~M
Monday, February 21, 2011
Become a Fan today!
I am running a special for new clients this month. Until the end of February enjoy $15 off any service 60 minutes or longer. Become a fan on facebook to stay connected and hear about specials for my fans only. Facebook.com/Elysiumtouch
Friday, February 18, 2011
Website
I just finished my website make over. I love the colors and the feel of the pictures taken by Brandon Vasquez. They are truly amazing and give it all so much depth and character. I love it! I hope you do to!
~M
~M
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Beginings
I use to hate being a beginner. When I lived on Mt Hood, I waited till no one was around to take a run through the park. I enjoyed my speed runs through the trees when no one was looking and it wasn't until I felt like I could ride that I felt really comfortable around the rest of my friends. I rode with them while I was learning but the sense of guilt and shame for sucking was huge. Silly I know. I blame it on being an only child and a serious sense of competition. As an only child I grew up around adults and liked to be good at everything I did, and living up to the expectation of being a little adult. Up until highschool I was kind of a know it all, and prided myself in excellent school work and following the rules, and well, knowing it all.
Being a beginner is a vulnerable place for me. It leaves me feeling insecure and inadequate.
When I started my business it was important to me that I came into it with experience but starting out was hard for me because it made me feel like a beginner again. Now that I have to rebuild as a cash practice, I am beginning again. I want to network and I feel it is crucial to meeting the right people who are perfect for my practice and who could benefit from the services I offer.
Now, I can talk, I will talk your ear off if you get me started. I have a lot to talk about. The problem is, I don't know how to start. I never thought of myself as an introvert but I was recently talking with a counselor, I enjoy the occasional talk therapy sessions, and we came up with the idea of me as an introvert. It sounded completely absurd at first but then there it was and it totally rings true. I have never been a friend collector, I prefer very close long term friendships to many many friendships that lack the intimacy. I prefer conversations with one or two close friends to small talk with a lot of people.
So now I want to network which specifically means two things for me. 1. I have to go at it as a beginner, I am not good at it and I can't pretend to be, I have never done it before. 2. I have to try enjoying small talk with many different strangers.
Fortunately, I have had a change of heart about beginnings. I attribute this to my new found sense of self, while I have always felt pretty self assured, marriage, babies and various other life changes had left me reeling. Moving my business home, feeling a deeper and deeper connection with my husband and a greater sense of my strengths as a parent as well as many challenges I have faced and overcome in the last year, have all given me a greater sense of self then I have ever known before. Now I actually prefer to be a beginner! I realize that being a beginner, if accepted openly, offers so many more opportunities for growth than being an expert. I will be forced to learn and do things that are uncomfortable to me but I can always say, "I'm just learning this, it's ok if I screw it up or fail. Eventually I will get it."
My first networking event is this Thursday, wish me luck and maybe I'll have some beginners luck!
~M
Being a beginner is a vulnerable place for me. It leaves me feeling insecure and inadequate.
When I started my business it was important to me that I came into it with experience but starting out was hard for me because it made me feel like a beginner again. Now that I have to rebuild as a cash practice, I am beginning again. I want to network and I feel it is crucial to meeting the right people who are perfect for my practice and who could benefit from the services I offer.
Now, I can talk, I will talk your ear off if you get me started. I have a lot to talk about. The problem is, I don't know how to start. I never thought of myself as an introvert but I was recently talking with a counselor, I enjoy the occasional talk therapy sessions, and we came up with the idea of me as an introvert. It sounded completely absurd at first but then there it was and it totally rings true. I have never been a friend collector, I prefer very close long term friendships to many many friendships that lack the intimacy. I prefer conversations with one or two close friends to small talk with a lot of people.
So now I want to network which specifically means two things for me. 1. I have to go at it as a beginner, I am not good at it and I can't pretend to be, I have never done it before. 2. I have to try enjoying small talk with many different strangers.
Fortunately, I have had a change of heart about beginnings. I attribute this to my new found sense of self, while I have always felt pretty self assured, marriage, babies and various other life changes had left me reeling. Moving my business home, feeling a deeper and deeper connection with my husband and a greater sense of my strengths as a parent as well as many challenges I have faced and overcome in the last year, have all given me a greater sense of self then I have ever known before. Now I actually prefer to be a beginner! I realize that being a beginner, if accepted openly, offers so many more opportunities for growth than being an expert. I will be forced to learn and do things that are uncomfortable to me but I can always say, "I'm just learning this, it's ok if I screw it up or fail. Eventually I will get it."
My first networking event is this Thursday, wish me luck and maybe I'll have some beginners luck!
~M
AiCM
Hi, I think I forgot to mention my new job. Starting in March I will be teaching Musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology at the American Institute of Clinical Massage in Post Falls!
Some of you know that I have been wanting to teach for some time now and I am really excited about this, a little bit terrified but completely excited! It is only one day a week which works great for my already busy schedule. It will not affect my times available for massage.
With this and my other focus on restructuring and redesigning my practice, on top of my parenting and domestic gig, I have been super duper busy lately. I really want to pick up and begin blogging more but I keep running into a wall as to what to blog about. So I wanted to ask you what you would like to know. Within the realm of a healthy and whole lifestyle so many topics can be covered and it is hard to know where to start.
I would love any input you have to offer and I hope to start working on it in mid march when my schedule regains some normalcy.
Thanks,
~M
Some of you know that I have been wanting to teach for some time now and I am really excited about this, a little bit terrified but completely excited! It is only one day a week which works great for my already busy schedule. It will not affect my times available for massage.
With this and my other focus on restructuring and redesigning my practice, on top of my parenting and domestic gig, I have been super duper busy lately. I really want to pick up and begin blogging more but I keep running into a wall as to what to blog about. So I wanted to ask you what you would like to know. Within the realm of a healthy and whole lifestyle so many topics can be covered and it is hard to know where to start.
I would love any input you have to offer and I hope to start working on it in mid march when my schedule regains some normalcy.
Thanks,
~M
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Designing
Today I had 4 models and 1 talented photographer, Brandon Vasquez, come to my house for a photo shoot for my website and the new brochures I have been working. I think the photos are going to turn out great and I am excited to see them!
I am also working with a soon to be design grad from Eastern, Brie McGuire, to bring all of my ideas to life. I think this is the most exciting part about a business. The energy and intensity that is involved in putting it all together breathes new life into a business and those who are working to get it going.
I know I have been in business for 3 1/2 years now but after my recent changes, moving home and switching to a cash only practice, I feel like I am starting a new business. The changes have been incredibly empowering for me and I am really looking forward to getting back up and running again so I can share that strength and vitality with my clients and then in turn they can share it with others they meet and so on.
On top of all the business changes my husband and I are 1 month into P90X (a popular 90 day workout program). It has been hard but very rewarding work. I am feeling a greater sense of clarity and strength both physically and mentally. Maybe for now, at this time in my life, this is my meditation. This has brought about many of the emotional and spiritual changes that I was seeking in meditation. I have been making so many changes it is hard to pin point which ones have had the most impact but working out hard every day and with my husband has definitely been a big one!
So from photography to working out.. what can I say, it's how my brain works!
~M
I am also working with a soon to be design grad from Eastern, Brie McGuire, to bring all of my ideas to life. I think this is the most exciting part about a business. The energy and intensity that is involved in putting it all together breathes new life into a business and those who are working to get it going.
I know I have been in business for 3 1/2 years now but after my recent changes, moving home and switching to a cash only practice, I feel like I am starting a new business. The changes have been incredibly empowering for me and I am really looking forward to getting back up and running again so I can share that strength and vitality with my clients and then in turn they can share it with others they meet and so on.
On top of all the business changes my husband and I are 1 month into P90X (a popular 90 day workout program). It has been hard but very rewarding work. I am feeling a greater sense of clarity and strength both physically and mentally. Maybe for now, at this time in my life, this is my meditation. This has brought about many of the emotional and spiritual changes that I was seeking in meditation. I have been making so many changes it is hard to pin point which ones have had the most impact but working out hard every day and with my husband has definitely been a big one!
So from photography to working out.. what can I say, it's how my brain works!
~M
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