The air is cool and quiet. The only sounds are the birds singing and Mimzy, curled next to me, taking her morning bath. I’ve slept eight hours and should feel rested and ready for an energising spring hike, but instead I feel anxious and sad. I’ve learned not to be hard on myself when I don’t feel the way I think I should. Instead, I let Anxious and Sad get out of bed with me.
As we say goodbye to 2020 and prepare ourselves to welcome a new year, it is only right that we reflect on and start to plan the improvements we can make in our businesses. If you are anything like me, you have likely spent the last few weeks mulling over some new...
If you have your own practice, you are in the unique position of being both a consumer and an advertiser. When I first started out, marketing my vet rehab practice was a challenge for which I felt university had not equipped me at all. We learned almost nothing about...
We are experiencing unprecedented times. No one could have planned for an international pandemic (it’s not something that happens in most people’s lifetimes) and it is forcing a lot of re-evaluation – including a re-evaluation of our income sources. If our vet rehab...
‘I feel like I have been dropped into a sci-fi movie.’ are words spoken by a friend a few days ago, and part of me cannot help but think, ‘Is that where we’re headed?’ Most of us have never experienced a pandemic of this nature. It was interesting to read about a...
Every successful business owner will tell you that they have made some big mistakes along the way. These mistakes and failures have been an opportunity to learn and improve their skills, and have created a bank of experience that they tap into any time they need to...
There are so many opinions, viewpoints, theories and sources of information out there at the moment. So much news, so many songs, blogs, and memes … and, like every conversation I have had in the last few days, they all center around one thing – the Coronavirus. We...
I would not have managed to run my vet rehab practice if it weren’t for my amazing vet rehab team. Having started as a one-man band, I quickly realised my limitations. A whole variety of skills is needed to run a successful business. There are certain things I do well...
As a mentor to my Onlinepethealth Vetrehabbers, I see so many of you working long hours, fully booked till the early evening but still struggling to pay your bills at the end of the month. When I look at other small businesses, their problem is that they don't have...
We all have a particular kind of case that we enjoy more than others. When I was practicing I especially enjoyed the challenge of the paralyzed patient. Although I treated all conditions, the treatment of paralysis was something I became known for. Specialists would...