r/business

being independent is powerful, but refusing help from everyone forever can become isolating. Even the people who build large companies or institutions rely on:

advisors,

teams,

partnerships,

investors,

mentors,

and trusted networks.

I’m 18 and I genuinely think I’m addicted to social media, and it’s causing me to procrastinate and delay the future I actually want.

I’ve tried detoxing before and had a few days where I completely stopped using it. During that time I felt better and more focused, but after a while I slowly went back to my normal habits.

The thing is, I don’t even enjoy scrolling anymore.

I actually enjoy entrepreneurship and building things. I want to work, create, and write my own story instead of constantly watching other people live theirs. But somehow I still end up wasting hours online and putting things off.

I keep telling myself I have time because I’m young, but deep down I know I’m just delaying progress and avoiding the work that would actually make me feel fulfilled.

Has anyone else dealt with this? How did you stop using social media as an escape and become more consistent and focused on your goals?

I am a practice administrator for a large medical practice. One of my bonus metrics is to keep payroll under 20% of gross revenue every month and I’m wondering how other people in the industry equate this. Non provider staff and providers are included in this amount.

Provider commissioned payroll is at or well above 20% of the revenue they generate, dependent on if they are a positions, assistant or a doctor. This alone already puts us above the 20% of gross revenue threshold for payroll, and leaves very small room for non provider payroll, including myself.

I’m not sure what the typical structure is, maybe 20% is incredibly lean? or maybe we are overpaying our providers.. any input is greatly appreciated. TYIA

The title says it all, but I will provide a little context-

A few weeks ago, my boss threatened to pull me off salary and put me back on hourly. It got me wondering what my actual hourly rate it now since I’m working pretty consistent weeks.

I’ve had a role change since salary took place which brought more hours, so when I started doing the math, the numbers were getting closer than I thought.

After it was all said and done, I put the numbers through 3 different systems to make sure I was not going crazy, and I am in fact making less on salary than I would be if I was hourly. I’m not sure by exactly how much, but I just know it’s less.

I’m not sure how to address it without coming off as “I expect a raise or else…” but that’s kind of where I’m at.

What is the next upcoming automation or business idea that’s not over saturated and not to many know about what’s worth learning?