Discussion Forum > Reverse Engineer a Successful Outcome
Opening a (now successful) Private Therapy Practice
1. Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired
The ill feelings towards agency work, politics and red tape. "It can't get worse than this" is great motivation to jump ship into the unpredictable world of solopreneurship.
2. Supportive spouse & supplementary income
3. Books & Workshops
Taking the time to find the right book and online workshop about running your own private practice
4. Emotional Support
Working with a seasoned therapist
5. Lessons learned
Recalled things I did not enjoy about therapy, personal or otherwise, and tried to do something different with my own practice
6. Gumption
The belief that what worked for me will work for others. A bit evangelical, but the excitement to share ideas got me through many lean times.
Ok, your turn!
1. Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired
The ill feelings towards agency work, politics and red tape. "It can't get worse than this" is great motivation to jump ship into the unpredictable world of solopreneurship.
2. Supportive spouse & supplementary income
3. Books & Workshops
Taking the time to find the right book and online workshop about running your own private practice
4. Emotional Support
Working with a seasoned therapist
5. Lessons learned
Recalled things I did not enjoy about therapy, personal or otherwise, and tried to do something different with my own practice
6. Gumption
The belief that what worked for me will work for others. A bit evangelical, but the excitement to share ideas got me through many lean times.
Ok, your turn!
September 30, 2014 at 14:45 |
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avrum
avrum:
<< In list form, share the tools, ideas, people, etc that contributed to an outcome you're proud of >>
Actually that's not really what reverse engineering means. Tools, ideas and people are all things which are on the surface and observable. Reverse engineering means going below what's observable and working out how it's done. In other words, how did you select those tools, come by those ideas and involve those people? What were the principles you were working on which caused you to do it that way?
(Later)
Your answer, which you posted while I was writing mine, addresses this pretty well, better than your description of the rules in fact!
<< In list form, share the tools, ideas, people, etc that contributed to an outcome you're proud of >>
Actually that's not really what reverse engineering means. Tools, ideas and people are all things which are on the surface and observable. Reverse engineering means going below what's observable and working out how it's done. In other words, how did you select those tools, come by those ideas and involve those people? What were the principles you were working on which caused you to do it that way?
(Later)
Your answer, which you posted while I was writing mine, addresses this pretty well, better than your description of the rules in fact!
September 30, 2014 at 14:46 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Thanks for the clarification Mark!
September 30, 2014 at 15:43 |
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The Rules:
In list form, share the tools, ideas, people, etc that contributed to an outcome you're proud of.