52: Insights and Discoveries from Taking a 4 Week Vacation with Dr. Jennie Byrne

<p>What’s it like to leave your business in the capable hands of others while you take a 24-hour break? What about a week’s vacation? Can you imagine being gone for 4 whole weeks?<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>We’re going to talk to a fellow entrepreneur who shares interesting insights and surprising discoveries that evolved from simply deciding to take a 4 Week Vacation and her coaching with Tap the Potential. Our guest today, Dr. Jennie Byrne, will be discussing going on that vacation and actually having that experience, <em>The Pumpkin Plan</em> process, and how it has impacted her strategic decision-making.</p> <p>Dr. Jennie Byrne, MD, Ph.D. is a board-certified adult psychiatrist who focuses on high-quality, convenient, and innovative care for patients in the 21st century. She is the Founder and Owner of an Outpatient Psychiatry Group - Cognitive Psychiatry of Chapel Hill, PLLC. Her business focuses on seamless delivery of high-quality, convenient mental health and substance use care with outstanding customer service.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>While working toward the 4 Week Vacation, the biggest issue Dr. Jennie encountered in the planning stage was deciding on, arranging, and documenting the procedure for the person who would be monitoring the monthly billing cycle and paying the bills.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></li> <li>While away, Dr. Jennie planned to take this work back upon her return to work. On further consideration, she had an “A-ha!” moment and realized that accounting was a psychologically burdensome task and that leaving it in the hands of someone else took a load of mental energy off of her, that she wasn’t even aware had been there in the first place.</li> <li>Another obstacle that Dr. Jennie encountered in preparation for her vacation, was with her patients. She needed to know if they would be okay without her for four weeks. Overall, she found that her patients were concerned for her and supportive.<span cl