6 of the WIBB gals, Cherie Sohnen-Moe, Angie Patrick, Ruth Werner, Tina Allen, our newest blogger, Stephanie Beck and I participated in a very lively and thought provoking Hot Topic roundtable at FSMTA tonight. Quality not quantity describes the attendance -tough to go up against martini parties! But the greatest part of the event...
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Tags: ABMP, AMTA, Continuing Education, educational standards, FSMTB, massage therapy foundation, NCBTMB, NCBTMB; FSMTB, success
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This isn’t one of my rants about massage research–although that’s definitely a sermon I plan to keep on preaching. It’s about the basic things that we all ought to know, if we’re calling ourselves massage therapists. I love anatomy and physiology, and the study of pathology is fascinating to me. The human body is...
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Tags: continuing educatioin, Erik Dalton, LauraAllenMT, massage therapists, research, success
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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
Posted in Community Service, Ethics, Health & Wellness, Other Topics, Self care | 2 Comments »
If you missed the 1st ever American Massage Conference, you are forgiven. If you don’t circle April 2012 in San Diego on your calendar-you need your head examined! All other conference organizers-please take notice-the bar has been raised!
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Tags: ABMP, American Massage Conference, AMTA, Continuing Education, FSMTB, massage therapists, NCBTMB, success, WIBB
Posted in Education & Seminars | 7 Comments »
In April there was a Facebook activity to celebrate National Book Week. The rules were to grab the closest book to you, turn to page 52, post the 5th sentence as your status and don’t mention the title. Of course, the closest book to me was a business book. This got me to thinking...
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Tags: business planning, career longevity, marketing, self-promotion, success
Posted in Business, marketing, Practice Management | 4 Comments »
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
Posted in Body Techniques, Business, marketing, Marketing / Office / Staff, Other Topics, Practice Management | 1 Comment »
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 »
The massage field has been going through an identity crises for decades and I’m not sure how much progress we’ve made. There seems to be a strong division between those who want to see the profession fully integrated into the medical world and those who don’t. Frankly, I think both worlds can co-exist. The...
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Tags: career longevity, Standards, success
Posted in Business, General Massage | 8 Comments »
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
Posted in Business, marketing, Marketing / Office / Staff, Patient Education, Practice Management | 1 Comment »
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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