Teaching is a great way to establish yourself as an expert . . . so what do you know?
"Teacher" by Ben Russell / ben110
What body of information or skill set comes naturally to you? What is so common sensical that you marvel that others don’t know it? That’s what you need to be teaching! Teach clients; teach children; teach physicians; teach teens; teach teachers; teach therapists; just teach.
If you are reading this blog, my assumption is that you are a mental health professional with a minimum of a master’s degree. Don’t tell me, and more importantly, don’t tell yourself that you don’t know enough to teach. You have more formal education than 98% of the population in the United States so you know something and I choose to believe you know something of value.
So what is it you know right now that you can teach? And, more importantly, why aren’t you teaching it? What do you need in order to leverage that natural skill set or body of knowledge to boost your image and name recognition?
What keeps you from inviting more clients into your practice?
I just realized that many of you are asking about what’s happening in the 2009 Annual Series of Private Practice from the Inside Out and I haven’t been very good about letting you know. Here’s what they’re saying after our last session . . . .
It was really good for me to look at my low confidenceand speak it out loud.”
“Direct feedback on my business cards and brochures was the best part about our class today. It took the concepts we had talked about and it made them practical, usable and real.”
“My energy and excitement continues to grow as we talk about (and as I write / journal about) building our practices.”
“I am encouraged and motivated to do get my business cards made . . . and to create the language I want to use for my business.”
If you are interested in joining me for the 2010 Annual Series of Private Practice from the Inside Out, drop me an email back channel and I’ll put you on my tickler list!
Community service is a terrific way to build name recognition for your business
"Long Gnome's Long Nose" by Orin Optiglot / Orin Zebest
while doing good works for your home town. Ken Pope, Ph.D. was generous enough to pass along a link to this post about an Alzheimer’s Cafe in the United Kingdom.
As you are considering the many ways that your time may be used in the pursuit of more clients, consider volunteering in your own community. The possibilities are endless.
Are you already volunteering in your community? Drop us a note here to let us know where! (Consider it bragging rights for your practice!)
this can be an excellent way to boost your visibility and name recognition while supplementing your income.
Certified Life Coach and writer, Dr. Lani Marconi, has posted a great little “how-to” guide based on her experience in self-publishing. The article is titled, How to Write a Book and Publish It for Under $1000.
If you have additional tips to share about self-publishing, I would love to have you leave them here!
Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC has maintained a private clinical practice since 1991 and founded Private Practice from the Inside Out in 2003. She has spent almost 20 years consulting and teaching marketing strategies to health care professionals like you. You can learn more about her clinical practice at her website.
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