Ian Dowling Physiotherapy Limerick

Ian Dowling Physiotherapy Limerick Ian Dowling Brings Pro-Sport Standards to Physiotherapy Limerick Clients Image Source: Ian Dowling PhysioIan Dowling, owner of Ian Dowling Physiotherapy Limerick, knows everything about the wisdom of Teddy Roosevelt’s famous Man In The Arena quote, having been a professional rugby-playing star of the Munster Rugby and Ireland squads.Now retired from professional rugby, Ian Dowling  works with athletes of all ability levels, striving to provide them with services that are equivalent to the standard of medical care and support that he received as a professional rugby player.Ian Dowling’s  playing career was cut short by a playing injury, and Ian uses the experiences that he learnt during his recovery and recuperation to help his patients recover from sports and other physical injuries.“The same attributes that helped me succeed as a professional rugby player are also helping me in physiotherapy,” Ian Dowling says about his physiotherapy practice. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 12 Questions for Ian Dowling of Ian Dowling Physioth erapy LimerickIan Dowling took some time out to speak to us about his physiotherapy practice, making the transition from full-time professional sportsman to entrepreneur and physiotherapist, his favourites social media platforms and daily routines, and the key lessons he has learned from his careers in sports and physiotherapy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Tell us about Ian Dowling Physiotherapy  and your business goals.I’m a chartered physiotherapist, and my goals are clear-cut. Having been a professional rugby player and benefited from the support of medical staff who were looking after me, what I want to do is to take the same expectations and standards, and deliver those to local people here in communities throughout Limerick2. What gives you the greatest satisfaction in business?Helping people with injuries get back to health, and helping them to achieve goals, whether it’s playing in  a Schools Cup, or an elite athlete competing in an important ev ent. I also  work with people  who  are  less active and want to become more active.  Helping them to have a greater understanding of exercise and activity and watching  them benefit from that is  a source of great satisfaction. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Did you come from a business family, or was it all sports?It was always sport. My parents  were an electrician and a nurse, and  were like taxi drivers, bringing me everywhere, whether  to Kilkenny Rugby Club, or to O’Loughlin Gaels for hurling. When I came to Limerick I was  studying Sport Science, playing professional rugby,  and then to university to study physiotherapy, so there was no business background..4. Describe the challenge of transitioning from professional rugby to physiotherapy?With  physiotherapy, there are so many different facets to it, you are constantly learning. And it’s the same with business. Im always learning, always working. And there is still the connection, being able to s tay involved with sports. When you’re active and constantly learning, you forget about things that you think you might be missing out on. Physiotherapy is something that I have a real passion for, and this has helped to make the transition easier. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. What has been your biggest challenge in business so far?The hardest thing is finding  a routine. In sport, you  know where to go, what to do, what to eat, and so on. So, a big challenge for me was developing  a  routine that enables me  to do the work, supported by  the right people, that’ll  develop the business. Essentially, the same  attributes that helped me succeed as a professional rugby player will also help me make me as successful in physiotherapy.6. Who is the person you most admire in business or life?I’ve always been surrounded by great people  and they all  have characteristics I admire and respect. Every team I’ve played with, from under-14s, up through under-16s, seniors, Kilkenny, Shannon, Munster, Ireland, I’ve admired them all. They’re all full of different characters with different personalities, and it’s those people, my friends and my family, who are my role models. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7. Which App or social media platform do you use for business?I use Twitter, and I find LinkedIn really good for business.8. What item do you never leave the house without?My laptop. Everything’s on it, so I wouldnt be able to survive without it! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9. What screen saver picture is currently on your phone?A picture of my wife and my two dogs.10. How much do you sleep at night?I get seven hours, but what’s most important is  the consistency and routine. I’m an early riser, so I  get to bed no later than 11pm  to be up before 6.30am. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 11. What  is the first thing you do in the morning?First I  let the dogs out  and feed them before I go to the gym.  Then I have breakfast. After  that, I’m ready for the day.12.  What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self starting out in business today?I’ve always thought that it’s important to be true to yourself, and work really hard. Apart from that, there’s  something that a friend  said, which I never forgot. My buddy  got sent off in a match. Afterwards, his  older brother was slagging him off, and my  buddy came back with that famous thing Teddy Roosevelt said, about how the critic didnt matter, but the Man in The Arena did. When I heard it, I though, ah, that’s brilliant. I looked it up later â€"  â€œIt’s not the critic who counts… The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena… who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” â€" and I think it’s something that anyone starting out in business or any young person should read and  understand. Sometimes. it’s easy to get caught up in criticism, and allow yourself to be overly affected by things outside your control. All you can do is focus on the things that you can controlâ€"that’s all that really matters.