Comments on: Who is your Ideal Client??? http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/who-is-your-ideal-client/ Explorations in the Theory and Practice of Massage and Bodywork Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paul http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/who-is-your-ideal-client/#comment-50 Paul Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:35:05 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/who-is-your-ideal-client/#comment-50 "These can be transferred into a statement about what I do want in a client. I want to work with people who take care of themselves I want to work with people who take responsibility for their health and participate in the work. I want to work with people who understand the value of the work and my time. I want people who are on time and value my time." I would make a further refinement on this by saying "I work with people who..." not "I WANT to...". To me, saying "want" reaffirms the "want" or "lack of." Paul “These can be transferred into a statement about what I do want in a client.
I want to work with people who take care of themselves
I want to work with people who take responsibility for their health and participate in the work.
I want to work with people who understand the value of the work and my time.
I want people who are on time and value my time.”

I would make a further refinement on this by saying “I work with people who…” not “I WANT to…”. To me, saying “want” reaffirms the “want” or “lack of.”
Paul

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