LAW REPORT BOOK REVIEW
This means that you are required to keep your clients ’ personal and health information safe from theft , unauthorised access , disclosure , and misuse : you need to keep all client records safe , away from people who shouldn ’ t have access to them , and importantly , deidentify them before they are destroyed . You will also need to have a Privacy Policy on display . For more information on your obligations please see Privacy ( https :// www . oaic . gov . au /__ data / assets / pdf _ file / 0011 / 2090 / guide-to-health-privacy . pdf ).
Next , do you need any licences or permits to run your business ? There are common ones , such as registering your business name , but to be certain you miss none , the Australian Business Licensing and Information Service has an excellent online tool to help you make sure . You need to answer a series of questions about your business and you will get a list of the licences , permits and registrations you will need . It is worth the few minutes it takes to complete . Please see : Know the licences you will need ( https :// business . gov . au / registrations / register-licencesand-permits ).
Lastly , you must manage the risks to the health and safety of everyone in your workplace . This includes employees , customers , visitors and suppliers . As your businesses change and grow you must continue to meet your work health and safety obligations . These should have been in place from the moment you started your business , as it is your responsibility to ensure the health and safety of your workers and not put anyone at risk . For all your WHS obligations please go to Safework Australia ( safeworkaustralia . gov . au )
For more information on each of these obligations please see the links I have provided and the following past Law Reports : JATMS . 28 ( 1 ): 34-35 and 28 ( 2 ): 96-97 .
Unrestricted - A modern guide to doing business and life differently
Tammy Guest , Booktopia Publisher Services . 2022 . ISBN 978- 0-6450113-9-5 . Available at https :// Unrestricted , A modern guide to doing business and life differently by Tammy Guest | 9780645011388 | Booktopia .
Reviewed by Christine Pope .
Since March 2020 many practitioners have had to find new ways of practising , whether it be moving to online consultations or providing click and collect delivery . This book looks at how we can practise from a very different place . Rather than looking only at the model we were taught at college , of one-to-one treatments or consultations , it looks at what you can offer to your clients that meets their needs and still enables you to experience more freedom and flow in your business , and avoid burnout .
Unrestricted is a story and a workbook . It provides context with personal stories from the author ’ s work and life as well as a guide to how you can implement the lessons they provide in your own life . The book starts with describing a process that works with the cycles in which you “ Create , Connect , Offer and Review ”. Individual chapters provide a guide to this process along with concrete examples , individual challenges and questions to guide your own process . Whether you are looking to change one aspect of your current practice or rework your entire business , you will have a useful guide to the process .
One of the key areas in this book are the concepts of “ brules ” and “ fuel ”. “ Brules ” is a compound of the initial of a widely used word for false notions , and “ rules ”. The author contrasts these growth-limiting factors with “ fuel ” – ideas that can drive success and growth . An example of a brule is , “ Everyone is an individual and we need to treat everyone differently .” By contrast , “ fuel ” would hold that there are attitudes and practices common to all individuals and that “ the unique way you take people on a journey is leverageable .”
The author follows this up by outlining a simple but potentially very effective technique employing post-it notes for achieving necessary tasks : a demonstration of inspiration operationalised with a practical strategy to turn your vision into your reality .
If you are ready to make changes in your business and need assistance with practical resources and strategies Unrestricted – A Modern Guide to Doing Business and Life Differently will be a valuable addition to your bookshelf .
Tammy worked in cancer research for the University of Newcastle , noticing the interconnectedness of all systems . Travelling through Europe , she moved into working in pathology and with patients in the medical system - rather than test tubes . She studied naturopathy and ran a multimodality natural health clinic with up to nine practitioners , serving 7,000 clients in the local community . Tammy has experience running health retreats both in Australia and abroad , while writing and publishing her first book on the topic of burnout . After selling her practice she began the ‘ Natupreneur Movement ’, to change the paradigm of business in the healing professions , mentoring thousands of practitioners to do business differently . She also created the ‘ Unrestricted ’ retreat , helping entrepreneurs overcome their blocks to doing things differently and to create a life and business of their own design .
JATMS | Spring 2022 | 157