About this episode

Dr. Alex Swenson Ridley discusses overcoming hustle culture and aligning business practices with personal values for fulfillment in health practice ownership.

In the concluding episode of the first season, Dr. Alex Swenson Ridley delves into the concept of the 'practice beneath the practice.' She reflects on her personal challenges of overcoming hustle culture and the associated anxiety, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's business practices with personal values for true fulfillment. Highlighting the transformation needed for personal and professional growth, she shares her journey of creating a sustainable practice that supports well-being and success without the traditional hustle mentality. The episode sets the stage for the next season’s focus on financial growth and overcoming limiting beliefs. SHOW NOTES Most practice owners have tried the surface-level fixes. New systems. Better marketing. A different schedule. And still — something isn't moving. This episode goes somewhere different. What you'll hear in this episode: Why intellectual insight alone doesn't create change — and what actually has to happen first How a nervous system wired for hustle can keep you plateaued even when everything else is aligned What two years of dragging your feet on a business decision actually revealed — and how it broke open in one session…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Alex Swenson Ridley

Topics covered

• health practice
• hustle culture
• personal values
• professional growth
• sustainable practice
• financial growth
• limiting beliefs

Keywords

• health practice owners
• hustle mentality
• personal fulfillment
• business practices
• anxiety
• transformation
• HeartMath coherence

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