Face Your Fears, But Do It Anyway. (A story contribution to Don Dillon’s soon to be released book “Sustain and Succeed in Massage Therapy Practice”. Don is also the author of the book titled ”Better Business Agreements”.) “A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she...
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Last week, the AFMTE released a position paper authored by Executive Director Rick Rosen, “Alliance Offers New Vision for National Certification.” The AFMTE also recently announced that it is partnering with the FSMTB in their initiative to begin approving continuing education. Both of these have attracted quite a bit of discussion on the various...
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Tags: ABMP, AFMTE, AMTA, Continuing Education, Laura Allen, Massage, massage therapists, NCBTMB, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Rick Rosen
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Many people have been posting the following information on their Facebook walls or inviting people to “Events” to spread the word. Amongst the new Facebook updates is that the newsfeed setting is automatically set to show ONLY posts from people with whom you’ve recently interacted or interacted with the most (which would be limited...
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Tags: Facebook, Massage
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Actually, I’m from the south, where we often say “mater.” A ‘mater sandwich should be on white bread, slathered with an artery-clogging amount of mayonnaise, and eaten standing over the kitchen sink so it can run down your chin and drip appropriately. Everybody has their opinions…I’m out here regularly expressing mine, and not everybody...
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There is an awesome quote that I found by a relatively unknown author named Noela Evans ,“Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.” Resonate or recoil? This is a topic I think about quite often as I work with folks who are uncomfortable...
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Tags: branding, business planning, drive, marketing, Massage, self-promotion, success, WIBB
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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
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This past weekend, I attended the annual FARB conference in New Orleans. FARB, the Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards was formed in 1974. Members come together for the sharing of information; public boards of all types are welcome to join, as are industry supporters such as testing companies that provide exams to...
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Tags: Dale Atkinson, Debra Persinger, FARB, Massage, NCBMBT, NCBTMB; FSMTB, public boards
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Alexa Zaledonis, the new Chair of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, is starting off her term with a bang. In a joint statement issued today with Paul Lindamood, Executive Director, Zaledonis states that the NCBTMB is about to undertake a major initiative to improve the CE Approved Provider program.
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Tags: Alexa Zaledonis, Continuing Education, Massage, NCBTMB; FSMTB, Paul Lindamood
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As a provider myself, there are certain states I’ve never visited because of the hoops you have to jump through. New York, as I reported last year, requires a fat fee of $900 to be a provider, and a New York-licensed massage therapist has to perform the hands-on portion of any CE training. I...
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Tags: AMTA, Continuing Education, Massage, NCBTMB; FSMTB
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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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