We recently connected with Dr. Sara Strohmeyer and have shared our conversation below.
Dr. Sara, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
I read this question and had to look up the definition of “resilience.” I have never thought “toughness” or “the ability to withstand hardship” described me. I just do what needs to be done and don’t think much more about it. I have pictured in my mind my ideal life. If I want to live that ideal life, there will be sacrifices, hardships, and times to overcome. I do what I need to in order to move closer to where I want to be.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I am a chiropractor serving the families of South City St. Louis. I have certifications in Webster Technique, Pediatrics, Advanced Perinatal, and Acupuncture.
As a mom of 4- 2 Irish twins and 2 fraternal twins, I find it extremely important to take care of parents. I do a lot of work with babies and kids, as this helps to decrease stress for parents, but my true passion lies in postpartum care. It takes a village to support and raise kids. In seeing them and their parents for chiropractic care, I am removing the stress from the body and improving nervous system communication. The brain and the body must communicate. When there are imbalances, subluxations, stuck joints- whatever you want to label the physical stress- there is no communication. There is only stress and chaos. My job is to remove that imbalance and to decrease that chaos.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
My “big 3” would be drive and ambition, a huge belief in karma, and an unwillingness to fail. I knew I wanted to help people, specifically in the musculoskeletal field. I discovered chiropractic after suffering from migraines and having no relief in the “conventional” methods. Chiropractic care worked wonders and even to this day, my migraines are few and far between. I knew this was what I wanted to do, how I wanted to help people.
I know a lot of people think of karma as typically a bad thing, however, I have a different perspective here. The more good I do, the more people I help, it comes back tenfold. While in clinic, I learned the best thing you can do in practice is “treat people well and you’ll be successful.” That is absolutely true.
Knowing I had the right field, knowing I wanted to help as many people as possible, I was unwilling to fail. I learned everything I could. I am still learning. I’m not just learning about Chiropractic. I am learning business, accounting, marketing. It doesn’t matter what your field is, if you want to succeed at owning a business, you need to know it all or know someone who you can delegate the things you don’t know.
Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?
There are a lot of people who have helped me along the way, however, my husband, Steve and my parents, Mark and Karen have been essential to me being where I am.
Steve made the greatest decision for me in being a business owner. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be one. I have a big personality. My mom would say my presence demands attention. So being a quiet employee was never going to work for me. When talking to my husband about how unhappy I was and how I felt smaller and quieted, he told me to figure out how to start my own business and “go do it already.” So I did. Simple as that.
My parents taught me hard work, dedication, and drive. They work hard every single day. They provided for my sister and me. We wanted for nothing. While I was spoiled rotten, I did have responsibilities and expectations. I knew how hard they worked for me. I took that quality with me to my own career.
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