Private Pay in Private Practice
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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Where to Spend or Save When Starting a New Practice
Starting out in private practice, there are many things to consider. Most of which mental health practitioners did not learn when in graduate school….
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Mistakes Private Practice Owners Make When Marketing
Q&A was part of Next Level Practice, the most supportive community for therapists starting a private practice. In this video, Alison answers the question based…
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Dr. Andrea Maxim’s Practice is Scaling Quickly Series 5 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 282
Are you in the process of starting, growing, or scaling a practice? Do you have children to raise at the same time that you…
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Live Consulting with Joe and Melissa Dohse Series 3 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 280
Have you ever wondered what consulting with Joe Sanok is like? Do you wonder whether or not it would be beneficial to your business?…
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Dr. Angela Johnson is Chasing the Mind Series 1 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 278
Are you thinking about starting a private practice, but are doubting whether or not you can do it? Are you worried about how to…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: December 2017
In the festive month of December, Practice of the Practice featured a comprehensive podcast series on how to start a practice that thrives. Gearing…
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How to Start a Practice Next Year | PoP 270
What are the most common challenges practitioners experience when it comes to starting a private practice? What are some solutions around these challenges? In…
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Why You Must Blog | PoP 269
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about why it is important that you blog when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the…
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How to Get More Clients in Private Practice | PoP 268
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to get more clients in private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a…
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How to Create a Marketing Plan | PoP 267
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to create a marketing plan. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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Systems to Grow a Practice: Marketing Plan, Flow, and Blogging | PoP 266
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about the systems necessary to grow a practice, which include a marketing plan, flow, and blogging. Podcast Sponsor Confused…
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How to Go Private Pay | PoP 265
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to go private pay when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on…
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Sowing the Seeds of a New Practice: Negotiating Rent
My wife and I had made the move across Tampa Bay. We now resided about as close to the Gulf of Mexico as you…
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How to Network to Get Clients, The Starting a Practice Series | PoP 264
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to network to get clients when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice…
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How to Make a Website? Starting a Practice | PoP 263
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to make a website when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on…
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Should I Specialize? Starting a Practice | PoP 262
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about whether or not to specialize when starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on…
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Starting a Practice & Finding Cheap Rent | PoP 261
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about starting a private practice and finding cheap rent. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a…
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How To Name a Private Practice
Today, we are talking all about naming a practice. The name of your practice is one of the most important things that you can…
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Legal Structures in Private Practice | PoP 260
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about legal structures in private practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Name a Practice | PoP 259
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to name your practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Find a Specialty | PoP 258
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to find a specialty. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice? I’d…
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How to Start a Thriving Practice | PoP 257
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks about how to start a thriving practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: November 2017
The month of November was jam-packed with articles aimed at helping you start, grow, and scale your practice. Our top stories include how to…
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Why You Should File a LLC
In case you’ve been living under a rock (no judgement), or you are completely new to the world of business, a LLC stands for…
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Creating Headspace for the Next Big Thing: Finding a Supervisor
Graduation day had finally arrived – after 18 straight semesters with no breaks. Taking semesters off just wasn’t an option for me. I wanted to…
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Private Practice: The Long Game
When I opened my private practice, everyone told me that I would love it. They told me that it would change my life. I was told…
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Stages of Change into Private Practice: The Contemplation Stage (Part 2 of 5)
Coming out of denial is a gradual process. It was like having an addiction, an addiction to allowing other people to be masters of…
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Midlife Grad School Grad Goes For Brass Ring
I have been given the opportunity to be a guest blogger for the Practice of the Practice website. This is an honor I’m really…
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Stages of Change Into Private Practice: The Pre-Contemplation Stage (Part 1 of 5)
I’d been in private practice for the last twenty plus years in St. Louis, Missouri, working in the field of ADHD and adolescent male…
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5 Helpful Tips For Starting / Growing a Private Practice
Starting a private practice can be absolutely awesome and terrifying at the same time. I had a private practice right out of grad school…
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Motherhood, Money, And Private Practice
How did I start? Like the lyrics of a famous Frank Sinatra song, “I did it my way”. I started my solo private practice,…
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PoP 236 | Brian Kang Has Some Questions
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks with Brian Kang in a reverse podcast. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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Start Your Practice By Knowing Your Strengths
As a counsellor, advisor, or consultant, you understand human psychology in a way that few others do. You help your clients overcome fear and…
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Starting a Private Practice In a New State
The personal to-do list of moving to a new state can be overwhelming. Add on to that the tasks of starting a new therapy…
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Key Advice From 12 Successful Entrepreneurs
Running a private practice isn’t easy. And, for those of you wanting to start a private practice, you may be overcome with fear and…
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PoP 234 | Starting a Practice With Ciji Gamble
In this episode, Joe Sanok speaks with Ciji Gamble about starting a practice. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private practice?…
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PoP 226 | Your First Year Of Private Practice
Today, Joe Sanok speaks about the basics of starting a private practice. Podcast Sponsor In the beginning, Jaime was building websites himself, but then the…
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PoP 224 | Laura Coe Is Really Authentic
Today, Joe Sanok speaks about Laura Coe. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution designed to help health professionals attract more clients and thrive…
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PoP 223 What To Do With An Idea Part 3 | Core Planning
Today, Joe Sanok speaks about what to do with an idea, part 3 – core planning. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution designed…
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PoP 222 What To Do With An Idea Part 2 | Magnum, P.I.
Today, Joe Sanok speaks about what to do with an idea, part 2 – Magnum, P.I. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution designed…
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PoP 221 What To Do With An Idea Part 1 | Trains And Actors
Today, Joe Sanok speaks about what to do with an idea, part 1 – trains and actors. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution…
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How to make a website
Ever wonder how to make a website? When I wanted to launch a website, I went on Facebook and asked “Does anyone know how to…
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Planning The Interior Design And Décor For Your Private Practice
For those of us who have reached the milestone of having our own office, it can feel like a major accomplishment. You have finally…
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PoP 209 | How to Start a Testing Practice with Dr. Jeremy Sharp
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Dr. Jeremy Sharp on how to start testing practice. Podcast Sponsor The future of relationship assessment is here. Created by…
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Five Things I’ve Learned In My First Month Of Private Practice
The website has been created, you’ve found a location for your office, business cards are made… your ducks are in a row and you…
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5 Key Strategies For a Single Mom To Grow a Successful Private Practice
Going from a stay-at-home mom: picking up carpools, volunteering at the schools, helping with homework, and cooking dinner; to a single mom starting her…
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7 Essentials: How to Set Your Session Rates
When I first started my private pay private practice, I set my rates in a very simple way. I looked at what a few…
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Solo Private Practice; Maybe Not For Everyone
A few months ago, I was at my state’s counseling association annual conference, and learned something pretty interesting. According to one source in my…
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December 2016 Private Practice Income Report
December was a soft landing for the year. I worked from December 1-15. Then I took the last two weeks off. But as you…
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Creating a Lifestyle Business
Joe Sanok appeared as a guest on The Private Practice Startup to discuss ‘Creating a Lifestyle Business’. Listen to the podcast below: …
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PoP 188 | 12 Days Of Practice: Twelve Months Of Action
Today we’re talking about 12 months of action with Joe Sanok. In This Podcast: In January I’m going more in-depth with a 10 part series…
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The Fear Of Starting a Private Practice
I know that people often times spend hours, days, weeks, and then months planning out how they can start their own private practice. You…
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Using Mindful Self-Compassion For Support When Starting a Private Practice
In my work with clients I often teach them the three components of Mindful Self-Compassion. This is based on the work of Kristin Neff…
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What The Election Taught Me About Private Practice
Donald Trump is President. He beat a former First Lady, United States Senator, and Secretary of State with virtually no support from his own…
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How to Increase Income in Private Practice
What an incredible month for building private practice income! This month was a huge month for private practice income growth. Beyond just increasing income,…
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PoP 170 | Growing a Private Practice with Jess Richards
Today we’re talking about growing a Private Practice with Jess Richards. Podcast Sponsor WeCounsel, a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform that connects mental health providers to their clients…
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4 Tips To Manage The Uncertainty of Starting a Counseling Business
Many of us with advanced degrees have a strong work ethic. We have high expectations about ourselves and our work, and like to have…
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The Power of Networking
I love being around people I’ve known that since I was a kid. My mom recently recounted the story where she brought me to…
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PoP 162 | Pillars of Practice with Geoff Simons
Today we’re talking about the pillars of practice with Geoff Simons, a true trail blazer. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution designed…
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Green Tea Latté + Mason Jar = Lessons Learned from Private Practice
Every morning I love to make myself a cup of green tea latté. Just the sound of it makes me salivate. It’s a multi-step…
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How to Name a Private Practice | Step-by-Step
This weekend a friend visited me. This isn’t any friend, he’s my best friend from college. We were roommates. Scheduled our graduate school classes…
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What I Learned About Private Practice Development from being a Mary Kay Consultant
In my previous post about my 14-year vision creation of being in private practice, I mentioned the fact that I had an identity crisis. This…
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PoP 151 | Brew Your Practice with Allison Puryear and Jane Carter
Today we’re talking all about the awkward stages you go through when breaking into private practice with Allison Puryear and Jane Carter. Meet Allison Puryear Allison…
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How to Create a Blog Post in WordPress
Today we’re talking all about how to load your blogs into WordPress. If you don’t have a WordPress website and you’re looking for a…
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How to embed a video into a WordPress blog post
Knowing how to embed a video in a blog post is an essential skill to help rank higher in Google. Google ranks you higher…
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How to Use Google Trends
Google Trends is a quick way to discover keywords and decide which keyword to use. Use Google Trends to Compare Keywords So let’s type…
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Do I need a unified voicemail system for my group practice?
My chiropractor also has a few massage therapists that rent from him. He recommended massage and i also thought it was time for a…
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How to Write a Blog Post Quickly
When I learned about SEO and blogging and how to focus my keywords, I went from the bottom of page 4 to the top…
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How to use Trello
How’s it going? This is Joe Sanok from becomeaconsultanttoday.com. I wanted to show you about Trello. So this is the main Trello page where…
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PoP 125 | Website Roundtable, How to Build a Website WordPress Tutorial with Joe Sanok, Perry Rosenbloom, and Aaron Carpenter
Welcome to Day 5 How to create a website, step-by-step In this final website roundtable podcast, we’re going to be covering start to finish…
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PoP 124 | Website Roundtable, Blogging for Beginners and Attracting Clients with Joe Sanok, Perry Rosenbloom, and Aaron Carpenter
Welcome to Day 4 Blogging and Attracting Clients All right, here we go into Day 4. In this chapter, we’re going to be diving into blogging…
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PoP 123 | Website Roundtable, Website Platforms WordPress, Wix, and Square Space with Joe Sanok, Perry Rosenbloom, and Aaron Carpenter
Welcome to Day 3 Website Platforms WordPress, Wix, and Square Space Well welcome back! It’s Day 3. So today we are talking all about platforms….
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PoP 122 | Website Roundtable, Website Goals with Joe Sanok, Perry Rosenbloom, and Aaron Carpenter
Welcome to Day 2 Website Goals Welcome to Chapter 2 of the Website Roundtable. Hope you guys dove into some of those vocabulary earlier…
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PoP 121 | Website Roundtable, Website Vocabulary Definitions with Joe Sanok, Perry Rosenbloom, and Aaron Carpenter
Welcome to Day 1 Have you ever wondered how to create a website for your counseling private practice? This podcast is meant to help…
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Website Roundtable
Website Roundtable Bios Joseph R. Sanok Joe is a private practice consultant and the owner of Mental Wellness Counseling in Traverse City, MI. He…
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5 Traits of the Successful Counseling Private Practitioner
By: Jennifer Behm, MA, EdS, LPC, MindSpring Counseling & Consultation, PLC Have you been thinking of starting a private practice and wondering whether you…
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Common Issues to Anticipate When Starting a Private Practice
Many people venture out and start their own business for the benefits and fulfillment that come from earning on their own. However, starting a…
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How to Make Money in Private Practice Monthly Income Report | June 2015
June 2015 was a big month for investing back into Practice of the Practice and Mental Wellness Counseling. I am really strategically investing in raising…
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Podcast 89: How to negotiate rent and find balance
Today we’re talking all about how to negotiate rent, sublease, and find more balance in your life Today’s Private Practice Sponsor Brighter Vision is the worldwide…
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10 Quick Steps for Creating a Business Plan
Creating a Business Plan When starting a private practice, it is essential to write a business plan. This plan will help guide you and…
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Cost-Cutting Strategies That Helped Me Build My Private Practice
Tres Adames has been a reader and contributor here for a while. He’s one of the first people that reached out to me on…
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Creating a SWOT Analysis
Creating a Simple SWOT Analysis SWOT is an acronym that stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Weaknesses. Creating a SWOT is a great way…
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Forms of Payment from a Client’s Point of View
Forms of Payment from a Client’s Perspective Many counselors accept both insurance and private pay as a form of payment. If you are having…
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Social Media Tips with Social Media Guru Michelle Corteggiano
Today’s Social Media Tips resource: What does the podcast mean to you? Leave me a message on Speakpipe What you’ll learn in this podcast…
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Starting in private practice: 10 tips you can start today
As I patiently awaited my actual counseling license approval, I decided to be proactive and ensure all was in place to be able jump…
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LLPC: 8 steps to becoming a LLPC after graduation
A note from Joe: After you graduate with your Master’s degree in counseling, it’s hard to know what to do. Trisha Short, MA, LLPC…
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How to Become a Consultant on Sugar Daddies | An interview with Dr. Harrison Davis
Today’s Private Practice Resource: This is such a great interview from the American Counseling Association Conference. Dr. Harrison Davis took time out for this…
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What is affiliate marketing?
By the end of this article, you will know what is affiliate marketing, why you should use it, and exactly how to use it….
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Starting a Private Practice 12 tips for success
In your first months of starting a private practice or launching one out of a plateau, there are so many tools that will help….
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How to Get on the Radio | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 29
How to Get On the Radio Getting on the radio, TV, or writing for the newspaper scares the crap out of most people. That…
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Creating highly shareable posts, you’re going to hate #5
As counselors we rarely think about business, marketing, and what other fields are doing. We are missing out on growing our client base, income,…
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American Counseling Association 2014 Conference | Welcome Video
Welcome to the 2014 American Counseling Association Conference in beautiful Hawaii! Join the email list Join over 2,000 readers that are growing and expanding…
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How to Stay Busy | Non-stop customer flow in 4 steps
From Joe: Debra knows how to stay busy with clients! She’s so busy with clients, that she doesn’t know what to do….
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Business Development | 10 things to help your business development
What is “business development”? There are very few scholarly works that specifically target “business development”. However, it tends to focus on discrete projects, specific…
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How to Change Your Life an Interview with Kathy Angerer | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok
How to Change Your Life Kathy Angerer went from being a stay-at-home mom to the majority leader in Michigan’s House of Representatives in Michigan….
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How to File Taxes in Private Practice | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 24
How to File Taxes in Private Practice | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 24 by Joseph R. Sanok Summary Everything you…
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How much does a counselor make? December 2013 Monthly Income Report
www.PracticeofthePractice.com/december-2013-cash December | Projects and Presents In December I started to try to pace myself. In past months, I have talked about how I…
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How to talk about money with clients
How to talk about money with clients I recently was emailed a question, “I do have one question for you that has nothing to…
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What a Facebook Ad Taught Me About Email Lists
You may have noticed that every 7 days or so, you’re getting a pop up on my website asking if you want my 5…
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