A few days ago I was going through security at the airport, on a great high after sharing a fantastic infant massage teacher certification course. As I’m making my way through the line, I automatically take off my shoes, then unpack mycomputer and push everything onto the belt. Just as automatic, I walked right into...
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Tags: Bodywork, boundaries, continuing educatioin, Liddle Kidz Foundation, motivational inspiration, pediatric massage, success, Tina Allen
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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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Tags: how ot make $100K asa massage therapist, marketing, Massage, massage business, massage practice, massage therapists, masssage success, meagan Holub, motivational inspiration, success, The magic touch, tim ferriss, WIBB
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I was driving in the rainy streets of Chicago a couple of days ago, flipping through radio stations when I paused to hear the next song. It was John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change.” In that moment, driving along, those lyrics really resonated with me. I got to thinking . ....
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Tags: change the world. volunteerism, compassion, Ethics, Goodwill, Liddle Kidz Foundation, motivational inspiration, random act of kindness, success, Tina Allen
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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 is my motto for the year:
2011 "secret" to success: Implementation. Put ideas into action- do not think of what-ifs and shoulda-couldas - be pro-active!
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Tags: business planning, http://www.MassageSuccess.org, irene diamond, marketing, motivational inspiration, self-promotion, spirituality in marketing, success
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Here is a really great tool and opportunity to strategically leap into 2011 by reflecting on your 2010 story and making some fabulously charged waves in to 2011. Each day the site Reverb10 will create and post a Prompt for you to consider and post/blog or tweet out about. I intuitively know that creatively...
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Tags: balance, marketing, motivational inspiration, success, vision
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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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Fall is a great time to enjoy the memories of a warm and fun summer and to look ahead to the holidays and the New Year. It is also a great time to evaluate your past biz and marketing efforts as well as look at creating (or borrowing!) a few new ones. Consider this...
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Tags: balance, business planning, Continuing Education, marketing, motivational inspiration, sales, self-promotion, success, World Massage Conference
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Be warned-I am feeling super warm and fuzzy… William Arthur Ward stated, “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” I simply want to express my heartfelt gratitude for being a small part of the massage profession. When I made the decision to take a HUGE left...
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Tags: Community, FSMTA, massage therapists, motivational inspiration
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I’ve had the book, Power vs. Force, The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior: An Anatomy of Consciousness, by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. on my shelf for at least 5 years. I liked the title, but never even opened it. The past 6 months have been filled with a lot of change and major...
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