supporting you in your massage career – every step of the way
About Mentoring
"It has been invaluable to have someone (who has made a success of their business over several years) to talk things through with. The encouragement was really welcome, and it has helped me see more clearly and to see the bigger picture too. It is also so wonderful to realise that potholes I have hit are normal, and even you have experienced them. What has changed significantly actually (due to the mentoring) is that I have realised how much I have been doing right; it has really given me the confidence to be more sure of myself." Shirley Zerf, Therapeutic Massage Therapist, London
What is mentoring?
Mentoring is traditionally seen as an older, experienced person
passing on their knowledge, experience and wisdom to others
who are just starting out in a particular field of work or activity.
Mentoring is a process that provides you with information,
support, guidance, encouragement and motivation. Advice can
be given when asked for, but is never imposed, and differences
in individuals’ learning and working styles are always respected.
How can mentoring help you?
Mentoring guides and supports you in developing the resources
that will equip you to deal with the challenges of being a
professional massage therapist, in all areas of your practice.
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day …
... teach a man to fish and you feed him for life”
Mentoring is the equivalent of helping you learn to fish – but
much faster and much more easily than if you were trying
to teach yourself.
The issues that come up most frequently in mentoring
sessions are:
- getting clients, and keeping clients
- rebooking and referral skills
- setting prices, increasing prices
- professional boundaries and the client-therapist relationship
- self care, injury prevention and the work-life balance
- the challenges of self employment
- feeling isolated, even when working with clients all day
Mentoring - the support you need for the work you love
A long, fulfilling – and profitable – career in massage demands continual and consistent
input into ALL areas of your massage practice. We all have times when we need help
to maintain the energy, determination and focus that this level of commitment demands.
Mentoring gives you the support you need whatever stage of your massage career you’re at:
education: practical information, tips and advice on both business and clinical issues to help
you avoid the most common pitfalls, and to take you further, faster in your massage career
motivation: support, encouragement, and reassurance to boost your confidence, spur you to
action and help you achieve your goals
inspiration: it’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day concerns and details of running
your business; mentoring can provide clarity of purpose, renewed focus, and help remind you
what a fantastically rewarding profession massage can be!
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