7 Good Consequences of a Thriving Wellness Business

Do you dream of having your own private practice, so you can enjoy your family and friends, take more time off work, and do your life’s purpose? I would imagine your answer is yes!

Quite often, though, something gets in the way of the initial vision of a thriving business. What I hear most often is that women (in particular) do things to hold themselves back, because they feel that if they get too busy, they won’t be able to enjoy their family and friends or take more time off from the business.

And I’ve heard from too many women who HAVE been in this situation. And that saddens me greatly, because I realize that if they had come to me earlier, I could have helped them set the foundation from the beginning that WOULD build that dream. Now, however, they are working 12 hour days, not making enough money, doing it all themselves, are missing the best years of their childrens’ lives, and are dreaming of just getting a job!

But there ARE good consequences of a thriving wellness business. Yes, in order to ENJOY them, you have to do your planning! Today’s blog isn’t about the planning, though. I write about that a lot.

Today is all about the GOOD consequences of a thriving wellness business.

What are they, then?

1. DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO
If you ever worked in a clinical setting, I imagine there came a time where you felt you were locked in a setting of limitations! You are expected to see a minimum number of patients per day and feel rushed just about all the time. When I worked in a hospital, I felt like it was more of a numbers game than helping improve the health of people.

Very often when I talk to a potential client, I will ask them what they currently do, and then ask them what they want to do. More often than not, the two answers are VERY different! These people are NOT living their purpose!

They’re working a job…

Wouldn’t it be fulfilling to do what you love to do, every day, on YOUR schedule, and on YOUR terms? AND, for what you feel you’re worth!?

When you first start a business, you’re generally doing just about everything. And that includes things you do NOT want to do. But that’s one of the first great consequences of a thriving business: Once the business grows, you then only have to do what you LOVE to do, and will have people to do all the other stuff.

2. MAKING A DIFFERENCE

More than just a few times when I worked in the hospital, I’d get a call that a person just diagnosed with diabetes was going home… today. Could I come and educate them? Oh my! That poor person, if they didn’t get follow up education and support, could, at best, struggle with their new diagnosis, and at worst, suffer decreased health, all because learning all about diabetes in 30 minutes or less is, well, impossible. And I hate to say it, but there is a LOT of mis-information on diabetes on the internet! (big surprise, huh?)

The first thing that I was excited about when I started my first business, MEG Fitness, was that NOW I would be able to work with clients over a long period of time, in order to REALLY help them achieve their health goals. Wow!

And that’s a consequence of private practice, no matter what the level of growth, provided the practitioner doesn’t overwhelm the client and scare them off.

But then I started to notice that I wanted to make a GREATER difference, for more people than just a few each year. In order to do that, my business had to be more successful.THIS is the ultimate consequence of a thriving business, and has led to even greater fulfillment for me, today.

This is an important point to take notice of: A consequence of a thriving business is that you can reach a greater number of people. And you do this through leverage. This is why today I have more and more group programs and products. So that I can help people at any level of investment.

3. MAKING MORE MONEY

For some people reading this, money probably should have been the FIRST good consequence of a thriving business listed. But I know that for many of my own clients, money is not the biggest motivator. But money is the consequence of doing what you love and making a difference, and is what supports the other positive consequences of a thriving business.

When you make more money, you can hire more help, spend more time on causes important to you, help others in bigger ways, or travel more.

4. SUPPORTING CAUSES IMPORTANT TO YOU

When my business really started to take off, I was able to buy my daughter a better camera for her photography business. I was also able to hire more help, thus supporting other people. I can also now contribute in greater ways to causes important to me.

I just had a conversation with a client who has a really strong need to give of herself. But because, until now, her business was struggling, she couldn’t justify the time away from the business. Now she can meet that need, thanks to the fact that her business is thriving.

5. DOING MORE IN LESS TIME

Once your business gets to the level where you can increase your team size, then you can spend your time on the things you are most passionate about, which means you tend to get more productive.

Today, I have a team of seven people, and without them, I would be working WAY too many hours! I have shared this before, but today I work 2-3 days a week, thanks to my team. And I’m very clear what I’m doing on those days. I have a schedule and a system, and all my projects follow a process. Productivity is important to me, so that I can enjoy not only my work time, but also my play time.

6. ALLOWING YOURSELF TIME AWAY

Through the summer, most of my private clients went away for at least a week, and although their initial tendency was to work while gone, I coached them through that compulsion! They didn’t HAVE to work, so why do it? Coming back renewed, refreshed, and with memories of the fun things they did with family and friends is much more rewarding than coming back from vacation with projects done.

When we let play be play, when we return, we tend to be MUCH more productive and creative when it’s time to get back to work!

7. ALLOWING YOURSELF MORE TIME AWAY

The above example was of clients. who have taken, on average, a week here and there. But what if you want to take MORE time off? I just read about a designer by the name of Stefan Sagmeister who takes a year off from his graphic design business every seven years.

In the last few years, I’ve averaged about 6 weeks off a year, and I’m currently in the process of looking for an adventure anywhere in the world, that a girlfriend and I want to take. I’m sure we’ll be gone at least 3 weeks, and I’ll probably add a fourth at the end, just for decompression.

Pick which is your first realistic goal for taking time off! I’ve heard it way too often from people who own their own business who say “Oh, I haven’t had a vacation in x years!”

Oh my!

Life is passing by, folks! Do NOT let this be you!

There are many more good consequences of a thriving business, of course! But these are some of the most compelling. Use these as motivators for yourself when you find yourself slowing down your success. We often need to focus on the big WHYs, if we want to push past our comfort level, to achieve the greater dream. In this case, the greater dream is a thriving business.