What would you tell yourself if you could go back to the very beginning of your group practice?

Y'all, that question will make you think.

In this episode, Amy Dover is taking over the podcast again as part of her June series on group practice ownership. Amy is a licensed marriage and family therapist, owner of Dover Counseling Services in southeastern Alabama, and a Wise Practice consultant with over a decade of experience building and leading a group practice.

Today, Amy is talking about what she would do differently if she were starting a group practice all over again. And her answer might surprise you. Before the systems, the compensation models, the hiring processes, or the spreadsheets, Amy says the first thing she would tell herself is this: find your people.

Amy shares the honest lessons she has learned about money, scarcity mindset, hiring, leadership, people-pleasing, and stepping out of the therapist role and into the CEO role. She also talks about the spiritual side of practice ownership, including what it looks like to stop striving, trust God with the outcome, and build a practice that is sustainable instead of exhausting.

If you are a Christian practice owner who feels like you are trying to figure it all out alone, this episode is going to feel like a deep breath.

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4:39 What Amy Would Tell Herself Before Starting a Practice 9:09 Money Mistakes and Compensation Lessons 11:03 Scarcity Mindset and Financial Fear 12:12 Why Profit Can Honor God 13:55 Hiring Lessons for Group Practice Owners 16:21 People-Pleasing vs. Practice Needs 18:24 Stepping Into the CEO Role 20:36 Why Busyness Is Not Faithfulness 22:16 Learning to Stop Striving

Show Sponsor SamBright

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Amy Dover's Resources

Built to Last: The Solo to Group Mastermind

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