Episode Details

Chris Swenson joins Gordon on the podcast to explain why we shouldn't forget about our inner game in private practice. Our inner game is always happening, and it's continuously turning – it shouldn't be ignored. Chris describes how he found his passions, purpose, and principles by diving deep into mindset and the importance of mental clarity. Then, Chris tells us all about what it means to be a Private Practice Warrior and why a bigger practice isn't necessarily better.

Chris Swenson, LMFT is the author of the recently published book, "Private Practice Warrior." He is the Owner/Founder/solo-operator of Rhino Wellness Center which is Chris' successful full-time solo practice in rural Colorado. Chris is a true Private Practice Warrior who is currently developing a program called, "Private Practice Warrior – A Powerful Mindset for Ambitious Practice Owners – The "Way" to True Fulfillment in Life and Business. To receive a free pdf copy of "Private Practice Warrior" and a special bonus, click https://rhinomentality.lpages.co/pp-warrior-ebook-pdf-giveaway/

The biggest thing for Chris is that he has learned to never forget about the inner game. It's always going on. Early on in Chris's private practice, he felt like he was like a slave to the practice. It didn't feel like it was his. There was almost this illusion, and he had no sense of fulfillment. But once Chris stepped back identified his purpose, he found his passion and lives by his principles. Plus, he realized the big things he could do each and every day to move the dial, things began to fall more into place, and he began to feel a lot more fulfilled. Even though there are still struggles and challenges, we all have to fly through that turbulence to build a practice.

Chris probably took a different journey than most. He got ingrained within the warrior community and learned about mental toughness and mindset. Chris found his purpose, passion, and identified the principles which he operates by each and every day. Plus, he has daily practices to make sure that he is making the right decision instead of making decisions out of fear. Chris felt an internal struggle. However, once he began daily work and ingraining a new mentality, he feels great. Chris has a lot more confidence and is a lot calmer. Plus, Chris says he has more mental clarity for what he needs for decisions to be made.

People will say to build your practice, scale your practice, expand your stuff, do all of these things, and then you're going to reach that promised land and feel that sense of fulfillment. Chris found that it's an illusion. If you have a bigger practice, you might end up more stressed, more mentally fatigued, and more tired. So, Chris looked at what really makes a successful practice for the long haul. He looked at numbers of failure rates over the years, and he noticed that the failure rate has remained the same even though we've got better technology and we've got a lot more programs. What is the missing variable? It's our inner game. We have to get ourselves to do XYZ every day, and how do we get ourselves to do that?

Get yourself, your mindset, mentality, purpose, passion, all these things in line. From there, you can accomplish great things. However, the point of it is not just to create this great business; this great practice, it's about being a better person through doing all of it. Chris is just tired of seeing