Growing from the Inside Out

Hi, I’m Woody Haiken, and I want to help you grow yourself and your practice. I believe that any growth must start within. It is our thoughts that shape our future. It may seem that it is what happens around us that causes us to think the way we do. However, it is the other way around. All that happens in our lives begins with our thoughts. We are responsible. This is the basic philosophy behind all that I teach in business growth.

Also, my philosophy of growth might be a little different from what you’ve been exposed to. In nature, growth is not just about having physical needs met, it is about propagation. The oak tree not only nourishes itself, but retains enough nourishment to produce acorns, which will hopefully become full grown trees. But when we grow our businesses, our thoughts are usually on just paying our bills and maybe having enough to live on.

It is time we think about growth in a different light. True growth is not about meeting our needs only, but about being able to meet the needs of others, and as many others as possible. Have you ever considered growing to the point that you are expanding the number of people you serve? Well, we all have a limit to the number of sessions we can do. But there is no limit to how many people we can train, that we can mentor. This is growth through reproduction.

Some of the most successful practices are run just this way. Everyone wins. The client is getting the highest standard of service. The new therapist is learning mastery through mentorship. The practice owner is earning a much higher than average income without becoming burnt out.

What is it that needs to change within us for this change to occur? Our thoughts. All growth starts with how we think. All growth starts from within. We all grow from the inside out.