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The truth about becoming a massage therapist

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Massage Therapy is a 11-14 billion dollar industry according to the two leading massage associations. With such an increase in massage in the world, massage therapists are in demand. You can find jobs in hospitals, doctors offices, hospices as well as chiropractors, spas and airports to name a few. Most massage therapists start their own massage business.

How much can you really make as a massage therapist?
Where can you find a job in massage?
Do you want to start your own massage business?
What's the best massage school?
What will you have to learn in massage school?
What does it take to be successful in the massage profession?
What does it mean to help others?
What you need to know about massage schools.
How to choose the massage school that best suits your needs

I have written the "Massage Therapy Career Guide" after 20 years working in the massage profession. Massage Schools and associations are in the business of finding people to fill their schools and associations. While the profession is in demand, there is much more to it than having good hands. Understanding what it all really is about will help you to be ahead of most of the therapists just starting out and will help you to be more successful.

The massage profession is portrayed by nice pictures like this ...

-Thin, healthy, relaxed in rooms with soothing colors and candles...

They don't show any pictures of the overweight, stressed out, injured, with scars down their backs from surgery or talk anything about the stories of stressful situations that people come in with and talk about. Massage has a way of bringing up past emotional issues such as anger, rage, sadness and grief are all stored in the body.

Where are the men with hairy backs?

Women who can't fit on your table because they are so large?

The people in car accidents with whiplash and herniated discs who are in such pain they can't sit for more than 20 minutes?

What massage school also fails to address adequately is how will you set up a massage business that will be successful or how can you find a job that pays more than $25 an hour or pays a decent salary so you can make a really good living.

The thing is that it all can be dealt with and you can even make a decent living of $50,000 if that is what you are committed to getting. To make that amount and more you need to understand business and marketing, be committed to learning about yourself and be constantly learning how to earn your worth (which often involves building your own sense of self worth and self confidence)

My Ebook - "The Massage Therapy Career Guide - The truth about becoming a massage therapist can help you do just that. When you go into the career understanding just what it is about and accept the challenge your chances of success increase dramatically.

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Are you wondering how much you can make as a massage therapist?

Are you wondering if a career in massage will be right for you?

Do you want a career where you can set your own schedule and make as
much money as you need?

These and other questions are answered in my Ebook

The Massage Therapy Career Guide -
The Truth about becoming a massage therapist.

Massage Therapy Careers ARE the upcoming profession where you can make as much money as you want while creating your own schedule. Massage is being accepted more by health insurance companies as well as in hospitals and assisted living communities. Sports teams and facilities are using massage to enhance performance of everyday athletes as well as Olympic Athletes.

The thing is that massage schools and associations are creating a picture of massage as a relaxing, positive environment to attract you to the profession. Your emotions are what often get involved in making a decision about your career. Doing research about a career in massage can help you make a better decision based on 'critical thinking' and my Ebook is the beginning of providing information and helping you to understand the profession more so you can ask the right questions of the massage schools and massage therapists you interview.

You can find out more about what it does take to be a massage therapist and to succeed as a massage therapist in my Ebook "The Massage Therapy Career Guide"

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Includes 2 Free Reports :

13 things to ask before choosing
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20 things to know when
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and a special bonus Massage School Questionnaire to help you interview massage schools

The Table of Contents is as follows:

Massage Therapy Career Guide - Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Is a Career in Massage Therapy for you?

2. What you need to know about massage careers

Salaries - What is the average salary range and what you can do to make more.
The growing field- the demand for massage therapy
What type of massage to study- there are over 250 different types of massage
Where you can get a job
Setting up your own practice
Licensing and Legislation- What licenses do you need to have and what do you need to know about legislation in your state.
Touching others- there are many psychological as well as physical effects of touch
Helping others - it isn't about helping others, it is about taking care of yourself.

3. Choosing a Massage School

Curriculum and hours - is more hours better?
Teachers - what do you need to know about teachers
Making a Decision - use this software to help you decide
Getting the most out of school - it's just massage school

4. Working as a Massage Therapist or Setting up Your Own Practice What opportunities are there in the massage profession.

5. Self care -The Code of the caretaker – why do you help? Uncovering the real reasons why you want to help can take help you create a lasting career and reduce your risks of burnout.

6. Peer Supervision and mentoring- The one tool that massage schools are lacking ,yet to implement but can be done easily.

7. The Qualities of a Wealthy Massage Therapists - What does it take to make $100,000 a year in the massage profession?

8. The future of the massage profession - Where is it headed? Do you want to be a part of it?

9. It is your decision How to put it all together and weigh your values. Special software to help you decide

10. Resources

Online Articles
Massage Textbooks
Career tools

I am writing this after 20 years of making a living as a massage therapist in Seattle WA. Through the years I have seen many massage therapists come and go - some that I have even personally recommended going to massage school. When I first started there were very few jobs and doing massage was more about a lifestyle than making a living. As more massage therapists have entered the market, it makes massage therapists take their massage business more seriously and see it as a business - not a part of themselves.

Being a massage therapist can still be a very rewarding and successful career when you go into it being fully prepared and informed. You can do so when you purchase the "Massage Therapy Career Guide - The Truth about becoming a massage therapist" now in it's 4th edition since 2002. I constantly am updating the information based on feedback from my readers.

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