Share your perspective - an abundant mindset
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[00:00:00] You might have heard this before about sharing your perspective and you're wondering, how do I do that? What if I give away too much information and no one, You know buys my services if that's what you're thinking then this video might be able to help you My name is Hoang I'm an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist and I help therapists develop their clinical skills and their business skills And when I first started out in my business I too was not sure about what perspective to share like do I share what I do in the therapy clinic like Do I tell people what to do?
[00:00:39] And then what if I just tell them what to do? And then they do it and they don't come in and, buy my services. When I started hand therapy secrets. Or the idea of starting Hand Therapy Seekers, which was teaching other therapists, all these, because like hand therapists are known to hold all their secrets and stuff like that.
[00:00:58] And me, I'm like, I just want to, I want [00:01:00] to share it because I feel like high tide raises all boats. And the more OTs that we could help the more the OT profession and more OTs want to become CHT's. And that. Just helps us. Overall as a profession, but sharing your perspective can be a little bit challenging.
[00:01:18] It can be, it requires you to come from an abundant mindset. And I really didn't understand that when I first got started. So I wanted to share with you just in case you were wondering but how do I really do that? Because what if I share everything and Then there's nothing left for me and I just want to share with you my perspective and five things I wrote down and I'm just going to read it to you really quickly.
[00:01:43] I feel like there's a piece of hair in my face, so sorry about that. So I'm just going to share and then I'll dive in a little bit because when I first heard it, I was just like, there's no way. That doesn't even make any sense, share it and they'll still come in and buy from you. I was like, [00:02:00] how does that even make sense?
[00:02:03] But it is more imperative now than ever before to really share your perspective and share what you're doing and give from a place of I think from a place of abundance that you have enough to share and that there's still even so much more. As much as I have shared, I feel like I still have so much more to share.
[00:02:25] I want to share with you these five things to help you to know how to do that, right? So number one, the most important thing is to think about someone else, right? I'm going to dive into a little details afterwards, but number one is to think about someone else besides yourself. Think about someone else besides yourself.
[00:02:44] Number two is to be really specific about that one thing that you want to share. Number three is the idea that you can't lose by being generous. [00:03:00] You have to remind yourself, you cannot lose by being generous. On number four takes the play off of that, which is you can't be generous unless you feel like you have enough.
[00:03:11] So give only what you're capable of giving without it being an expense to yourself. I'm going to dive into that a little bit more. And then number five Is really so much about that, but in mindset, which is that I remind myself all the time as well. And I'm going to share with you, there's always someone for every price and a price for everyone, right?
[00:03:36] That comes from these Duffield Thomas. She does this money mindset, a bootcamp. And I got that phrase from her or something like, I'm sure she got it from other people too, but there's always someone for every price and a price for everyone. So keep that in mind. I. Look at other people's businesses to remind myself of that too.
[00:03:56] All right. Since I just shared that with you, let's go to number one. [00:04:00] Think of someone else besides you, and that requires you to think about your person that you are specifically speaking to. In my clinic, So I have a therapy clinic in Miami, Florida, and I help people with hand and arm injuries, right?
[00:04:18] So if I'm making a video and sharing my perspective, I'm gonna share with them, just say I just did a I just did some videos on neck exercises. Okay. So I'm gonna give you an example. I am thinking about the person who comes to me with neck issues that have hand problems. So a lot of times as a OT and CHT, people come to us for like hand numbness or hand pain or that kind of stuff.
[00:04:47] And a lot of times those hand things come from the neck. So I have to think about someone else besides me. I'm not thinking, Of [00:05:00] myself and oh, I need patience, right? I'm thinking if I help someone do this one thing, then maybe that will help them and they won't need me. Or maybe that will help them and they might need me for something else.
[00:05:14] Maybe they might watch more of my videos that then will help them Live better lives because now they don't have the numbness. Maybe they can avoid having surgery because of that, right? So I'm really trying to think about them and how to help them because I think in the long run when you help people it, it comes back to you in spades, right?
[00:05:33] So I'm trying to think about that one person that I'm helping with the neck issue. Cause I have so many of those patients, I can name them. I'm like, okay, that person. So Donna really needed my help. Like I wish I had those videos for her when her and I were talking because I spoke to her and it took her eight months before she came in for therapy treatment.
[00:05:53] But I wish I had those videos so that she can at least have started out and not have been so worried, for so long. [00:06:00] So think of someone else be specific about that one thing. So again, if I'm thinking about Donna, she came in, she was already with tons of hand issues and they were already telling her she had to have neck surgery and she was petrified of neck surgery.
[00:06:15] She didn't want it. And in looking at her neck and how her arms moved and how she was positioned and things like that. I got real specific when I was creating those videos. I created four videos, all on cervical stuff. And I thought about if I could have just gotten her to know what was possible, maybe she could have gotten some relief or at least come in sooner versus sitting there.
[00:06:42] She literally had her scheduled date for surgery and then at the last minute, she canceled and booked an appointment, but she suffered for a good eight months before she did that. And so I want to be real specific on that one thing I was sharing. And so [00:07:00] those four videos that I shared. I shared about like how I, from Huang's perspective, how I treat the cervical cervical neck to alleviate hand issues.
[00:07:09] And a lot of those videos were specific not to someone in Donna's situation, but if I had met Donna 10 years ago, those videos would have been great for her because if she saw those videos 10 years ago, She might not be in the position that she's in. Does that make sense? So I'm sharing my perspective on that one thing.
[00:07:32] And I'm thinking about her, but 10 years prior. And I want to be able to help someone like that. Sometimes when they're already coming in too late, they You know, there's unrealistic expectations. We were able to help her get rid of a lot of the pins and needles and stuff like that, but she couldn't keep up with it So you see what I mean by like she was so far into it.
[00:07:58] That even though we helped her we [00:08:00] couldn't really fully helped her So I was sharing my perspective thinking about her but a younger self of her Because I think that there's so many people like her at a younger version who I feel like we could help. So when you're sharing your perspective. If you can think about that one person and you're going to have multiple people but it's the same person.
[00:08:25] Like my clinic serves people 40 years and older with hand and arm issues, right? So if that's what we do and we're trying to get rid of their chronic issues and stuff like that, then I want to think about that one person. And when I'm talking about something real specific about that one thing, I will think about That one person that has this injury or I would think about this one person who has a wrist pain That is just can't came on insidiously.
[00:08:55] So for example I'm about to teach a manual therapy [00:09:00] course and I put out that I was looking for volunteers So a friend a Facebook friend Raise her hand. I was like, Hey, you actually have wrist pain and I didn't fall. I didn't break. It's not post surgical, but can you still help me? And I was like, yeah, of course.
[00:09:12] Come in and volunteer. I gave her two times. But when I make a video, I'm going to think about her. I didn't think about the mom who is now with a toddler and she now suffers from risk chronic wrist pain and she doesn't know why. Okay. She knows maybe it has something to do with the fact that she carries her baby on that side all the time, but she doesn't know why because, her baby's only going to get heavier.
[00:09:38] But she's but I didn't hit it. So I'm going to make some videos very specific for someone like that because I want to help them. I want to help them understand and know that occupational therapy, certified hand therapists can help someone like her. So think about someone else besides yourself. It really does create a more abundant [00:10:00] mindset.
[00:10:00] And then when you're sharing your perspective, be really specific with a one thing. I have a lot of trouble doing this because I tend to share way too much all at one time. Cause I have a lot of shit to say. Anyway, number three was you can't lose by being generous, right? Again. You cannot lose by being generous.
[00:10:22] And that is an abundant mindset for you to share, which then comes to number four which share, give what you can. So I always describe it as my cup runneth over and that's what I'm sharing. So my cup is always full. So part of that is you can't have an abundant mindset if you're not taking care of yourself.
[00:10:42] So you share what you can. So when I first started, I couldn't share that much because I was doing so many different other things that it was really hard for me to share, but I shared what I could. So what I did to [00:11:00] get more comfortable in that mindset and in the abundance of sharing. was I went for 30 days straight, 30 weekdays.
[00:11:10] Sorry. Y'all people sometimes be like including weekends. Every day that the clinic was open, I went live and I shared something and I did that for 30 days straight. Now they say that it takes 21 days to build a habit. And it takes X number of time before you feel like you are really good, but
[00:11:32] I just did I just I don't know I picked 30 days, but I picked 30 days and it was just like let me share every single day that I'm in the clinic I'm gonna turn the camera on and share and That was all I could do at that moment in time There was nothing fancy about it. I went on live on on Facebook at the time, nothing fancy.
[00:11:53] And I just shared what I could at that time. I wasn't even specific. I wasn't even thinking [00:12:00] about anyone else. But I remember you can't lose by being generous. So I just shared what I could. It was probably shit shares, but. It was what it was, that was all I could give at that time. Cause that was all I knew.
[00:12:13] And then as I continued to share and share I got better and better at it. So now I can share more, but if you don't have enough to share, like in terms of a time perspective, then you don't want to do it at your expense. So for example, right now, we do two videos a week on hand therapy secrets and one video a week on hands on therapy services YouTube channel.
[00:12:42] That is all I can give right now. That is all I can give right now. At some point, we are going to be in a capacity to share more. But right now, if I shared too much, it would be at my expense because I don't have the [00:13:00] time. My staff don't have the time. Yes, you can't lose by being generous, but you also can't be generous unless you have enough, right?
[00:13:11] And so you want to share based on what you're capable of at the moment in time. That you're, whatever you're capable of sharing, share that. But don't put yourself at risk to feeling bitter or burnt out because you're sharing too much and not doing things that fill your cup. So that's number four. And then remind yourself that there's always someone for every price and a price for everyone. And I look at other people's businesses to remind myself of that same thing. And I use it to remind my staff too, because you. You cannot have Walmart prices at Lord and Taylor [00:14:00] services, right?
[00:14:00] Or products, right? So your things have to match your, if your price point is low, then your services, match that price point. For example, if you go to a Motel 8, Hotel, you know what you're expecting. You're expecting a very average below average hotel, right? But if you, when you go to a hotel like that, you understand the price you're paying for the product that you're paying for.
[00:14:31] When you go to a Ritz Carlton, All right, you know that is the ultimately ultimate luxury and you will pay that and I'm saying that because there is a price for everybody. At all those points. And I remind myself of that all the time. When I'm sharing my perspective, when I'm, when I wanna make sure I put myself into that, [00:15:00] but mindset, because I'll share what I can and then when they are ready and when they are able to, they will.
[00:15:09] Maybe inquire and ask about my services, right? Because I feel like there's a price point for everybody. And I look at that, you can look at that all around. I use hotels just because it's an easy analogy to think about, but you can also think about purses, right? Luxury brands right now are making a killing in the market right now.
[00:15:33] They're making a killing because there's a lot of people who want the luxury product and they're willing to pay the luxury prices For it the premium prices for it and there's a lot of people who you know Like the cheaper quality things because they're trendy and they can get it really cheap and there's someone for everyone and that's okay There's absolutely nothing wrong with it You can still share your perspective and you just have to know [00:16:00] and trust the process that when you share that the people that you attract for your businesses and for your services will come because of your perspective, right?
[00:16:13] They will come because of your ability to communicate and share and be generous with them. And then they might find you useful and they might buy your product, they might buy your services. So as an occupational therapist, I think that's really important to keep in mind and to look at, because I think in the healthcare realm, we tend to think that everything is free.
[00:16:36] Everything is insurance based because that's what we've been taught. And that's all we've seen all the time. But I can tell you right now that I've seen, like when I worked at Mount Sinai they had luxury rooms. The, One floor was all luxury rooms. And if you had the money, you paid for those luxury rooms and you paid for [00:17:00] private care and you paid for, you paid for luxury basically.
[00:17:04] And. I think that even in healthcare, we have to have that understanding that healthcare is a business and that that there is a price point, every person, and I think that helps you I, it helps me continue to share my perspective because I know that there's someone for me, like that someone is attracted to my, teaching style to my personality to the way I share my perspective to the things that I've done and Those people will be attracted to me and then want to work with me somehow someway, right?
[00:17:49] Because there's always someone for everyone and there's always more of it So if you keep that Type of mindset and it is a it's [00:18:00] work to keep that mindset It's not like I just came to me naturally like I had to work at it and I had to prove it to myself and I you know and I do believe that there's people who want to work with me because of my style of my perspective and because I am I'm generous about it You know, and I think it does come back to me.
[00:18:24] So I think that hopefully this can help shape your mindset as you look to grow your business and you look to build the kind of business and lifestyle that you're looking to do as an occupational therapist. So I hope this video helps you to know the how of it. And if you like videos like this, hit the like button and the subscribe button.
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