Trusting the Timeline

Every season of growth has its own pace, and no amount of pressure or planning can make roots grow faster.

In business, and especially in private practice, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that faster equals better. You see colleagues announcing new launches, hiring staff, or hitting milestones, and suddenly your steady progress feels like standing still. But the truth is, what looks like “slow” growth is often the most meaningful kind.

Behind every thriving practice are months, sometimes years, of building systems, refining workflows, and learning through trial and error. What you’re doing right now, even if it feels like it’s taking too long, is preparation. You are laying the groundwork for sustainability.

Sometimes the work that feels invisible: the networking, the charting templates, the boundary-setting, the mindset shifts, is the work that holds everything together later.

If you’re frustrated by your pace right now, take a breath. 

Write down one thing that’s taking longer than expected and reframe it as preparation, not delay. Ask yourself: What might this slower season be teaching me? Maybe it’s patience. Maybe it’s trust. Maybe it’s giving you time to grow into the person who can handle the next level of success with clarity and confidence.

You are not behind. You’re becoming ready.

The roots of your business are forming beneath the surface, even when you can’t see them yet. Keep tending to them. Your timeline doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s, it just has to stay true to you.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to start, join us inside Strong Roots Mentorship. We take you step by step from ground zero to seeing patients and beyond, without the overwhelm.