How a business plan helps to beat overwhelmFeeling crushed by overwhelm? You need a plan. If you are sticking to a well thought out business plan, that considers your needs,  you are much less likely to get overwhelmed. In this episode, I explain the key things to consider in your plan.


The highlights:
 
I explain why I am so passionate about today's topic, as the message I get from the Do More than Therapy community is that overwhelm is the thing that prevents us from building the kind of practices we want to build 00:17
I talk about how the focus of today’s episode is all about the different ways that focused sections of your business plan can help you cut through overwhelm, and that everything covered today will form the foundation of the first six week term of Psychology Business School, launching in January 02:05
I explain how a good business plan starts with a statement of your values 03:44
I talk about how a business plan helps you plan out your projects 04:34
I look at how a business plan tells you which things you should focus your attention on 05:11
I explore how a business plan allows you to develop a focused marketing plan 05:57
I talk about how a business plan forces you to work out the maths and set pricing appropriately (with reference to last week’s podcast) 07:12
I look at how a business plan makes sure you get the systems in place that you need to work efficiently 08:30
I talk about how a business plan prepares you for growth 09:41
I explain that my Psychologists Business Plan is included with Do More than Therapy membership, and with Psychology Business School. Or you can buy it from my website 11:34
I hope that I’ve shown how a business plan can be a great step to reducing overwhelm, and explain that Psychology Business School is designed to reduce, not add, to overwhelm. It consists of two terms - the first six weeks focus on business plan, and the second six weeks focus on marketing 12:02





Next steps for an overwhelm free 2021



The first step to a brilliant business plan is to set your specialism and focus for the year. To make sure you have a specialism that works for you come along to our https://psychologists.drrosie.co.uk/define-your-specialism (free webinar on December 18th or January 4th. )


https://psychologists.drrosie.co.uk/the-psychology-business-school/ (Join the Waiting list for Psychology Business School here.)





Do you sometimes wake up at 2 am worried that you’ve made a terrible error that will bring professional ruin upon you and disgrace your family? 
I’m laughing now but when I first set up in private practice I was completely terrified that I had “missed” something big when setting up insurance or data protection.
 
Even now, three years in, I sometimes catch myself wondering if I have really covered all the bases.
 
It is hard, no impossible, to think creatively and have the impact you should be having in your practice if you aren’t confident that you have a secure business. BUT it can be overwhelming to figure out exactly what you need to prioritise before those clients start coming in.
 
I’ve created a free checklist (plus resources list) to take the thinking out of it. Tick off every box and you can see your clients confident in the knowledge that you have everything in place for your security and theirs.
 
Download it now fromhttps://psychologists.drrosie.co.uk/client-checklist ( https://psychologists.drrosie.co.uk/client-checklist)