I am Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits.
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When building your profitable practice, it’s important to remember to be grateful. Was your past year difficult? Practicing gratitude can help you recover. Imagine that you’re back in school. You’re standing in the cafeteria lunch line. As usual, all the children in front of you receive the same types of food and portions as everyone else. Your classmates just blindly and silently move through the line waiting for the next plop of food onto their plate. You notice today the school is serving beef stew. You really like it; it tastes amazing. Whatever they do to it, however they make it, the beef stew is a wonderfully flavorful experience. So, you hatch a plan to get more than everyone else is receiving.
You know, the person doling out the stew is the head cook and in charge of the cafeteria. As he dips his ladle. you exclaim that this beef stew is the best you’ve ever had. You go on and on and extol his abilities as an overseer of the cafeteria. You discover that he made the beef stew himself.
This is perfect. You lean over the counter and quietly asked him if there’s any way you can give some extra since you love it so much. He returns your lean and hushed tone of voice telling you to come back after everyone else has gone through the line. You head to a table and wipe out the delicious stew. When all of your schoolmates had been served lunch, you meet up with your coconspirator with a big smile on his face. He pours a huge bowl of stew, and you couldn’t be happier. You deliver profuse and heartfelt thanks and learn a very important lesson.
Being grateful has its rewards.
You expressed gratitude and were rewarded handsomely. You can use this natural law to your advantage if you’re trying to get past a difficult year, or even a longer period of time. Express gratitude every day. Make it a practice that you schedule rather than just trying to remember to do it.
Sometimes things really do stink. It’s as if life is going out of its way to use you as its doormat, right? When you think a bad experience is over, here comes something else you have to deal with. When this happens, it can lead you to believe there’s no end in sight. But there really is. And it begins with looking at your life and finding things to be grateful for.
The fickle Finger of Fate fortunately rewards people that are practicing gratitude regularly.
It’s like your eyes open up and you start to see new things. You recognize more and more wonderful aspects of your life. This can help you start the recovery process, and it makes it so much easier to bounce back from a rough year.
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A rough year can lead to feelings of depression and discouragement. Check out our blog post here for some insight on how gratitude can make you happy.
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I’m Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits. Please go to businessofrehab.com/contractnegotiations to pick up the free guide to help you negotiate the contract of your dreams.
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