The Practice You Want Is on the Other Side of Control

By Tracy Cherpeski

Category: Mindset & Leadership | Est. Read Time: 5 min

You say you want a thriving practice. A team that runs without you. Time with your family that doesn’t feel stolen. Space to actually breathe.

And I believe you.

So why does it feel like the harder you work, the further away it gets?

In my 15+ years of coaching — and the last several working exclusively with healthcare practice owners — I’ve seen the same pattern again and again. The problem isn’t your team. It isn’t your systems. It isn’t even the insurance model or the staffing market or the economy.

It’s the grip.

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