Do You Fall Into the People Pleasing Trap
I wonder how much trying to please people really gets in How to Work Faster in Less Time Review the way of creating the practice we really want. Do you fall into this trap
Perhaps you take on clients because they came from a trusted referral, even though they may not be the best choice of client, because you don't want to offend the referral source Maybe you sometimes work hours you'd rather not and then resent it just a bit Do you ever reduce your fee when you'd rather not
I think this weekend I fell into that trap. I presented at a statewide conference of therapists. I had so much fun! We talked about possibilities and the importance of creating your private practice vision. We talked about how the internet will be the number one way you will attract clients in the next decade. We talked about money, intake call scripts, and website text. We had a wonderful mix of students and some clinicians licensed over 20 years.
I so wanted everyone to have a good time and get what they needed. It was very important to me. Well, you know how sometimes things don't always go as planned First, the projector wires went in and out so the PowerPoint was intermittently lost. I fixed it once, and then we had the A/V guy fix it, but then it went out again. I decided to "let go" of the Power Point and speak from my heart, which wasn't exactly in the same order as the Power Point handouts.
