinical skills if your patients don’t commit to their treatment plan or take their medicine, right? You can take every herbal medicine course and learn every sales technique in the book, but none of those are going to land if you’re missing the key ingredient to patient commitment and compliance. If …
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Send us a text We all take little, subtle jabs at ourselves. Usually couching it in humorous self-deprecation. Sometimes we do this because we think we're being humble. But those little jabs can add up and it's surprising how damaging they can be to our self-confidence. Negative self-talk isn't the only thing that erodes our confidence. There's ano…
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Send us a text This episode is a continuation from last week’s episode. If you haven’t listened to that one yet, in honor of the Olympic Games starting I created a list of skills that I learned as an athlete that have transferred to being an entrepreneur. Enjoy! If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue coaching w…
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Send us a text In honor of the opening of the Olympics this week I created a list of the top 20 entrepreneurial skills I learned from being an athlete. I’m breaking this list up in to two episodes. So this is part 1. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/fed and…
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Send us a text I’ve had practitioners asking for my thoughts on choosing a specialty to practice. Specifically asking what speciality is the easiest to market to. Choosing a practical specialty sounds, well, practical. But making your decisions purely from a practical standpoint can backfire on you down the road. If this content and material resona…
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Send us a text One of the most asked questions that I hear from people who are trying to start or implement something new is “What’s the best way to do this?” or “What’s the best way to start?” I thought more deeply about this question and realized that when people ask this question they aren't actually looking for the BEST way. They're looking for…
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Send us a text It sucks when a patient leaves us for a cheaper competitor, right? Patients should understand that as small business owners we shed blood, sweat, and tears to stay in business. It's harder for the little guy to keep it all together and they should understand that, right? Wrong. We are not entitled to a customer's money simply because…
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Send us a text People have a lot of opinions and philosophies when it comes to the topic of hiring. And there’s no right or wrong answer. When you’re making the decision to hire, or making a decision about anything, it’s super important to understand the real reason why you are looking to hire AND that you like that reason. If you are thinking abou…
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Send us a text When people become dissatisfied or stuck in a situation, such as an employment position, a relationship, their practice, etc. very often the first thing they do is try to change things up. Such as: learn a new modality, change their fee structure, add more tx rooms, see more pts, hire a business coach to learn new systems, implement …
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Send us a text If I asked you what the backbone of your business what would your answer be? Your patients? Your staff? Money? Your clinical skills? If you answered any of these, sorry! If you want to know the REAL backbone of your business have a listen. Link to register for the FREE Boundaries Workshop on June 13th: www.tcm-hub.com/livingpractice …
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Send us a text Over the past few years of coaching your colleagues and doing Introductory calls I have noticed that there are three main struggles that plague the people in this profession: Not enough time. Not enough money. And not enough courage. Never enough time to juggle everything. Never enough money to feel free. Never enough courage to make…
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Send us a text Two prestigious Chinese medicine schools have recently closed. This is obviously a complex and multifaceted problem. We can’t just simply point the finger at one thing to blame. I can go on all day about financial aid, bloated tuition prices, and lack of quality standards in schools. BUT I want to talk about the piece of the equation…
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Send us a text This week I interviewed Angela Renzetti, L.Ac., EAMP, RH. Angela recently paid off her student loans! $75K in four years making between $30k and eventually $90k over the course of those four years (during the pandemic!). Student loan debt can feel daunting and the thought of paying them off seems like an impossible feat, but as long …
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Send us a text Many of you that I have talked to have told me that you avoid marketing your business on social media because you’re afraid that someone out there is going to criticize you. You hold yourself back because you don't want to expose yourself to any haters. We've got a hater right now. Listen to hear how I handle haters and how you can h…
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Send us a text Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire If you’ve been waiting to implement something or start something because you don't think it's good enough, then this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/fed and set up an Introductory C…
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Send us a text It’s easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect or being overly cautious so as to not make the wrong move when it comes to business. Our businesses are how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families. And because of that we will have the thought “I can’t afford to make mistakes.” Or “I can’t afford to fai…
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Send us a text Hello from beautiful Charleston, SC! We just wrapped up Harmonize and have a few reflections and insights into how to make things work in your practices RIGHT AWAY! Thanks to all who attended and who continue to support us in this awesome community as we turn the ship of TCM in America and beyond to a thriving herbal medicine-centere…
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