Take the small steps…
Starting a practice of your own can at times be very overwhelming with the many pressures to pay the bills and make ends meet.
When you are just starting out it is hard to figure out where to start. The only place you can start is where you are at. Just keep yourself focused on the next step. The next step is what is whatever is in front of you today.
Basically everything you need to know about starting and running a business can be found somewhere on one of my websites. ( www.thebodyworker.com, or www.massagetherapycareers.com )
The tricky part is figuring out what fits for you. Most people I know who are successful in this business rarely do any marketing.  They just do what they love to do - massage. Who can you massage today whether it is for free or a paying client?
When I got out of massage school where I had been practicing on all of my friends, they became clients and their friends became clients.  I was going to a chiropractor for some neck and upper back pain and started talking to him about what I do, the next thing he is referring me all of his clients.  I started in a health club where there were potential clients walking by all day. If I didn’t have clients I sat at the front desk and handed out towels. I got involved even though it wasn’t my job or no one asked me to help. I talked to people. I wore a little name tag.  I did some free chair massages but I don’t think they ever really did anything but keep me busy. I did the best massages I knew how. The rest is history.
To take the fear out of the process, take one step at a time. What are three things you need to do today to get you an appointment?
What are 5 things that you are grateful for?
Then once you get going, what are 5 things you succeeded in or moved forward on.
When you start taking notice of the things that you do achieve, it builds self-confidence. One step leads to the next and before you know it you have climbed the hill.
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