139. 5 Myths Wellness Leaders Believe About Consulting

Most wellness leaders think consulting will finally free them: from operations, chaos, long hours, and everyone else’s demands. You don’t escape the fires; you trade the operational fires you know for business fires you’ve never handled before, and that’s what makes the transition feel so disorienting. 

Here’s how that plays out when you actually leave operations and step into consulting. 

When you leave operations, consulting looks like the calm, strategic next step: no more therapists calling in sick, angry guests, or last‑minute GM requests. Then the new problems arrive (late client payments, scope disagreements, tax bills, cash‑flow tension) and you realise you’ve stepped into a different kind of pressure that takes time and practice to navigate. 

Here are the 3 things you’ll learn: 

1.- The 5 myths about consulting that quietly mislead wellness leaders 

You’ll see where common beliefs about freedom, time, money, and expertise set you up for disappointment, and what’s actually true about the early years of consulting. 

​2.- What consulting really looks like behind the scenes 

You’ll get an honest look at the “unsexy 50%” of consulting: marketing, selling, proposals, admin, timelines, boundaries, and cash‑flow management, so you’re not blindsided when these become part of your weekly reality. 

​3.- How the pressure really changes (and how to handle it) 

You’ll understand how you’re not escaping pressure but upgrading it, from internal operational demands to full ownership of your business, and what you can do to make that upgrade safer, more sustainable, and less emotionally draining. 

By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to spot these five myths in your own thinking, understand what consulting actually asks of you (emotionally, financially, and practically), and see the concrete shifts you need to make so your move into consulting feels intentional, sustainable, and on your terms.

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