The Cost of Employment

I thought I was making money in my job… until I realized every hour I clocked in was actually costing me $150.

I was working at the premier sports medicine facility in my town, a job I’m still grateful for, when I had this epiphany…

Every time I walked through those clinic doors… I was leaving $150/hour on the table.

Now, technically, I was “making money.” I was getting paid $50/hour.

But when I stepped back and looked at what I could’ve been making… $200/hour seeing private clients on my own, that job suddenly looked a lot less profitable.

No rent to pay, no patients to find, no sales calls… sure.

But I was also giving up control, flexibility, and the ability to scale.

So even if I only worked 2 hours on my own…

I could basically match what I was making in an entire 10-hour clinic day.

That changed everything.

Because the biggest thing holding me back?

Wasn’t knowledge. Wasn’t skills.

It was the illusion of security…  and my fear of leaving it.

I talk to rehab pros every week who feel this same tension.

They’re afraid to leave the clinic, afraid to take a step on their own.

But when you zoom out, the bigger risk is staying.

So here’s what helped me move forward:

I stopped asking, “What’s the risk if I leave?”

And started asking, “What’s the opportunity if I do?”

Same situation. Different frame. Entirely different future.

If you’ve been thinking about leaving… or building your own thing on the side…

Just know this…

You don’t need to feel 100% ready. (it’s rare anyone does)

You need to believe that what’s ahead of you is worth the effort…

 Because it is.

And if you’re struggling to take the leap, I get it. I’ve been there.

Just don’t forget, your potential doesn’t live inside someone else’s schedule.

Sometimes all it takes is a different lens…

To realize you’re not behind, you’re just one belief away.