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Building a massage client base3/18/2023 I ask this because I know through my own experience, and the experience of many other therapists, that these dreams become expectations in the real world, and will do you more harm than good. Now that you are finishing school I want to ask you to let these dreams go. Their purpose was to help get you through school and they served that purpose well. Whether these dreams were about becoming rich, being your own boss, or helping people is irrelevant. You spent a great deal of time, money, and effort to get through school and all throughout the process you motivated yourself with dreams of a new career. I know when I finished Chiropractic college I certainly had some expectations as to what my new career was going to be like. I think most new therapists enter the profession with what I call “expectation baggage”. I am sure that some of these suggestions may have been taught to you previously, but I want you to understand that this material comes from my personal experience and not from a textbook. Below, I have listed a few specific suggestions that I believe will help you avoid common mistakes and assist you in building your personal practice. I want to help you avoid some of the mistakes that I have made, and to support you in your efforts to become the best therapist that you can be. I am here for one reason, and that reason is to help those of you that desire to walk a career path that is similar to mine. They may not be rich, but they wake up each morning and look forward to working that day. They let their work and experience speak for itself. They truly believe in their services and have no need to convince others of the value of their service.By this I mean they are not obsessed with obtaining some particular status or recognition, and are comfortable with who they are right here and right now. They enjoy the path that they are on and are not overly concerned with arriving at their “destination”. Rather, it means that they are always learning how to do what they do better. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they are always learning new therapies or modalities, though most of them do continue their education after school. They feel that this career will give their life new meaning, and are taking action to make this new life a reality. They chose this profession because they want to help people and to be of service.As a general rule, the therapists that have successful careers, share the following personal characteristics: I have seen many therapists come and go in the massage-bodywork field, and I have learned a great deal from this experience. Perry IntroductionĪs a new professional in the healthcare field, its easy to get swept away on a new career path and forget about why you wanted to become a therapist in the first place. I thought I would share it here for anyone that is interested….Dr. Note: This is a lecture that I routinely give to students at the Texas School of Massage.
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