title: Some intrapersonal qualities of SA homeopaths who have established successful private practices.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of homeopaths who have established successful private practices in South Africa (SA) with the aim of identifying some of their intrapersonal qualities which may have contributed to their establishing a successful practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a qualitative phenomenological research design using in-depth interviews with homeopaths running successful private practices across 5 provinces in SA, which were digitally recorded. Of these, 18 were transcribed and analysed using a descriptive coding approach and strategies for phenomenological analysis. Themes and supporting categories are identified and described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Homeopaths experiences suggest that they are authentic, self-aware, self-reflective and proactive. They experienced a need for self-care and support and further found that their integrity, positive attitude, self-discipline and passion, contributed to their success in practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The intrapersonal qualities can be roughly divided between those that generate inner-support and those which aid homeopaths attain their goal of establishing a practice and are therefore crucial aspects of success generation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Homeopathy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: esolomon@uj.ac.za.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Margaret
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: mariep@uj.ac.za.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poggenpoel
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: chrism@uj.ac.za.
authors.forename: Christoffel Petrus Hendrikus
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Myburgh
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D011331:Private Practice / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013019:South Africa; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Homeopathic private practice; Intrapersonal; Success