Work with Marty Nemko, 1/24/19: Starting and Succeeding in a Private Practice

KALW | By Marty Nemko

Published January 24, 2019 at 12:14 AM PST

On the Jan. 24, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer a step-by-step plan for starting and succeeding in private practice, whether therapist, lawyer, social worker, physician, architect, whatever. In the program's second segment, I broaden to offer low-risk/high-payoff ideas for self-employment

Also, listeners call in for a Workover: I do my best to help address your worklife problem.

Work with Marty Nemko is heard every Thursday from 7 to 8 PM on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco and worldwide on KALW.org.

The programs are archived on NPR.org, iTunes, and in perpetuity on this web page.

Marty Nemko

Marty Nemko was called "job coach extraordinaire" by U.S. News and "The Bay Area's best career coach" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He has written 20 essays in TIME's Ideas section, and 1240 for PsychologyToday.com. Previously, his career column appeared for six years in the San Francisco Chronicle and then wrote The Big Idea continuing series on WashingtonPost.com and the Working it Out column on TheAtlantic.com. In his 30th year as a career and education advisor, Marty Nemko has served 5,400 clients and enjoys a 96% client-satisfaction rate. He is a part-time instructor of medical students at the UCSF School of Medicine.

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