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Helping Reflexologists Gain More Abundance – Part 5 of 5

Sep 7

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5. Exploring new avenues to bring in additional income

Professional Reflexologists are earning between $60, $75 or even $125 or more per hour. 

Consider ways of multiplying your time and energy into more abundance.  You can do that through:

      1.  Selling products – such as supplements, vitamins, herbs, newsletters, health products

      2.  Taking on staff that can help the busines grow and be more properous and abundant

Consider investing in the marketing expertise and the resources to make this happen successfully. 

Learning how to successfully develop different income streams and you will be able to pass your abundance to others in ways you have yet to dream of.

Helping Reflexologists Gain More Abundance – Part 4 of 5

Sep 6

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4. Having business mentors/coaches to keep you focused and on track

Some Reflexologists find it a lonely profession.  If you choose to work out of your home and not in a spa, clinic or other professional office, you might not  get the opportunity to talk shop or meet at the water cooler or have tea with your colleagues, as most do in nearly all other professions. 

It’s important you find the time to spend time with people who are successful.

You see, you become like your tribe.  Do you invest your precious time with people that are uplifting and positive or do you spend time with people that whinge and moan about life.  As a Reflexologist it’s important that you invest both your time and your money in being coached and mentored.  Some successful professionals even say that this is the key to their success and growth over the years.   

Coaching and mentoring will provide you with a completely different view allowing you to explore and expand into becoming all of who you were meant to be.

Helping Reflexologists Gain More Abundance – Part 3 of 5

Sep 3

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3.  Do you want help to work on your own personal/spiritual development to resolve your own issues?

Are you the kind of Reflexologist who is controlled internally by a subconscious need to stay in your own comfort zone rather than challenging yourself?

If so, you will always find a justification to keep yourself held back.  Lately it’s been the “ecomony”, or “recession”, others are ”family needs”, prefer to work “part time”, and on and on and on.  The hard truth is it’s always you and solely you that is responsible for your economic circumstances.

You need to stop yourself from burning out energetically which keeps you exhausted and at a low vibration and focus on keeping your energy high. This means doing your own spiritual practice on a daily basis so you emit a potent and attractive energetic force.

It’s also important you actively clear unresolved issues and beliefs around money and eagerly study, research and develop the mindset of entrepreneurs that you admire and would like to copy. 

Study them and replicate what they do and you will have similar success.

 

Helping Reflexologists Gain More Abundance – Part 2 of 5

Sep 2

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2. Are you a very good healer but need help with business/marketing skills?

You may have heard the saying ‘work on your business – not in your business’.  What this means is rather than doing everything yourself you set up business systems and procedures and train people to follow those systems in your business.  It truly is a false economy to think you can do everything yourself – and this will be the ceiling on your business if you harbour this limiting belief.  As the business owner – and yes, if you are taking money for your services you are running a business – you need to look at ways to leverage yourself.

This means, you do the work once – train someone or develop some marketing – and get paid for it indefinitely.  It’s also important that you learn how to develop a marketing system that delivers clients to you without having to worry about whether the phone is going to ring every day.

The first step is going from being a generalist in your healing field to being a specialist in a particular area. This will mean you can focus your marketing on reaching people with the problem you solve.  Do you specialize in your services – working with moms, seniors, children, back pain, athletes, women’s issues, and so on?

You will then be able to make intelligent decisions about the best medium (display ads, online ads, etc) to use to reach your clients and the best approach to take in your ads to connect with this target market.

Helping Reflexologists Gain More Abundance – Part 1 of 5

Sep 1

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There are many reasons people in the health and wellness industry do not have the abundance they would like.  Each day I will cover one of these reasons in this 5 part series.

1. Do you hold a subconscious belief that being wealthy is not being spiritual?

This is perhaps the most common reason Reflexologists, Massage Therapists, Reiki practitioners and any number of Holistic practitioners find themselves struggling to earn a decent living whilst courageously helping others in their time of need.  It’s been explained in several ways by a lot of marketing experts.  So here is a new twist on this age-old problem.  Many people in our industry have – at some level – harbour a belief that being wealthy is not spiritual. You may think that you have dealt with your abundance issues but have you really? Or are you still attracting scarcity and lack of abundance?

 A good way to determine this is by asking yourself: 

“Do I give out far more energetically than I allow myself to receive financially, spiritually and emotionally?”

You may feel a strong need to serve others rather than creating a successful business that serves you with abundant income.

This will manifest itself in stopping you charging what you’re worth, which while it might seem like the ‘nice’ thing to do at the time will ultimately lead to resentment, sickness and even ill health.

Help Others while Helping Yourself

Aug 24

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Surveying our students and graduates over the years, provides us with some insight.  For instance the majority of our Reflexology students are driven by a need to help people.  And, nearly all of our students are planning a new career, either full time or part time as a certified Professional Reflexologist.  For many this translates to a desire of owning their own business and becoming their own boss.  Also, of course, the idea of earning a decent income enters the picture as well.

It doesn’t take a chartered accountant to calculate earnings ranging from $50 – $75 per hourly session to add up to a decent income.  It all depends on numbers of clients and how you structure your promotions, etc.

Some of our graduates who become full time Reflexologists earn in excess of $50,000 annually and much more, while enjoying working the hours that they choose to work and take holidays when they want.  Even when you consider a lot of our certified Professional Reflexology graduates elect to work on a part-time basis and yet they still have a median earning of roughly $30,000 annually – not bad for a part-time job, working your own hours.

As with any entrepreneur – the key to success in business is to never give up.  Developing a successful practice takes determination, attitude, professionalism, marketing skills, education and time management. 

It all starts with your first step – why not take it now.

Email me at Jack@JackMarriott and I will send you an application form and you can start learning Professional Foot Reflexology and earning your certification. 

Or, in comments below state your interest and I’ll send you an application form and course description.

Reflexology in Canada – Part 3 of 3 – Credibility

Aug 6

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Given the current lack of Reflexology regulations in Canada, the Universal College of Reflexology aligns itself with the highest standards of Reflexology in the world, the Complementary Medical Association (CMA) of United Kingdom where Reflexology training is taken very seriously and is even a part of the health regime of the Royal family.

Acceptance by the CMA, especially for an international school, is no small matter. In fact, vetting of the Universal College of Reflexology training programs plus an in-depth review of faculty members and their credentials took nearly two years by the CMA. The result is that the Universal College of Reflexology is the only Reflexology training institute in North America to have earned the CMA registered “centre of excellence”.   

The Universal College of Reflexology programs are accredited internationally by the Natural Therapies Certification Board (NTCB) in the United States.  The faculty at the Universal College of Reflexology are registered with the NTCB as Certified Master Reflexologists and Certified Reflexology Instructors.

What does this credentialing mean to the public?

When booking a session with a graduate of the Universal College of Reflexology the public will be confident of receiving a session from a highly trained certified Reflexologist. One who has completed programs, passed assignments and testing to earn certification. 

What does this mean to the prospective student?

When signing up for a course, one will be confident that he/she will receive the very best of teaching and quality programs that are available.

What does this mean to the Universal College of Reflexology certified Reflexologist? Confidence, knowing he/she is providing his/her clients with the best possible Reflexology and that when the Canadian Government elect to regulate Reflexology that his/her credentials will exceed even the highest standards.

What does this provide to the Reflexology industry in Canada?

Credibility.

please let us know your comments on this series - Jack

Reflexology in Canada – Part 2 of 3 – Validity of Certificate

Aug 4

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Reflexology in Canada – Part 2 of 3 – Validity of Certificate

As you already know from Part 1, many people teach Reflexology in Canada without having any formal education or even certification as a Reflexology teacher, with little or no practical experience. In Canada, it is caveat emptor, buyer beware.  The Universal College of Reflexology suggests you ask the Reflexology teacher how long they’ve been teaching, where is there school located, what credentials they have, how many hours is the course and what body accredits their programs.  If the teacher is unable to provide you with satisfactory answers, try another Reflexology College.

The Government of Canada suggests that users of Complementary and Alternative Medicine be proactive in seeking practitioners and suggest the following.

“Whichever health practice you use, it’s a good idea to check the practitioner’s credentials. These are usually listed on their brochures and business cards. Many practitioners post their degrees or certificates in their office or waiting area. Practitioners may also display a certificate showing that they belong to a national association.”

An article from Health Ethics Today, November 2000 states
“Physicians and other practitioners of the various complementary therapies must be competent in their practice. This means that they must be fully qualified and certified as acupuncturists, chiropractors, osteopaths, homeopaths, reflexologists, hypnotherapists and so on. It is important to have formal certification from the leading institutions and programs in the field.”

An article titled “Certification what does that really mean?” in The Healing Journal
“When signing up for a course, one would like to receive the very best of teaching that is available. When booking a session with a practitioner one would like to know that the credentials have meaning. When a course is advertised “with certification”, then you would surmise that you will receive teaching of high calibre. But that “certification” word can have various meanings and is sometimes misleading!”

Reflexology in Canada – Part 1 of 3 – Licensing Status

Aug 2

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Editors note – Today is the first instalment of a three part series which originally was a response to the frequently asked question of licensing Reflexology in Canada.  When you read this article you will have a better understanding of practicing Reflexology in Canada.  For the most part a Business License is required by and obtained at local authority offices such as city hall, or townships, municipalities, villages, districts, regional districts, etc. based on where you live.

As a Canadian institute teaching Reflexology in Canada (and throughout the world), we are asked many questions from prospective Reflexology students. Frequently we are asked about licensing.

The Canadian government is specific on this issue. Very few complementary therapies in Canada are licensed. 

This is where Reflexology currently sits as an unregulated or unlicensed health modality. So, what training do Canadian Reflexologists receive? Without federal or provincial regulations, there are no national training standards in Canada. The range of training in Canada varies tremendously. Some certified Reflexologists are, in fact, very well trained through internationally recognized and legitimate institutions such as the Universal College of Reflexology. On the other end of the scale, some “Reflexologists” may receive their “training” by simply reading a book, attending an evening class, spending a weekend at class and receiving a certificate of attendance on Sunday before they go home, or simply purchasing a certificate from a clearing house on-line.

Interested in a Highly fulfilling Career?

Aug 1

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Discover the win-win solutions to your clients’ health and to your own health and wellbeing and get paid handsomely for it. 

Ever dream of operating your own business?  Perhaps in the convenience of your own home.   You determine your hours of work and the days of your work.  You can do it part time or full time.

Take holidays whenever you want.  You can even combine attending conferences at world class resorts with that dream vacation of a lifetime.

And best of all, live your life with purpose.

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For Professional Reflexology training information, leave a comment below and I will email you all you need to know to get started and join us on the adventure of your lifetime.