Join Rebecca Ong from TCM Hub as she goes beyond the nuts and bolts of clinical practice to navigate some of the more challenging aspects of being a self-employed physician. This podcast introduces the necessary concepts and perspectives that you need to step into the next level of your entrepreneurial journey. Leave behind the unsustainable business-building methods that now have you trapped as an employee in your own business and transform into a Free + Easy Doctor™.
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"Before the Ballot" is a podcast series focused on Singapore's next general election, co-hosted by Isaac Neo and Jin Yao Kwan. socialservice.sg is a website, podcast, and newsletter dedicated to social service research, practice, and policies in Singapore. Cover art photo by Kelli McClintock on Unsplash.
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Send us a Text Message. Next to money, time seems to be a big source of people’s problems. Like with money, the biggest complaint is that there’s never enough. Never enough time to do everything you need to do. Let alone want to do. Usually people tend to prioritize the things they need to do first and then once those are all out of the way then th…
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Send us a Text Message. As Chinese medicine is getting more popular and mainstream, and more patients are becoming disheartened by the conventional medicine model and insurance model, being able to differentiate yourself from others is going to be a crucial part of your marketing strategy. Becoming a trusted source is one way to set yourself apart …
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Parliamentary vacancies and parliamentary representation (with PhD student Joel Yew)
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With PhD student Joel Yew (The University of Texas at Austin), we discuss the record number of vacancies in parliament as well as his research on the parliamentary representation of marginalised communities in Singapore. We also briefly explore the political and electoral aftermath of the government's repeal of Section 377A of the penal code. Joel …
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Send us a Text Message. It does no good to learn all the clinical skills if your patients don’t commit to their treatment plan or take their medicine, right? You can take every herbal medicine course and learn every sales technique in the book, but none of those are going to land if you’re missing the key ingredient to patient commitment and compli…
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Send us a Text Message. We all take little, subtle jabs at ourselves. Usually couching it in humorous self-deprecation. Sometimes we do this because we think we're being humble. But those little jabs can add up and it's surprising how damaging they can be to our self-confidence. Negative self-talk isn't the only thing that erodes our confidence. Th…
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EP66 Top 20 Entrepreneurial Skills I Learned From Being An Athlete (Part 2)
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Send us a Text Message. This episode is a continuation from last week’s episode. If you haven’t listened to that one yet, in honor of the Olympic Games starting I created a list of skills that I learned as an athlete that have transferred to being an entrepreneur. Enjoy! If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1…
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EP65 Top 20 Entrepreneurial Skills I Learned From Being An Athlete (Part 1)
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Send us a Text Message. In honor of the opening of the Olympics this week I created a list of the top 20 entrepreneurial skills I learned from being an athlete. I’m breaking this list up in to two episodes. So this is part 1. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hu…
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Singapore, first? Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism in Singapore (with Dr. Rebecca Tan) - Part 2
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Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism have featured prominently in both our politics and elections. Across two episodes with Dr. Rebecca Tan of the National University of Singapore, we take a deep dive into these issues. Fundamentally, she asks, what is fair and what is right? And how do we treat individuals more equit…
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Send us a Text Message. I’ve had practitioners asking for my thoughts on choosing a specialty to practice. Specifically asking what speciality is the easiest to market to. Choosing a practical specialty sounds, well, practical. But making your decisions purely from a practical standpoint can backfire on you down the road. If this content and materi…
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Send us a Text Message. One of the most asked questions that I hear from people who are trying to start or implement something new is “What’s the best way to do this?” or “What’s the best way to start?” I thought more deeply about this question and realized that when people ask this question they aren't actually looking for the BEST way. They're lo…
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Singapore, first? Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism in Singapore (with Dr. Rebecca Tan) - Part 1
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Issues of migration, citizenship, multiculturalism, and nationalism have featured prominently in both our politics and elections. Across two episodes with Dr. Rebecca Tan of the National University of Singapore, we take a deep dive into these issues. Fundamentally, she asks, what is fair and what is right? And how do we treat individuals more equit…
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Send us a Text Message. It sucks when a patient leaves us for a cheaper competitor, right? Patients should understand that as small business owners we shed blood, sweat, and tears to stay in business. It's harder for the little guy to keep it all together and they should understand that, right? Wrong. We are not entitled to a customer's money simpl…
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Send us a Text Message. People have a lot of opinions and philosophies when it comes to the topic of hiring. And there’s no right or wrong answer. When you’re making the decision to hire, or making a decision about anything, it’s super important to understand the real reason why you are looking to hire AND that you like that reason. If you are thin…
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“Are we OK with the price of not being OK?”: The mental health and well-being of Singaporeans (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
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The links between mental health and well-being and Singapore’s general elections may not be immediately clear. Yet, in GE2020, during a pandemic election which also placed emphasis on how Singaporeans were doing psychologically, many electoral candidates and political parties campaigned on related platforms. With former nominated member of parliame…
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Send us a Text Message. When people become dissatisfied or stuck in a situation, such as an employment position, a relationship, their practice, etc. very often the first thing they do is try to change things up. Such as: learn a new modality, change their fee structure, add more tx rooms, see more pts, hire a business coach to learn new systems, i…
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Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election - Part 2
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On May 15, 2024, at the Istana, Singapore's fourth prime minister Lawrence Wong took his oath of office and was officially sworn in, taking over from prime minister Lee Hsien Loong. This political transition is significant for a host of different reasons, and so, across two episodes, we take a deeper dive with Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan of Hong Kong Bapt…
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Looking back and looking ahead: Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan on PAP’s governing principles, PM Lawrence Wong, and the next general election - Part 1
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On May 15, 2024, at the Istana, Singapore's fourth prime minister Lawrence Wong took his oath of office and was officially sworn in, taking over from prime minister Lee Hsien Loong. This political transition is significant for a host of different reasons, and so, across two episodes, we take a deeper dive with Dr. Kenneth Paul Tan of Hong Kong Bapt…
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EP59 THIS is the backbone of your business
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Send us a Text Message. If I asked you what the backbone of your business what would your answer be? Your patients? Your staff? Money? Your clinical skills? If you answered any of these, sorry! If you want to know the REAL backbone of your business have a listen. Link to register for the FREE Boundaries Workshop on June 13th: www.tcm-hub.com/living…
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EP58 The 3 Biggest Problems for a CM Physician
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Send us a Text Message. Over the past few years of coaching your colleagues and doing Introductory calls I have noticed that there are three main struggles that plague the people in this profession: Not enough time. Not enough money. And not enough courage. Never enough time to juggle everything. Never enough money to feel free. Never enough courag…
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EP57 Schools Are Closing... What We Can Do?
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Send us a Text Message. Two prestigious Chinese medicine schools have recently closed. This is obviously a complex and multifaceted problem. We can’t just simply point the finger at one thing to blame. I can go on all day about financial aid, bloated tuition prices, and lack of quality standards in schools. BUT I want to talk about the piece of the…
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Singapore's opposition parties: The WP, PSP, SDP, and coalitions of electoral losers (with author Loke Hoe-Yeong)
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About four years ago, in the lead up to GE2020 as well as halfway through the pandemic election, author Loke Hoe-Yeong shared about the electoral strategies of Singapore's opposition parties. Now, four years later, we've invited him back. We start with a brief reflection of GE2020 and its aftermath, before turning most of our attention to three of …
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EP56 Inspiring Debt-Free Guest Interview!
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Send us a Text Message. This week I interviewed Angela Renzetti, L.Ac., EAMP, RH. Angela recently paid off her student loans! $75K in four years making between $30k and eventually $90k over the course of those four years (during the pandemic!). Student loan debt can feel daunting and the thought of paying them off seems like an impossible feat, but…
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Send us a Text Message. Many of you that I have talked to have told me that you avoid marketing your business on social media because you’re afraid that someone out there is going to criticize you. You hold yourself back because you don't want to expose yourself to any haters. We've got a hater right now. Listen to hear how I handle haters and how …
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“It’s the economy, stupid?”: Inflation, incomes, inequality, and Singapore’s general elections (with Dr. Linda Lim)
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How do the economy and economic conditions influence electoral outcomes, both broadly and in Singapore? What can we understand from Singapore's ranking as one of the world's most expensive cities as well as the country's Consumer Price Index, or the CPI? And if the fundamental root cause of Singapore’s low wages can be attributed to widespread chea…
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Send us a Text Message. Perfect is the enemy of good - Voltaire If you’ve been waiting to implement something or start something because you don't think it's good enough, then this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/livingpractice and …
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Send us a Text Message. It’s easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect or being overly cautious so as to not make the wrong move when it comes to business. Our businesses are how we earn our living and support ourselves and our families. And because of that we will have the thought “I can’t afford to make mistakes.” Or “I can’t affo…
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Harmonize Charleston Recap- Start By Starting!
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Send us a Text Message. Hello from beautiful Charleston, SC! We just wrapped up Harmonize and have a few reflections and insights into how to make things work in your practices RIGHT AWAY! Thanks to all who attended and who continue to support us in this awesome community as we turn the ship of TCM in America and beyond to a thriving herbal medicin…
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EP51 How to Save Yourself From A Lot of Stress
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Send us a Text Message. The brain really really hates incomplete pictures. It cannot tolerate gaps in a story or being left hanging. So, when you don’t have all the facts your brain just starts making shit up. And usually it fills in those gaps in the story with negative, worst-case scenario stuff. It starts filling the holes where the facts would …
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Send us a Text Message. It being the 50th episode I thought it would be appropriate to do an episode on the topic of gratitude. As humans we are not wired for gratitude. So since gratitude isn’t something that we’re wired for, that means that it needs to be practiced. It’s so easy to fall in to states of “everything sucks”, “nothing goes my way”, a…
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Singapore’s next general election must be held by November 2025, which is still some time away. But whether it is GE2024 or GE2025, with plenty of time and space, we’d like to use the next few months (or the next year) to discuss key election issues with experts and voters. For us, “Before the Ballot” provides that space. Feedback? Suggestions? Or …
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Send us a Text Message. The road to success starts with planning. Most people understand the importance of financial planning and keeping a schedule to achieve their success goals. This episode talks about what I believe is the REAL key, the secret sauce, to achieving your dreams, and it has nothing to do with money or time management. If this cont…
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Send us a Text Message. Many of the people that I have coached will say that the reason they have a hard time making decisions, starting new things, or trying new things, or putting themselves out in to the world (aka Marketing) is because they are perfectionists. But what I have found is: what people are calling perfectionism is actually procrasti…
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Send us a Text Message. As you grow and your business starts making more money, you have to grow along with it. We all have legal tips and tricks that we use to keep our tax liability low and and our expenses low, but at some point those actions and the mindset behind those actions can start hindering our growth mindset. And therefore hinder our bu…
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EP46 The Sweetest Part of Entrepreneurship
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Send us a Text Message. The sweetest part of entrepreneurship isn't what you think it is. Which may be why you may be struggling with the long-game of growing your business. If that's the case, this episode is for you. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, please visit: tcm-hub.com/l…
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Send us a Text Message. Knowing your compelling reason is especially important for entrepreneurs and people running their own businesses. There are so many moving pieces in play when you are building a business while also trying to earn a living that it’s easy to lose sight of why you got into practicing in the first place. Learn how "helping peopl…
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Send us a Text Message. General practitioners tend to have a difficult time targeting their messaging. And what I mean by messaging is the way they tell the world how they can help someone, why they are the exact right doctor for that someone, and why the patient should choose YOU over someone else. Just about every one of us is conditioned to thin…
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Send us a Text Message. Michael here this week. I love doing interviews with TCM docs. It's a great opportunity to keep my finger on the pulse (pun intended) of the profession and to provide an opportunity for listeners to feel a little more connected to their colleagues and a little less alone out there. This is an fun and lively interview with Ch…
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EP42 Post-Harmonize Recap w/special guest Chris Volesky
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Send us a Text Message. Join Rebecca, Michael, and Chris (and a little bit of Taylor at the end) as we recap another wildly successful Harmonize training. If you're interested in learning more about Harmonize please visit tcm-hub.com/harmonize. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1:1 coaching with Rebecca, p…
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Send us a Text Message. As we are packing up and getting ready to hold another Harmonize training this weekend we were reflecting on what our mission has become as opposed to where we started. We started as CEU provider that focused only on teaching Chinese Herbal medicine-focused curriculum (no acupuncture). We created Harmonize as a way to teach …
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Send us a Text Message. It being the beginning of a new year I thought I would record an episode about an exercise I just did for myself the other day. If you're feeling discouraged, unmotivated, uninspired, or lost this exercise can help pull you on track. Links mentioned: www.tcm-hub.com/harmonize If this content and material resonates with you a…
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Send us a Text Message. We did a lot last year. And you probably did too, but don't realize it. Michael and I talk about the large, difficult, and risky decisions we made last year in order to serve you all in the best way possible. Happy New Year to you all and we are excited to see what 2024 brings! If this content and material resonates with you…
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EP38 Want to Know What You're Capable Of? Look Here.
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Send us a Text Message. Being a self-employed physician, trying to be both a doctor and an entrepreneur, requires us to dig deep. And dig to places of ourselves that we don’t even know are there. And this is where most people stop. Because it feels SO hard. You wonder how people do this? How do they manage a life, a family, a business all at the sa…
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EP37 5 Things I Wish I Did Differently (And 5 Things I'm Glad I Did)
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Send us a Text Message. It’s the end of the year and around this time I like to reflect back to all that I have accomplished not only in the past year, but also the past several years and my whole Chinese medicine career. As part of that I look at some of the things that I have done and get curious about how some of those things could have been don…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you feel like you have created a job for yourself? Are you feeling like your business is your "boss" that is running your life? You're not alone. Most of us have been trained from an early age to be employees that trade time for money and to execute effort for other people. So we naturally end up creating that same model …
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Send us a Text Message. Do you operate from the belief that the meaning of being a doctor is to fix people? Do you feel personally responsible when a patient doesn't respond to treatment? You got into this profession to help people. So when a patient doesn't get better it's easy to feel disappointed, discouraged, or to be hard on yourself. If this …
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Send us a Text Message. No matter what culture you come from or grew up with, failure is associated with something negative. But what if it didn't need to mean that? What if we reframe failure as a way to grow and prosper? If fear of failure has been holding you back then this episode is for you! If this content and material resonates with you and …
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Send us a Text Message. I did a live coaching call a while ago with someone who was struggling with the fact that her family did not support her decision to become a Chinese medicine practitioner. Perhaps some of you listening have experienced the same or something similar, and it really gets to you. If you are someone who isn't receiving the suppo…
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Send us a Text Message. It’s highly likely that you are engaging in some buffering behaviors that are holding you back from taking yourself to the next level in your business. In this episode, I explain what buffering is and how it may be sabotaging your business growth. If this content and material resonates with you and you would like to pursue 1…
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Send us a Text Message. We’re all aware on some level of the importance of tone when communicating and the results that can create. But most of us don’t give much thought to the words that we choose to use and how it affects ourselves when we say them. And that’s what most of today’s episode is about. Using dramatic language, even if it's couched i…
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Send us a Text Message. Sometimes in life we hit a crossroads and have to choose right or left. Other times we are completely lost and don't know up from down. These are moments for some of the most profound change to occur if we have the courage to ask the right questions. This is my (Michael) story of how saying a very simple prayer to the univer…
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