This is a fun video showing everyone what I get up to on my average day as a Rehabilitation Consultant, Business Owner, Business Coach and Mentor... hope you enjoy it! Please add your comments and thoughts below... … [Read more...]
Supponaed as an Expert Witness? How to Cope in the Courtroom
November 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Earlier this week, I interviewed Dr Natalie Green after she gave expert evidence in a court case that involved one of her clients. This is something that can strike terror in the heart of any Consultant with many more questions than answers as to how it will all go on the day. Thankfully, Natalie survived the proceeding and came out smiling. Find out how she not only got through the day but was crowned "expert of the week". Please add your comments and thoughts below... what answers can I … [Read more...]
How Do You Do Money?
October 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As a business owner, I really needed to deal with my own baggage and attitudes around money. Working with Natalie Green really helped me to understand my money attitudes and their limitations to my business and my life. Natalie has generously agreed to share with the Business of 1 Community some of the keys you need to address your own money baggage. Let me know what comes up for you; has this article opened your eyes to your own attitudes regarding money? Jo After working with women from … [Read more...]
Why would I need a mentor? Part 2
July 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A big thank you for the response I have received through personal messages following my last article. I really appreciate your ideas, thoughts and interaction. I was not surprised by the number of people who expressed that they are confused by the word mentor, and a shift that may be occurring in the perception and marketing of mentoring. In this article I want to explore want mentoring is further. Let’s cut through what we think we know, and look at some definitions. Now these definitions … [Read more...]
Why would I need a mentor? Part 1
June 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read this article. This is a great question which was yet again posed to me recently; Why would I need a mentor? As you may be aware I have been providing formal mentoring services since 2009. And through that time, I’ve had many people, including allied health professionals, ask me to explain what a mentor is, and how to effectively work with a mentor. As allied health professionals, we are more familiar with supervision, especially clinical … [Read more...]
Why I love being self employed…..
June 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Why I love being self employed……….. My decision to become a self employed Consultant arose from compelling desires in me to choose the type of work I wanted to do with greater flexibility and financial reward while at the same time making a big difference to the people I serve. To me, these desires can be summed up in one word – FREEDOM! I love consulting and I love mentoring. I love my consulting business and I love my mentoring business because they give me freedom. AND I LOVE being … [Read more...]
Stress And The Effects On The Mind
March 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In my career, I have had plenty of opportunities to think about and react to what I consider to be stress. The concept of stress is an interesting one, especially for those of us who work in a compensable environment where the word was removed and replaced by “psychological injury”. We all know that a certain amount of stress in our daily lives is perfectly normal and somewhat necessary to ensure we perform optimally at work, especially when we are faced with the decision making process. But … [Read more...]
Marketing. It’s Easy – Simply Solve A Problem
February 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As allied health and rehabilitation professionals, we are often asked to provide solution focused intervention. I don’t think we really spend a lot of time thinking about what that means; we simply get on with doing what we do best – making a difference in people’s lives by providing… that’s right – SOLUTIONS. ‘How does this relate to marketing?’ I hear you ask. Well, good question. It relates perfectly, because if you know how to offer a solution to a client, then you know how to market … [Read more...]
Can I really INFLUENCE a NTD, GP or Treating Health Professional?
February 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever stopped to consider that Rehabilitation Consultants have an incredible opportunity to INFLUENCE Medical and Treating Health Practitioners to help them to see the needs of their patients in the context of returning to work? Are you like me? I thought I had a great ability to get the information I needed from GP’s and Treating Health Professionals. It would always take me a long time; and it would mean I needed to organise case conferences very regularly but I got the … [Read more...]
How to get clients jobs
February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of the least favourite tasks of a Rehabilitation Consultant don't you think? Wow! Before I published this article, a heated discussion about the subject started after I shared it with a group of Consultants on Facebook. (to join the conversation go to https://www.facebook.com/PurpleCo). There are some strong opinions about this message. Well, I am guessing you already know that the best way NOT to help a client get a job is to treat job seeking as 'compliance management'. I guess … [Read more...]
