Rooted in Values: How Taking Care of Yourself Strengthens Your True Path

Hey, Kelly.

Hi. This thing just like crazy hard went in my ear. What's up? How are you?

Oh, was it loud? And I was.

It was so loud. I was like, oh, my God. This is. This is a lot. What's up, guys? Welcome to Pelly Biz podcast. I'm your host, Kelly Alhuey. Today I have Jenny here. Jenny, would you go ahead and introduce yourself so everyone knows who you are and where is your clinic located?

Yes, my name is Jenny Chavez. I am the founder of Route to Recovery and we are in Houston, Texas, and we've existed since 2020, but it was, you know, working on the business part time. But we've been fully in the business since November 2023 when Kelly told me to take the leap.

Guys, that's awesome. She's so. She's been fully in her business now for two years, which is amazing. And she has done very well. And so today we want to go over some stuff that most business owners aren't talking about. A lot of us are talking about our businesses and numbers and all that kind of stuff. But I want to get into kind of the. The dark side of it or the behind the scenes that no one really talks about much. And we are going to be talking about it more for Pelly Biz. Jenny and I were just talking off of this camera and basically she's on. The same route that I am on is really the self discovery slash give to self kind of route. Right, Jenny?

Yes. Yeah, that's it.

And so why, why is that? Why did you decide, Jenny, to be like, you know what? I'm going to start doing this for me, what was like the turning point.

So I feel that everything else is in check. Right. Like, I've been having you as my coach as far as the business goes, and I feel that Route to Recovery is making its way to where it needs to be. Right. But there's. There was something missing. Right. And so in order for me to be the best version of myself or my clients, I have to work on myself. And so that was a missing piece. I feel that all of this education and everything that I was providing to my patients, I have to be able to implement that into my daily life as well. You know, like we tell patients all the time, even though you work hard, you have to make time for this. You have to make time for that. Well, we need to be the first ones to start doing that. And although I will say, you know, I wasn't doing that, doing that bad of a job at it, it wasn't consistent. And so that lack of consistency led to poor results. And so poor results leads again to lack of motivation. So I said, you know what? I need to really take this into consideration, and I'm never going to be fully ready or feel fully ready to. To take that jump. So. And I. I've learned that from you. So I reached out to a personal fitness trainer, and she came up with a plan for me that's more personalized and expected to get results. So it's nutrition and fitness, and today was my first day.

Yay. Anyone that's listening, let's give it up for Jenny. That's freaking awesome.

Thank you. Thank you.

Let's go. I mean, that's huge. There's so many things you just said that I want to, like, recap on, okay? So the first thing is, guys, she has a good business, okay? She has a good business. Most of y' all that are probably listening to this right now, you're thinking, wow, well, she has a great business, so why. What. What else does she want? Guys, there's different levels and different buckets in life. It's not just all about business. You can have an amazing business, but guess what? I've been to many conferences and I've met many, many superstars, okay? And they have amazing businesses, like billionaires. I've met many billionaires, multimillionaires, all the things, okay? But there's different buckets to it. Some of these people do not have a good family life, okay? Why would I look up to them if they don't have a good family life? Some of these people suck at fitness. They're overweight, they don't know how to manage their stress. Like, so why am I looking up to them as my mentor? Right? So.

Exactly.

And so there's different levels to this. So. So you have to first start off by asking yourself, what do I really want? So do I want a good business? Do I want to make the money? I. I want. Do I deserve that money? Yes, I do.

Okay.

Do I deserve good health? Yes, I do. Okay. Do I deserve. Do I deserve to have a good family life? Yes, I do. So I want it all. I want it all, and I'm not going to compromise. So it's like, you guys have got to take baby steps to start setting yourself up that it's not just business. And I need everyone listening to this right now. Pelvibiz and the way I coach is not just business. Even though I talk about business a lot, business is personal. Personal is business. I always say it's an integration. It's not separate. And if you do it separately, you will fail at business. You will fail.

Exactly. Yeah. So basically building your foundation. Right. So I had to take a look. I was on a recent trip to El Salvador and I was out there for a month and the perspective of life is so much different over there. Right. And so I was really reflecting on that. When I came back, I was like, okay, I'm able to travel. My family life is good. You know, health wise, I feel good. But you know, health wise, I still need that extra jump. Right. Like that. In order for me to have all of, all of the energy that I need in order to treat all of the clients, I need energy. And what is the best way to get energy is exercise, sunlight, you know, all of those things. So that's what I'm focusing on now. And I feel that that's going to be my greatest investment right now.

I freaking love this. This so aligns. I just, you know, it's so funny, I was just telling Julia this morning that we really are just looking for pelvibiz of the people that align with our values and our mission. And it just so aligns, Jenny, which is why you're in our world. Right? Because it really does align with everything we talk about and want with our clients. Knowing that, you know, fitness is business. And you're going to see a change in us too. You're going to see a change in myself as well because like even I was at this conference this past weekend, guys, I was at an Andy Elliott conference and David Goggins was there. You know, if people don't know him, he's like this extreme runner dude. And basically they were saying if you work harder on your business than yourself, then you are going to fail.

Yep.

And I find that so, so true.

It's true. Because if we focus on the business, but we're running out of battery, you know, all of a sudden we're just gonna collapse. Well, the business is going to collapse, you know, and so we have to have our, our batteries full in order to keep moving. And you know, I've been working with Pelby Biz for a while with, you know, and, and again our values align. Which is why I have stuck with you guys. Right? Not stuck, but, you know, keep working with you guys and I over three years now since we've been working together from since the beginning. But you've evolved. Right. And I'm a different person as well. You know, our conversations are, are on another level now.

Correct. Right. Yeah. It's not like, hey, hey, let's get started, right? It's like been the journey, right? And so that's what people, people have to understand. If you just stay where you start, you won't grow. And the whole thing is this. It's not about getting to like, let's say we're climbing Mount Everest. It's not about getting to the top of Mount Everest and like sticking a flagpole in Mount Everest and at the very top of it saying, hey, I've reached the freaking top. It's about the journey of climbing Mount Everest and what you learn along the way and all the different challenges that will come at you. I've learned this. The bigger your goals are, the more people are that are going to come out after you. They're going to try to sue you. They're going to try to say talking to shit about you. You're going to be very misunderstood. They're not going to understand your mission. They're not going to understand why she's changing. Your friend group is going to change. They're going to be like, what the heck? Like, I don't even know her anymore. That's not a bad thing. That's a good thing. That means you're evolving and they're not. And many people are scared about having people be like, well, I don't know who you are anymore. Why are you changing? And it's like, actually, I'm changing into a better version of myself. And, and that only is going to make your whole entire life, everything in those buckets that we're talking about at the beginning here, it's only going to elevate it. When you work the hardest on yourself more than anything. That is only going to take everything to the next level. Relationships, financially, your business, your personal life, everything is going to go to the next level. People don't understand that. That is how you unlock success. That's it.

It's so true. Yeah. When I first started, our conversations had to do with, well, is this the right thing for me? You know, what's, what's going to happen next? Am I going to be okay not working for, for a big hospital system? What are my patients going to think about this cash space, you know, so many what is and all that.

Right.

But all of that is now gone. We've taken care of that. Now it's more on a, a fear of, okay, what's the next step? Right. Like you asked me this earlier, what, what is the next step for routes recovery? Well, we, we have a big Vision. But we always keep our core values in mind. Right? Like compassion, community, all of those things. Those are. That's how we figure out what our next step is. And although I could stay where I'm at right now, but I don't want to, I always want the best for my patients, so I'm always looking. Okay, what else can we incorporate to make this into a better experience for.

Right. No, I love that. And I'm gonna go off that culture. Who is route to recovery? Okay. This is huge. Okay. I want everyone that's listening to pay attention to this. Most of us on social media are trying to say what our culture is. The only way that you actually prove that you have a culture is show us. Don't say it. Meaning, can I go over what that means? Because most of you guys are like, what? Okay. What I mean by that is you have to eat live and breathe it. So at this conference this weekend, I said this. A leader is not just a role, Meaning you go into the office and you're a leader. A leader is something that you do day in, day out, every second of the day, and you basically have to act like a leader. Like a camera's following you, following you around the entire day. Right. That's a true leader. Meaning if I'm talking about how you need to work out to make your business better, and I'm not working out. I'm not a leader, you don't then have a right to be like, yep, Kelly's leader. No, that's not. That's. No. Conversely, if I. If, like, let's just say route to recovery. Jenny, let me ask you questions. This would be good.

Yes.

So with route to recovery, what are your. What are your core values? Can you tell me the core values?

Yes. It's going to be compassion, community commitments. So those are the main three.

Okay. Compassion. Okay. So what are you doing every single day? To live with compassion and show people compassion.

With my patients, I would say they come in, I listen to them. Even if it takes 30 minutes. I believe that healing is already happening through that, through us being a great listener. Because we all know that in the health care world, you go into the doctor's office and you barely get a minute to talk. Right. And so that's my way of showing compassion. The other way is more physical. Right. When they lay on my toes table, I show compassion by using a warm touch on their bodies and making them feel comfortable. Like, hey, make. Let me know what you're feeling and talking to them through it. As far as family I'm very compassionate with. With everyone. My parents, my siblings, my partner, just my dogs. I'm very loving. I make sure that everything is in place. They are my priority, you know, and I'm also a good listener for them, so I show compassion towards them in that way. Okay, and then.

Guys, do you hear that? It's not only what Jenny is doing in her clinic. That's one thing. That's what most of y' all are doing right now. You are showing, you know, whatever your core value is, you're doing it in clinic. Second, you walk out of clinic, you're like.

A whole different person.

A whole different person. But she's doing that, and she's showing that towards her family. And even like a random person in the grocery store, let's just say, I don't know, like some lady yesterday was, you know, trying to get out of her wheelchair. Yesterday. Well, what did I do? I went over and held her wheelchair so that she could get up. And, you know, that's showing compassion. Right.

Putting others first.

Putting others first, Exactly. So Jenny would not be a leader if she only did that just towards her patients. Right. So that's. So that's one core value. What was the next one?

A commitment.

Commitment. Okay, so tell us how you have a com. What's the commitment to the patients?

The commitment to the patients would be that I'm dedicated to them, so they are able to reach me through all sorts of resources. So they can email me, they can text me, they can call us, they can messages via. Via dm. So we're available to them. We're committed to their well being. Any questions that they have, they can reach us directly. I'm also committed in being able to have the availability that they need. So if they need to come in for successions, I'm gonna make that space and time available for them so that they can commit. Right. So I have to commit myself to them first before they commit themselves to me. And I believe. I mean, that's pretty much how we do it. Right?

But yeah. And then you also make a commitment to family, right?

Yes. Committed to family. Of course.

Yes.

It's not all about business, actually. My core values were built on, you know, my family values. What I already believed in, I took that over into route to recovery because I don't want to be two different people, you know, with.

Right.

The family. And then I treat my clients like they're my family and I provide the education that I would give to my mom and dad. Right. You know, because sometimes we see people in their 50s and 60s that they're my parents age. And so a lot of them have never heard of, hey, you need to do better with your nutrition. They're like, what? You know. And so I tell them, look, I know this is not something that you would hear usually from a physical therapist, but I'm educating you in the same way that I would educate my mother if she sitting right there.

Yeah.

And that's when it hits them, and they're like, wow, you know, she's on to something.

Yeah. And you care. People like it when you care. It's not that hard. People are like, well, why am I not busy? Because you don't care enough. You don't care enough, you know, And.

I think that's why it's easy for me, because I care about every single person that calls us. Even if they don't decide to come in, I care and about. Okay, let me make sure that you are going at least to another place that is the right fit for you.

No, that's. That's huge. When you care, you win the game. You're going to help more people. Because people can feel when you actually care and you're genuine versus when you're not.

And.

And guys, that's how you should treat everyone. Treat it like Jenny's treating these. These clients. I'm not kidding. And treat your life like that you're not two separate people. Because then it clashes.

It can.

It does. What's. What's the third value? What's the. What's the third one?

Community.

Community. Oh, I love this one. Okay. How do you give community to your patients?

So we go out and do workshops. A lot of them are free, you know, for them to come out and become educated. And we go out into.