8 Years After Leaving Dental Hygiene: What I Got Instead

Eight years ago I set down my 204-SD for the last time. If you're a burned-out dental hygienist wondering whether leaving hygiene holds up, this one's for you. Every week a hygienist tells me she wants her life back, and that walking away from a guaranteed paycheck terrifies her. So I'm walking you through my whole arc, the real version, from the raise that became my quota to the two non-negotiables I live by today. 🎙️ HIGHLIGHTS: 🎙️ Why a "guaranteed" paycheck can cost you your health and your evenings 🎙️ The Pivot exercise that showed me my strength was never scaling teeth 🎙️ Why I went all in on running my practice online 🎙️ What changed in my body, my days, and my head 🎙️ The two lines I will never cross again TIMESTAMPED CHAPTERS: 00:00 — Welcome back 00:40 — The paycheck that's costing you 02:38 — The raise that became my quota 04:19 — The bonus plan that changed everything 05:42 — The MBA that wasn't my way out 07:28 — Finding my real strength 09:26 — Training while still in hygiene 10:58 — The move, the loan, and never going back 11:39 — Does the leap hold up? 13:33 — Lumpy income and seasons of business 15:13 — Why I went all in on online 17:51 — What changed physically 19:00 — What changed mentally 20:21 — My two non-negotiables 21:56 — Why I'm finally celebrating 22:29 — If this is on your heart #dentalhygienist #myofunctionaltherapy #dentalhygiene ========================================== 💙 Ready for your next step? 🤔 Wondering if myo is for you? Grab the Career Fit Guide https://offers.theprofitablemyofuncti... ✅ Grab the Trained to Booked Checklist https://offers.theprofitablemyofuncti... ⏱️ 🎉 🎈Book Your Free "Get Unstuck" Coaching Session: https://theprofitablemyofunctionalthe... 🎉 🎈Join The Profitable Myofunctional Therapist™ Facebook Community ⏱️ 🎉 🎈   / 1295968461846242   💙 Explore How To Work With Us https://theprofitablemyofunctionalthe... ========================================== Let’s Connect! 📱 Follow me on Instagram:   / theprofitablemyo   📞 Book a Call To Learn More: https://theprofitablemyofunctionalthe... 🌐 Visit the website: https://theprofitablemyofunctionalthe... 📕 Read the Blog: https://theprofitablemyofunctionalthe... 🎙️Check Out the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... About Carmen Ball Carmen Ball is a myofunctional therapist, business coach, and host of The Profitable Myofunctional Therapist™ podcast. Over the past decade, she has helped thousands of people in her private myofunctional therapy practice (Impact Myofunctional Therapy) and coached hundreds of trained therapists to build profitable online businesses of their own. She is the creator of The Profitable Myofunctional Therapist™ program and Learn Myofunctional Therapy in 60 Days or Less (LMT60), a clinical training program for dental and health professionals. Carmen’s approach is simple: you already have the skills and the license. Now let’s build the business around them. She works with therapists around the world who are ready to stop spinning their wheels and start building a business they are genuinely bonkers about. #MyofunctionalTherapy #MyofunctionalTherapist #DentalHygienist #MyoBusiness #TheProfitableMyofunctionalTherapist DISCLAIMER: *All information, blogs, and videos are the property of Carmen Ball, Myofunctional Therapy Training Academy, and The Profitable Myofunctional Therapist™ and should not be used anywhere without permission! Permission is only issued in writing. Contact for permission: myotrainingacademy@gmail.com. All thoughts and comments are mine personally and I will not be held liable for the actions of others. Every effort has been made to accurately represent the possibilities of a career in myofunctional therapy. However, there are no guarantees that you will earn money using the information and techniques described in our materials. When we present revenue information or sales figures in our social media, emails, website or any of our other channels, we are showcasing exceptional results, which do not reflect the average experience. You are not guaranteed any result from the material we teach you and you should not automatically expect any earnings. Your results will be determined by many factors, outside of our control, such as your level of effort, education, market conditions and your business experience. Running a business involves risk and your use of any of our information is at your own risk.