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The Perfect Massage Job
With more people entering the field of massage looking for jobs, it is important to really take the time and learn how to find a job that will be able to sustain you and support you in your career in massage. That starts with knowing what you need to thrive and holding out until you get it or create it in whatever job you decide to take.
So many people start out with the wrong idea about jobs in general. People look for jobs and think that they need jobs for financial security. There is no such thing. In fact if you are wanting a job the chances of finding financial security are Zero. Financial security doesn’t come from a thing or place. It comes from within you. It is knowing that whatever you choose you will be able to feel secure and deal with whatever it is that comes up.
Since most massage therapists are self employed the concept of jobs in the massage profession is a fairly new idea. When I first started 20 years ago there were no jobs in massage. You could get sub-contractor positions at chiropractors or spas but that meant you were self employed.
The perfect massage job depends on you and what your needs are and what makes you feel most alive. To discover what this is exactly may require that you take some jobs just to see what you like or don’t like.
Here are some things to consider:
- Do you want to work at a spa that will mainly be relaxation and deep tissue massage or do you want to work for a chiropractor doing injury work?
- Do you have the skills to create repeat massage clients by communicating with clients about their needs and how massage can help?
- What hours do you want? Spas/franchises will most likely have weekend and evening hours. Injury massage will be weekdays 9-5 or 6.
- How much do you need to make an hour to be able to live without having to live simply and have the things in life that are fun and rewarding? While most massage therapist start out thinking that they need to or want to live simply it is also a deeply held unconscious belief that making money in the massage profession will make you look like you value money more than you value people which is a really common unconscious core belief that can be changed.
- How many hours a week can you physically work without injuring yourself or ending up drained and tired?
- Can you get regular weekly massages yourself at these places for free?
- Do they offer peer supervision support groups and individual supervision (not the regular supervision of people just telling you what to do but clinical supervision which is more about helping you as a helper.)? This is essential in the massage profession for a massage therapist to be an effective therapist and also be happy and have a very long rewarding career. Burnout is one of the common reasons for leaving the profession and it can start with taking jobs that the employers lack respect for massage therapists.
- What will you do for them to build their business and create your own success?
Doing your research and figuring out what you need to make and what you want out of a job and what you can give to a job will help you in finding the right job for you. It is possible to find high paying ($45 an hour and up) in the massage profession when you take the time to plan and create your own massage therapy job opportunity rather than just taking the first thing that comes up. It does require thinking outside the box and being creative and believing in yourself and your skills.
I will have more information in my ebook that will be released hopefully this week “How to Find Your Ideal Massage Job” that will also come with a workbook guide to take you through the process of doing just that.
What does your perfect massage job look like? How can you work to create that and hold out to find just that?
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