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156. Why Your OT Content Is Boring (And How to Fix It)
OTs, your content might be professional, accurate and completely forgettable.
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins explores why so much occupational therapy marketing sounds the same and...
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155. The Deep Breath Moment: The Point Right Before a Client Makes It
What happens immediately before an OT business finally starts to move?
Beki Eakins has seen the same pattern again and again with occupational therapists inside the OT Freedom Collective. A client can spend weeks or...
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154. The Trust Gap: A Lack of Self-Trust Is Destroying OT Dreams
How can an occupational therapist have 20 or 30 years of experience and still not trust themselves enough to pursue the business idea they really want?
Beki sees this constantly. Brilliant, experienced OTs with ideas...
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153. Successful OT Practices Are One Funding Letter Away From Broke
You can have a full caseload, a waiting list and a successful OT private practice, and still be one funding change away from a serious problem.
In this episode of the OT Yourself to Freedom Podcast, Beki Eakins talks...
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152. Can You Start an OT Business Straight Out of University? With Rebecca Haythorne
Every newly qualified OT hears some version of the same advice. Get a few years under your belt. Build your clinical experience. Wait until you know what you are doing.
But wait for what, exactly? And who decided?
In...
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151. The 12 Hour Working Week, A Manifesto for OTs Who Keep Getting Told to Do More
Beki Eakins works about 12 hours a week. And she still feels guilty about it.
Not because the business is struggling. It's growing, her clients are getting results, and she's built the life she wanted. But she'll open...
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150. The Basket Weavers Who Forgot to Weave, Why OTs Burn Out and What Actually Fixes It
Occupational Therapists are the profession built on one idea. Meaningful occupation is medicine. We prescribe it every day. We know the theory works.
So why are we burning out faster than almost anyone?
In this...
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149. Sales for Occupational Therapists, Why OTs Fear Selling and How to Fix It (with Rob Higton)
Selling makes most Occupational Therapists deeply uncomfortable. Not because they lack expertise, but because they fear sounding pushy, dread talking about money, and worry about being judged for charging properly for...
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148 What Makes an OT Brand Stand Out in a Crowded Market
Think the occupational therapy market is too crowded? Think again. In this episode of OT Yourself to Freedom, Beki Eakins unpicks why so many occupational therapists believe their niche is saturated, and why that...
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147. Starting Your Online OT Business, Featuring Beki Eakins (Repost from The OT Lifestyle Movement)
What does it really take to build an online Occupational Therapy business?
In this special repost from The OT Lifestyle Movement Podcast, host Rhiannon Crispe interviews Beki Eakins about the journey from NHS...
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146. Why Your Life Story Is the Foundation of Your OT Online Business
What if the thing you've been trying to hide is actually the reason people will choose to work with you?
In this episode of OT Yourself to Freedom, Beki Eakins explores why your personal story is one of the most...
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145. Why the OTs Who Make It Big Are the Ones Who Refused to Wait
Why do some Occupational Therapists build successful businesses while others give up before they ever gain momentum?
In this episode of OT Yourself to Freedom, Beki Eakins explores one of the biggest misconceptions...
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