Because of our extensive training in ethics and our commitment to non-exploitation of our patients and clients, mental health professionals are often automatically turned off by the idea of “passive income” because it can seem somehow wrong not to work hard, moment-by-moment, with great attention to the task (or person) in front of us. Several other people have pointed this out in other publications as well.

Thank you for encouraging us to look past our automatic reactions, to see our businesses as worthy of our investments, and to think beyond strictly those particular skills we learned in graduate school.