Resourcefulness Is Your Entrepreneurial Superpower

business competency coaching entrepreneurship Jul 14, 2025

Built for This: Resourcefulness Is Your Entrepreneurial Superpower

As physicians, we pride ourselves on our training, our knowledge, and our ability to make life-saving decisions under pressure. But there's another trait we often overlook that may be our greatest strength when stepping into the entrepreneurial world: resourcefulness.

You already have it. You’ve demonstrated it during all-night shifts on call, in chaotic ERs, in moments when answers were scarce but action was needed.

And yet, when physicians step outside the walls of traditional medicine and into the uncharted terrain of entrepreneurship, we often forget that resourcefulness is our secret weapon.

This Week’s Real-Life Lesson: Engineering ChatRx Without a Blueprint

Every single week, I find myself drawing upon resourcefulness while engineering the ChatRx software medical device that powers our direct-to-consumer telehealth brand.

There’s no template. There’s no precedent. Just a vision.

Building a Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) product like ChatRx means living in a constant state of iteration. I have to reverse-engineer how a consumer will interact with the tool online, how the medical logic will guide the experience, and how the AI will dynamically collaborate with our internal knowledge base to help accurately diagnose. and efficiently treat patients with acute infections.

I’ve become a kind of clinical “MacGyver”—rewriting flowcharts late at night, designing symptom maps that think like a physician, and crafting triage protocols that mirror how I have behaved for the last 30 years doing real-world encounters.

Resourcefulness isn’t optional—it’s oxygen. It’s how I keep moving forward without all the answers in front of me.

Your Resourcefulness in Action

Entrepreneurship requires a different kind of map.

There’s no residency program for launching a side hustle. No standardized exam for starting a micro-corporation.

But you already know how to operate in ambiguity. Your years of clinical training taught you to:

  • Prioritize critical information quickly

  • Adapt when things don’t go according to plan

  • Ask better questions to get better answers

  • Trust your preparation, even when you’re nervous

This mindset is exactly what you need to:

  • Start a telehealth side gig

  • Launch a real estate investment strategy

  • Build a profitable micro-business around your skills

You’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience.

Practical Tip: Learn. Adapt. Recalibrate.

One of the greatest entrepreneurial habits I’ve learned is regular recalibration. When you’re not sure what to do next, don’t default to analysis paralysis. Instead:

  1. Revisit your goals.

  2. Choose one task that moves the needle.

  3. Learn just enough to take the next smart step.

That could mean:

  • Analyzing one short-term rental deal

  • Sending one cold email for a consulting gig

  • Revising your micro-corporation’s tax strategy

💡 Every business is built one resourceful decision at a time.

Need help figuring out your next step? Start with my free e-book:

📘 Every Doctor Is a Business: 7 Business Hacks for Modern Physicians

Case Study: From Exam Room to Income Property

Dr. Lisa, an urgent care physician in the Midwest, was burnt out from 60-hour workweeks and wanted more freedom. With no formal real estate training, she took a chance on a fixer-upper duplex in her town.

She leaned on her clinical instincts to:

  • Assess risk

  • Project potential revenue

  • Hire a reliable contractor

Within 18 months, she had $1,200/month in positive cash flow. Today, she owns four doors and runs a telemedicine side gig.

Her secret?

Not an MBA. Just resourcefulness.

You can read more stories like Lisa’s in our Independent Physician Blog, where I share real-life examples every week.

Is This Deductible?

Yes, that beach rental was your strategy meeting. If you used your travel to scout real estate or map out your business plan, parts of that trip may be deductible.

In fact, here’s a personal example:

We needed to purchase a jump-up bouncer for our 7-month-old grandson during our annual family “beach week” at Simpli SoHa, our Lake Michigan short-term rental. Since we stock our STRs with infant-friendly items for peak season guests, we bought it through the STR business instead of personally.

📥 The Ultimate List of Business Deductions for Self-Employed Doctors →

Join the Movement

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." That’s the entrepreneur’s creed—and you’re already living it.

Thousands of clinicians are breaking free through micro-business ownership.

Ready to join them?

Join the PEA Explorer Membership →

And don’t forget these powerful (and free) resources to help you get started:

Final Word: Trust Yourself

Resourcefulness isn’t just a helpful skill, it’s a mindset. You’ve already mastered it in medicine. Now, it’s time to deploy it in business.

Whether you’re:

  • Launching your first short-term rental

  • Setting up a telemedicine side hustle

  • Finally forming your professional corporation

…remember: you already have what it takes.

And when you need help along the way, PEA-SimpliMD is here to guide you with:

The next chapter of your professional life doesn’t need a script.

Just your resourcefulness.

Let’s build.

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