(#207) Do You Need a Doctorate Degree To Explode Your Business?
"Education is great. But there are certain things— depending on what you want to learn— that you can actually learn with CEs or in coaching. So if we're talking about business, your doctorate degree will not position you to learn about business. Your master's degree didn't do that. That is not a school's requirement to be even accredited."
Some clinicians believe that they can't explode their business if they don't have the highest degree in the field. But having that degree isn't necessarily a factor that can truly generate buzz on your products or services. So when can you exactly determine if a doctorate degree is a right fit for you as a business owner?
Learn more in this episode as I share with you my outlook on the relevance of having a doctorate degree to the success of your business. You'll also be able to examine if your career goals do align with pursuing a doctorate degree as I walk you through a set of assessment questions.
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Podcast Goals:
- Assess the main factors that will help explode your business growth beyond a degree
Episode Timeline:
- Why I chose to get a doctorate degree (02:15)
- Assessing your skillset (06:28)
- Exploding your career: How I managed to show up as the best version of me at my career (12:59)
- The compounding effect (20:50)
- Final thoughts about having a doctorate degree (21:50)
Standout Quotes:
- "The doctorate degree was more of a desire for me to be able to secure a position, and also to be able to leverage my ability to do psychological testing." (03:32)
- "When I look at the Dope Therapist Community, 95% of our community— including CE workshops that I host throughout the year— are Master's Degree clinicians and they are killin' it." (05:16)
- "A tip in terms of mindset and showing up as the best version of you beyond a degree is all internal— Tell yourself to be 1% better than what you were yesterday. That is very important and that is the compounding effect." (20:50)
- "Education is great. But there are certain things— depending on what you want to learn— that you can actually learn with CEs, or you can do an investment and learn it in coaching. So if we're
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