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Booth Parker: [00:00:00] Today on the Carolina Women's Collective Podcast, I am joined by Dr. Peyton McLaughlin. Peyton is a doctor of physical therapy and the owner of the all new M Wellness, located in Morehead City. Welcome to the podcast today, Peyton. Hi. Thank you so much for having me. So what made you want to pursue a career in physical therapy?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Good question. So kind of like one of those classic like stories of, um, I played soccer my whole life. And then in high school [00:01:00] I actually, when I was a sophomore, I think I, um, was, it was during a game and I had a, you know, this girl and I were going for the ball and we kind of both, um. Kind of hit each other and I ended up tearing a bunch of things up in my knee.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: ACL meniscus, MCL, all the things you can tear. And, um, I was in PT for a long time after, um, I had my surgeries and everything, so I had never heard of physical therapy, had no idea kind of what it was all about. And, um. I loved my physical therapist and my athletic trainer that I worked with, and I just was like, oh, wow, okay.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Had no idea, you know, this was even like a career where you're getting to work with athletes and you're getting to kinda work with the active population and I just thought it was super interesting and, um, yeah, that honestly kind of led me onto the trail of like, oh, okay, let me kind of start thinking about like the healthcare field a little bit more.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So,
Booth Parker: I love that. I love that. And it obviously, um, worked for you to be so [00:02:00] passionate about it as well.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yes,
Booth Parker: yes, absolutely. So you have lived in other cities, going to school and things like that, and you have moved back to your, to your hometown, but how did those experiences elsewhere kind of start shaping your decisions to come back home and build a business here in this community?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yeah. So I was in Nashville, Tennessee for a few years in PT school there. And. Was obsessed with it, loved Nashville. And then I was like kind of getting ready to move back to North Carolina. I just, um, I'd finished up PT school there and, um, a lot of my friends had gone elsewhere and it was so expensive.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Um, so I was like, I kind of wanna get back to North Carolina. So I moved to Raleigh. So I was in Raleigh for almost the last two years. Um, and I, while I was in Raleigh, I was just kind of thinking about like, you know, I. When you're in high school, right? And you're [00:03:00] here, you're like, I never think I'm gonna come back to Morehead City.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: But then as you get older, you know, you realize how much of a blessing it was to like, grow up here and how it's just like the most beautiful place. Um, so I had just been thinking about that a little bit more and was like, you know. How cool would it be to kind of, do my own thing and, um, I feel like one of the places that it could thrive the most would be back, um, back home in Morehead City.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So yeah, it just kind of, I think being in the big city for, for a while, you know, um, I was just ready to kind of come back to, um, the beach, so.
Booth Parker: Yeah. Yeah, I think, I think the salt water is in your veins. It's, yes, a hundred percent.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yeah.
Booth Parker: So you are, um, you know, young and newly, still newly into your profession.
Booth Parker: So opening a business at such a young age is a really big step. It's a big step for anyone at any age. So how did you kind of know you were ready to do this and where did you gather the [00:04:00] confidence to, you know, overcome any fears and just jump right out there and do it?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I'd been always, um, had it in the back of my mind of like, I definitely, you know, that's one of my goals one day is to, you know, end up doing my own, you know, physical therapy spot for sure.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: The Pilates aspect as well kind of came along eventually, but, um, I. Was just I'd been thinking about it ever since I was in PT school. I was like, this is something I wanna do. I definitely wanna open my own clinic at some point. I did not think it would be this early on, I had incredible professors at Belmont University in Nashville, and, um, a lot of them were entrepreneurial kind of, uh, physical therapists where they had their own clinics.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And so we actually talked a lot about what it was like to. Kind of run your own business. That was honestly one of our final classes, was just about, you know, how to kind of make physical therapy in an entrepreneur sense, which was cool. Um, which I had, you know, uh, it was just, it was different than I thought.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I, I never thought of [00:05:00] it, it that sense. Um, so. It always had been on my mind. And, um, my, my dad is Pat McLaughlin and he has his own clinic as well as a chiropractor and I, so I was raised by somebody that, you know, had done. Actually the same thing at, at his age that I'm at now. So at 28 he had opened his own clinic that, that young as well.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And so I think I've just being raised and having been around that my whole life of like, you know, don't be afraid of that. It's gonna be a lot of learning. It's a, it's a huge learning curve and you know, you're not gonna know everything at first, um, at all for, for a while, you know? But don't be afraid of it.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And so I think that's kind of where my, my mind was at when I was going into it. So.
Booth Parker: Very, it's very interesting to me that you actually kind of had a class on the entrepreneur piece because a lot of people that, you know, go to school for a specific, you know, skill. They don't get, they don't get that.
Booth Parker: One thing I wanted to ask you was kind of like, what were some of your first steps to [00:06:00] prepare for all this? Uh, both, you know, financially and mentally it's a big leap, but it sounds like this class also kind of taught you some of those first steps. So what were they for you?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yeah, so I would say definitely that was my first taste of like, oh wow, this could actually be a reality more so sooner than later.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And so that was. We talked a lot about, um, just the financial pieces and, and the equipment side and everything. Um, and then, you know, honestly how you could make it a mobile situation or you could actually have your own clinic. So it was just a very, it was very, um, interesting to kind of learn all those different sides, I would say.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And then, um, the small steps. You know, kind of getting into it obviously was, was first, you know, finding a space that was, you know, a location that was gonna work for, and I think that's, it's different too when you're, you know, this is kind of like a two-parter business. So it's the physical therapy side and the, the Pilates side.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So kind of finding. You know, a big enough space for doing [00:07:00] these group reformer classes. So that was something that I think was the first step of just, you know, looking around, looking for, for, um, something that would be able to house the amount of space that we needed. And then, um, eventually it was just kind of, you know, finding how we wanted to build it out and, and the vision and the, the energy that we wanted to bring into this space and into Carteret County, honestly. So, um, I think it was at first a lot of build out, and then behind the scenes you're doing a lot of like, okay, how are we building this with two scheduling platforms that can't overlap because of, you know, potentially using insurance in the future for the physical therapy side.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And then, you know, it's, it was, that was a big learning curve of just a lot of the. Behind the scenes scheduling and, um, and, uh, kind of understanding that whole process for sure. So,
Booth Parker: yeah. So you, you, you kind of basically have two businesses in one, so you Yes. The physical therapy, and then you have the, the fitness side of it with the reformer Pilates.
Booth Parker: Correct. [00:08:00] So those that are unfamiliar, what exactly is reformer Pilates and kind of how does it tie in with physical therapy?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yeah, so Reformer Pilates. So we are just a reformer Pilates studio. Um, so, you know, if you think of Pilates, a lot of times you think of Matt Pilates. Um, this is a different. Um, same, same under the same roof, but just a different version.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So you're using this kind of big platform, this big machine that's mobile, um, when you're laying on it, standing on it, whatever it is. And it gives a whole different workout to, um, what we think of as Pilates. It's the same, it's the same, um, again, same in mindset and same background of what the actual workout is, but you're just using.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Using straps and spring loads for resistance and, and things like that. So it's just using, utilizing this big moving platform. So that's, that's the main difference I guess. And then, um, with physical therapy, when I was learning, when I was in Nashville, I took a lot of, uh, when reformer [00:09:00] classes and I.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Just started to really like, love just the workout in general of course, but also that there was so much crossover being in PT school at the same time of like what you're doing on the machine that we do and focus on every day with a lot of clients. Like a lot of deep core control. You have to have a lot of, um, stability work.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: It's a lot of, um. Making sure that you have like functional mobility while you're on the machine. And, and I was like, wow, this is a lot of crossover with physical therapy. I had no idea. And I just started to get into it a lot more and realized that there is, I mean, you could rehab somebody for sure, like using the reformer machine.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Um, so there's a lot of benefits to it on the, on the, um, healthcare side as well. So I just thought that, um, that would just be a really interesting and, um, useful collaboration and, and. My patients. Now I have some that we, you know, will do half and half where we're doing a lot of work, you know, core control in the, in the clinic here in M Wellness, and then I'll bring them onto 'em in the [00:10:00] machine.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: You can do the same thing, like whether we're treating whatever it is, shoulders, rotator cuffs, you know, deep core stability, hip stabilizer, like you can really do a full body you know, rehab situation on the, using the machine. So.
Booth Parker: Very interesting. I I, I also do some reformer Pilates and I, and I I agree.
Booth Parker: I, I love it. But it's, it's interesting to see how it ties in with the physical therapy as a mom of an athlete who's had injuries and had to do. Totally.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yes. Absolutely.
Booth Parker: Yeah. That's super. So along this kind of, you were talking about the build out and then the scheduling platforms being so different on each side of your business.
Booth Parker: What have been like some of the biggest challenges with all that, maybe even a mistake you made that create, created a life lesson and you know, what have you learned going forward?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yes, so great question. Lots of, you know, lots of learning curves so far for sure. Um, and I'm, I know they're gonna continue on.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say [00:11:00] definitely. Um. Uh, not underestimating how long a build out takes. Like I definitely thought that this, we would be kind of up and running a little bit sooner than we were. Um, so that was, that was a much longer process. And obviously this is my first time. I'm new to everything here, so I'm just trying to.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: You know, figure it out as I go. But, um, that was, I'd say something that I did not realize all of the moving parts that go into that and how you have to wait for certain, um, checkoffs and things. I had, I mean, I had no idea. So that was a, that was very interesting. I would say the scheduling platform side was a very big learning curve as well, having.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: You know, to kind of run that side of it and then having two of them to learn. Um, it's nice because my scheduling platform for physical therapy that I'm using now, I'd used at one of my other clinics in the past, so that wasn't as much of a. Huge, you know, difference, but, but the, um, the scheduling platform for the Pilates side was very much so.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: It, it took a little bit longer again than I realized. A lot of [00:12:00] it's been time I've learned that nothing is quick and nothing is fast, and it's just, you know, I think just it's, um, it's very much a, you just have to kinda be very patient. I've learned a lot of patience. For sure. That's the biggest thing I would say.
Booth Parker: That's, it's definitely a good quality to have throughout. Yes. So, you know, you, you mentioned playing sports, you played soccer when you were younger. Mm-hmm. There is a lot to be learned about life through sports. I mean, I, it has brought you to your career, so to speak. So what are some of the valuable things you learned through playing sports that have helped shape your life?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say one of the biggest things is obviously, working on a team. I mean, that's probably the biggest thing. I think like I grew up in a, in a big family and then having played soccer and volleyball and you're on these, you know, big group teams your entire life, like just having that collaboration, [00:13:00] having to communicate in that sense, I would say communication and being able to work together on, um, in a group is the biggest thing that I would say.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Has carried over because that's how you kind of meet your community. And, and, um, same thing as like, honestly like being a very new business owner, it's just being able to communicate with your clients and understand, you know, what's working, what's not, and, and being very open to hearing feedback and things.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say that's same thing when you get critiqued in sports. It's the, it's kind of that same crossover. So, um, I would say honestly that's the biggest thing is, is learning to. Take and handle your critiques and, and to communicate with, with your team and, and figure out what works the best to be successful on that team.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And, and that goes for, you know, trying to attempt to run a business for the first time too, I would say.
Booth Parker: But that is excellent advice. I love that. And you also mentioned [00:14:00] your dad, how he became an entrepreneur with his own clinic at a young age as well. Tell me about how your parents have supported you kind of on this journey.
Booth Parker: So as a mom myself, I'm always looking for ways to support my own child. So what are some of the key things that they did to support you and encourage you that you know, other parents could, could learn from?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yeah. I would say that the biggest thing, has been that they have been very open to this idea.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Honestly. Like I I brought it up to them and, and we, we talked, I mean, we've talked this out like a million times before we even began anything with it, but they never once were you know, of course they were like, had their cautious questions and things like that, like, you know, obviously, but they were never once like, no, this is.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Like this could never work. This is not, you know, this let's you know, let's wait a while. Like they were never like, [00:15:00] you're too young, or this needs to be put on pause at all. Like they were very open to the idea and never once did they shut down the idea. All they did was kind of like ask really good questions and how we could kind of, you know, draw this together.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I think the other thing too is they were not, um. They were not, I guess, or I guess a better way to say this is they had a, they gave me a lot of freedom with it. Obviously it's, it's my business, but they were very much like, you know, we're not gonna, you know, you're a grown adult. Like this is, you gotta figure this out.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Like that's, I think, the biggest. Piece that was the most helpful looking back now as this became, it's, they, they were not hovering, they were not trying to, you know, help like, push me a lot. Like they let me fail. They let me figure it out. They let me learn it as I as I went. Um, they were just there as like kind of background support and that was something that was so helpful looking back and kind of reflecting now of like.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: You know, as your background support, you wanna [00:16:00] have background supporters, not you know, them, you know, any negativity in the background. Right. I'm just trying to figure this out as I go. And they were, um, very supportive when I needed them to be there as I, you know, continue to learn and fail and figure it out and, and grind in here.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So they're, they're, they're just been, they've been amazing. So.
Booth Parker: I, I love the way how you said that they didn't hover, you know, that they were still supportive, but they weren't Yes. You know, trying to micromanage you and tell you what to do and let you Yeah,
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: exactly.
Booth Parker: So that is, that's a perfect way to
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: put it.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yes, that's exactly,
Booth Parker: that is fantastic. Uh, advice to any, anybody out there who wants to support someone on, on that journey. So. Since you're young and you're doing very well for yourself, how have you kind of defined success to this point? And how do you plan to measure your progress as you grow?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say, that's a great question.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I have not [00:17:00] been asked that yet. Um, I honestly feel like I've been running around with my, you know, a chicken with his head cut off like the last few months. Um. So it's been, I would say it's, it's been more of a process for me to like sit still and like actually try to reflect on that. Um, but I would say as for now, as long as I can continue to have people walk in and just kind of like, love being here, honestly, that's what I have been defining as success so far is they.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: You know, I, my favorite compliment that I get is when people walk in and they're like, this is just, feels like a really good energy in here. And I, you know, I'm just really like, not even the workout, but like, I just enjoy being in here. Like the space is, you know, just, it just makes you feel good. Like, that's my, that's what I would define as success is when I just have clients come in and they just really enjoy kind of what we've like curated in here, honestly.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: That's, that would be the biggest thing I would say. I mean, I just want people to [00:18:00] continue to just kind of love coming and, and feeling good when they leave and getting a good workout and just, you know, bring in good energy in here. That's what I would say.
Booth Parker: Yeah. I love that. And do you have any, like short-term, short-term goals, long-term goals as you grow?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say, um, our. Like my biggest long-term goal eventually would be to kind of add to our, our team of instructors a little bit, I would say. So, we've got a few great people right now and a few to come in the near future. So I think just kind of expanding in that sense is gonna be super beneficial because, you know, we love variety and, and everybody, you know, loves kind of bouncing around in different instructors and everything.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So I think that that's gonna be. Build more of the team aspect in M Wellness, and I think that's gonna be really cool to see how that develops as as we grow and, um, as we continue on.
Booth Parker: Yeah. So, and we kind of talked how you've [00:19:00] kind of two businesses in one there with the, the physical therapy and the Pilates.
Booth Parker: So how are you balancing. Two very different aspects. So being a practitioner, you know, that's kind of the science and technical side, and then you have this wellness business that you are owning and operating and wearing all the hats to. So how are you kind of balancing those with your time and your mindset and, and things like that?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Great question.
Booth Parker: Um,
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say right now I have just been trying to, when I have little time, so I'm, I'm here I feel like all the time, um, as I should be. I feel like when I have little space or little pockets between, like throughout the day, I'll just kind of like take my own time, like. Get on the reformer, like just have my own little, like, quiet time.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: That's what I've been trying to do is like quiet my [00:20:00] mind a little bit more. I feel like I'm just running around right now. But, um, yeah, I would say that there's, I would say that. And then just kind of trying to just reflect a little bit more on like. You know, instead of like, oh, what's next? What's next, what's next?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Instead, just kind of like slowing down and being like, you know, we're good where we're at right now. Like, let's, you know, just calm it down a little. So that's kind of what I would say for sure is, is the, the biggest thing right now I'm trying to do, be better at. Yeah.
Booth Parker: So what has been along this path? You know, you've said that the build out kind of had more hurdles than you expected or whatever.
Booth Parker: So what has been a useful resource to you, whether it's a mentor or some kind of online reference or something like that, that that could be a guide for other people that that may be looking for some guidance?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Yes. I would say honestly I have. You know, classic social media. I have followed a lot of like different [00:21:00] accounts that are either, um, you know, young kind of business owners that are just getting off the ground where whether it's like a, um, you know, physical therapy somebody that's like relatively my age that's, that's starting their own practice.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Um, and then I would say the other thing is like, just I've been trying to like be on these different, like, or read a little bit more about, um. Being more on top of like, certain things that I have no idea about, like the financial piece of it, just being more understanding of, of how to do that entirety.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would honestly say, um, my, and again that's all like social, like me just kind of like finding these like accounts that are, you know, kind of dumb, dumb things down for you honestly on that end where I like just have no idea what I'm doing. Those have been very helpful. And then, um, I would say I my, you know, with the build out and everything, we had an amazing contractor.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: He was so great. He. Was very, you [00:22:00] know, you know, took his time and, and has figured it out and he's still helping us today, like just little tweaks and everything. So I think definitely finding somebody that is super reliable that can help you if you're, you know, somebody that's trying to do like a, you know, gain a new space and doing a whole build out.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Like we had just like a very reliable, awesome person that was in here from day one. And he was always like. You know, answering and, and just being very open to our ideas and our vision in here. 'cause I know we kind of built it out in a weird way. He was like, all about it. Yes, we can do this. Yes. And we just, we'd have people that we would ask about how to, you know, when we are, when we were doing the build out and learning about certain parts that we were trying to add in, and we had a lot of people say no.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Like, oh, never heard of that. Not doing it, sorry. Like he was very much like. Yes, we'll figure it out. We'll figure out how you wanna do it. Like, so that was just, I would say that's the biggest thing is like trying to find somebody that's open to your ideas as well.
Booth Parker: Kind of goes hand in hand with your, your parents, you know, being supportive and being open to [00:23:00] what your vision is and helping you bring it to life.
Booth Parker: So that Totally, yeah,
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: totally. And that can honestly make or break your like attitude towards, you know, your whole space too. So he. He was just like, he was amazing. So
Booth Parker: I'm sure that is, that is fantastic. 'cause it is a beautiful space and I'm gonna link everything in the show notes so people who aren't even local can pull it up and see what a beautiful space that you've created.
Booth Parker: So you're a few years into the workforce, so someone else who may be a few years into the workforce dreaming about starting something of their own, regardless of what that skill or business may be. What would you kind of tell them about building the confidence in their skills to take delete to entrepreneurship?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say that, you know, it's, it's very scary. Like it's, and just you kind of have to just swallow that like it's not rainbows and [00:24:00] butterflies and it's, you know, there's a lot of, you're constantly learning and. That's the biggest thing I think I've learned is like this is a constant learning process and I think it's gonna be for honestly, the rest of my life as I continue with this.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And just understanding that of like there's, there's not necessarily like an. End goal that you're trying to get to. It's just a constant you know, wow, okay. This was a lot easier today than I, you know, it was two months ago. And that's the learning of it. And it's, I think that process is just gonna continue repeating itself.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Um. That's something that you just have to kinda look in the mirror and, and, and understand and, and kind of accept as a whole, as you kind of start something that's, that's like this. And it's okay to be freaking out. Like I would say this is, you know, if you were very calm with this, that might be, you know, that's a different, different ball game.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: But I think it's just, it's okay to be afraid. It's okay to, um. Feel like you're not, [00:25:00] you know where you wanna be. And, and that's just, that's just the process of it. I would say. Like, that, and then just patience is the biggest, the biggest thing. I'm just very much like a go go go person. And I think that that's been the biggest, one of the bigger struggles for me is just to kind of like slow everything down and, and learn that like any type of business that you're gonna be in or start as, as you know for sure, it's just, um.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: It's a lot of, yeah, just, just slowing down and, and, um, you know, time is gonna, is gonna make you feel like you know what's going on a little bit better, especially being very new and fresh to, to owning your own business. So, yeah.
Booth Parker: Excellent. I love that. And so I'm obviously older than you. I'm more like your mother's age.
Booth Parker: Oh my gosh. But a lot of women, you know, I've, I've seen it throughout my, my own career. So a lot of women really struggle with trying to do it all, especially once they're moms and they're trying to [00:26:00] balance, you know, career and family and all those things. And they often end up being overwhelmed to get burnout.
Booth Parker: So how do you want to maybe change the conversation around. Mindset and health and wellness for, for women in, in business kind of and with their life.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say putting yourself first, honestly is going to make everybody else around you and yourself feel more of a sense of, am I trying to say like more of a sense of self in general, but sense of like control in your own life?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Like I just you know, I don't, I'm not a mom. I don't have kids, but I'm not married. Um, so I can't imagine that whole aspect of stress on top of like starting your own business. I cannot imagine that's a whole different level of stress. And but I would just say, you know, prioritizing your. [00:27:00] Your health and your wellness would definitely have the biggest impact on everybody in your life around you and including yourself, obviously.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So, just making some time, even if it's a small amount of time, you know, I mean 10, 15 minutes or doing, you know, going to a workout class, whatever that workout class is, you know, going outside, just prioritizing movement. Honestly, as a physical therapist too, like just. If you can move for, you know, 10, 15, 30 minutes a day, if that's all you can squeeze in right now, like it's so beneficial and your mental health is gonna thank you.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: And your body's gonna thank you. And, and I would just say finding the little, the little moments if you can. For sure.
Booth Parker: Yeah. You're wise beyond your years to recognize, you know, prioritizing self. I love to use that analogy of when you're on an airplane at the beginning and they tell you to put the mask on first before.
Booth Parker: Yes,
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: exactly.
Booth Parker: I love that one. You articulate it [00:28:00] so well because even though you, you're not married with kids yet, I feel like you're, you're getting it right to start with and maybe a, a lot of women kind of. They've always felt the pressure to not put themselves first, and then it really gets more stressful once kids and all that get involved.
Booth Parker: So I, I love the way you, um, really focus on that and how that, that is wellness, not just the whole fitness piece of it. Right. Ask you one last question. What is the best piece of business or life advice you've ever received that you think is beneficial to others?
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: I would say. Learning to delegate and not feel like you have to do everything on your own and your solo on this. 'cause you might feel like that if it is your ba, like your business is your [00:29:00] baby and your, this is so new, you wanna have your hands on every single piece of it. And I think the biggest thing.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Is to learn how to delegate. Jerry Cooper told me that, shout out Jerry. He started his own business as well, and, and he told me that literally right before we were opening and I. Have like, utilized that so much and, and just kind of, it, it helps you, it almost feels like you're giving up control in a way, but it's honestly, it helps you feel so much, so much more at peace and, and just learning how to just give little pieces of, you know, responsibility to other people that are there and wanting to help you, I think is, is the biggest, the biggest thing I've learned so far.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: So.
Booth Parker: That is fantastic advice because women are, oftentimes, they don't wanna ask anyone for help and they literal
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: it.
Booth Parker: Yes. What the overwhelm and the burnout and all of this. That's it. That's it. Yes. You rounded that all out so, so well. So this has been so [00:30:00] fun chatting with you. I'm so excited for you and this new venture in your life and.
Booth Parker: I, you're already an immediate success and will continue to be. And just thank you so much for your time today and sharing this journey.
Dr. Payton McLaughlin: Thank you so much, booth. You are amazing. This has been so much fun. And yes, this has been great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.