She Needed Mondays and Fridays Off — So She Built a Practice That Gave Her Both with Megan Jimeno
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What motivated Megan Jimeno to consider private practice after her layoff?
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Hey there, future and current private practice owners. Before we get to today's guest, I want to talk about a mistake that I see clinicians make all the time that I want to help you avoid. Most SLPs and OTs work in traditional jobs. And in a traditional job, your employer sets your days and your hours, and there isn't usually much room to move them. So therefore, your job schedule comes first, and then you have to build your life in whatever situation. space is left over. But you want to be there to pick up your kids. You want Friday mornings to go to the gym or to take your mom to an appointment.
You want to not have to ask for permission to do the thing at your kids' school. And you do that for so many years that it feels normal to put yourself and your family last. It just feels like that's how life works. So here's the part that I really need you to hear. And this is for people who already have a private practice Too, because you would think that leaving a job would fix this, but it doesn't. Not automatically, anyway. What I see over and over again is that clinicians leave jobs to have more flexibility, and then about a year into private practice, they have even less flexibility than they did before. And here's why. They say yes to an 8 a.m. session because a nice family asked. They add a Friday appointment because somebody was really nice about it.
it. They fill every gap in the calendar because every open slot feels like you're leaving money on the table. And then two years in, they're working more hours than they did as an employee. For a business that they started so they could work less. That is not what you want, and it's not what I want for you. So this is the flip that we teach inside of private practice school. And it's at the heart of what I call the lifestyle private practice approach. I want you to think life first. Your life goes on the calendar before a single client does. Meaning you open your calendar, and the first thing you block is you. Let's say your day ends at 3 p.m. because that's when your kids get out of school, and you decide to take off Fridays because you want to go to the gym in the morning and take your dad to his medical.
Medical appointments in the afternoon. These are not obstacles that you'll deal with later. They're the frame. And then, and only then, You slot in clients to what's actually left. And yes, you do have to run the math on this because I want to be done by 3 p.m. and have Fridays off is a wish until you know your numbers. Such as how many clients can you realistically see in the days that you do have? And what do you need to charge or earn per session to actually pay yourself? Those two numbers tell you whether the life that you just blocked is fundable. And listen. If it's not fundable yet, then that becomes the goal. Because here's the pattern that I've learned after coaching and consulting with thousands of private practice owners.
When you build your life first, you end up with a private practice that you don't need to escape from. When you build the practice first and you try to squeeze your life into whatever's left over, you've just recreated the job that burned you out. And today you're gonna hear exactly how
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What motivated Megan Jimeno to consider private practice after her layoff?
0:00–7:23
2
How did Megan’s early career in adult rehab and pediatrics shape her practice philosophy?
7:23–14:12
3
What were Megan’s biggest fears and considerations when deciding to start Winsome Speech?
14:12–21:11
4
How did Megan launch her mobile private practice and secure her first client?
21:11–28:15
5
Why does Megan keep her practice mobile and use a “cloffice” to minimize expenses?
28:15–34:52
6
How does Megan balance private‑pay and insurance clients while protecting flexibility?
34:52–38:05
7
What are Megan’s growth plans for the next 1‑3 years, including new service areas?
38:05–39:27
8
What advice does Megan give clinicians who are hesitant to start their own practice?
39:27–39:41
Speakers
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