A few years ago in the small town of Canton, NC, one of my former students excitedly opened her massage therapy practice, and within two days was cited for "massaging a member of the opposite sex." She had no idea her hometown was a throwback to the Dark Ages, and she wasn't going to...
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Tags: Indianapolis, Laura Allen, massage therapists
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I went to a symposium on starting a clinical massage program, and a Massage Therapy Foundation Grant Recipient reunion broke out! I had the great fortune to attend the In-Depth Perspective on Starting Clinical Massage Programs, organized by Lisa Santoro, at Boston Medical Center on March 5, 2011. The presenters included pioneers in our...
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Tags: business planning, clinical massage, Continuing Education, grants, marketing, massage therapists, massage therapy foundation, oncology, research
Posted in Body Techniques, Business, Community Service, Education & Seminars, General Massage, Health & Wellness, Marketing / Office / Staff, Massage Therapy for Older People, Patient Education, Research, Self care | 8 Comments »
I was gratified a few days ago to see Les Sweeney, President of ABMP, and a few days later Bob Benson, the Chairman of ABMP, weigh in with the same attitude I have about this legislation. Rick Rosen, who is a former Chair of the North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy, former...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, Bob Benson, FL, FSMTB, LauraAllenMT, legislation, massage regulation, massage therapists, NH, Rick Rosen, UT
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The NCB Board, along with senior leadership, have worked hard to ensure that our current programs, personnel and operational concerns are sound, support one another and offer real benefits for our certificants and the profession. This is how we are building value. With Paul Lindamood as CEO and my love of financial statements, you...
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Tags: Alexa Zaledonis, Continuing Education, Laura Allen, massage therapists, NCAP, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Paul Lindamood
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As much as I would like to change the world for the better, I have to do my part one step at a time. If I look at the entire need in its bulk sum, it can be overwhelming. But if I can break this down into things which I can control, then MASTER...
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Tags: business planning, career longevity, cash, compassion, continuing educatioin, Continuing Education, Facebook, massage therapists, productivity tools, success, time management
Posted in Body Techniques, Business, Community Service, Education & Seminars, General Massage, marketing, Marketing / Office / Staff, massage research, Research | 3 Comments »
One of the most important time management strategies that I have discovered on my professional path is developing the habit of analyzing and filtering my daily/weekly/monthly tasks and projects into 2 main categories: important and urgent. Items are not usually in the same category. It is a constant struggle to walk...
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Tags: business planning, marketing, Massage, massage therapists, motivational inspiration, productivity tools, scheduling, time management, WIBB
Posted in Business, Education & Seminars, marketing, Marketing / Office / Staff, Practice Management | 5 Comments »
One of the greatest things about this profession to me is all the regional and national conventions and meetings.
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, Continuing Education, FSMTB, massage therapists, World Massage Conference, World Massage Festival
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First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. This year, November 27th is the first ever Small Business Saturday, a day to support the local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around the country. Small Business Saturday is a national movement to drive shoppers to local merchants across the U.S....
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Tags: Goodwill, massage therapists, motivational inspiration
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If you are a serious business owner, you owe it to yourself (and the success of your business) to find out what these 3 "days" represent.
Black Friday
Small Business Saturday
Cyber Monday
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Tags: business planning, marketing, Massage, massage therapists, success
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Last night I watched an episode of “The Good Wife.” The story line was about the process the law firm went through in determining whether they would represent a massage therapist who wanted to sue a Nobel Peace Prize winner for sexual assault. Does this sound at all familiar? I am sure the episode...
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Tags: Ethics, massage therapists, Media
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