We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jason Racca a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Jason, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.
For me, this has come up a few times. When I first started my career, “I’m so young, will I be able to help them?” Then when I opened my physical therapy practice, “Is this going to work? Do I have what it takes to support my family on this?” And then when I hired my first employee, “How am I going to not only support my family through this business, but also another family?”
What helps me through these times is history and consistency.
History: looking back at the successes in the past when I get to feeling inadequate. Remembering that I overcame that time. I have helped many people over the years. There is a history to show that it was done, and can be done again.
Consistency: I am a “process guy.” What I mean is that I have always been okay with the “process” of things. If I know that there is an end goal, and that it is achievable, I just need to be patient and work towards it, then I am good with that. So I take what seems like a big or overwhelming scenario, and break it into smaller pieces that’ll help me get there. Then I do maybes too. stay consistent.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Professionally, I own a growing holistic physical therapy practice, R3 Physio, in the North Fort Worth/Keller, TX area. We are doing healthcare differently. Our business model its set up in a way that allows us to “care” for our clients. We don’t want them to be another number. We want them to feel heard, and cared for in away that. healthcare was meant to be.
We focus on 3 main niches: 1. Chronic and long standing issues that did not respond to a more conventional approach to care 2. Temporomandibular Joint and Airway Dysfunction (which often plays into the #1) 3. And Dancers and other performing artists and artistic athletes.
Related to #3, I have been developing a digital course to help dancers safely gain and improve mobility while also building strength and control at those end ranges.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
I would say that first, the education I received. I Wass blessed to have only been accepted to one PT school (lol.) It just so happens that at that school I was exposed to a mindset and philosophy of treatment that I did not know existed (and I met my wife there!)
Second, I was able to surround myself with great mentors. I intentionally positioned myself under people that I could learn from and grow. While this can be humbling, it was formative.
Third, I have always been one to “question” why something its done the way it is. I analyze things in my head, I process before I speak, I think through multiple perspectives on a topic. This has helped me to become the “outside of the box” thinker and problem solver that I enjoy being.
In light of those things, advice I would offer is to 1. know your personality strengths, and lean into those. And 2. Don’t assume you are too good to learn from someone else.
What is the number one obstacle or challenge you are currently facing and what are you doing to try to resolve or overcome this challenge?
Currently, my business is in a growth phase. We are actively looking to hire our next team member. While there are plenty of physical therapists out there, we are looking for someone who thinks holistically, and aligns with our core beliefs, one of which we borrowed, “to be intentionally disruptive” within the healthcare community. What we mean by this is that we want to “challenge the norm” on how things should be done. And we. want your team members to be bold enough to take that on.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.r3physio.com
- Instagram: @r3physio
- Facebook: @r3physio
- Youtube: @r3physio965
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Hope Gray
