Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi Everyone, Reading the recent posts on biz success with interest, sadness, and some frustration and though I rarely post on this list, it seems appropriate for me to say something here, since this is my chosen specialty as a teacher and writer. First of all, to Pete T., I have two personal friends in Sarasota who are practicing successfully so I don't really believe that it is about where you practice....rarely is this the case. Nor does success come from undercutting other's prices. It is about lowering people's perceived risk to try something new by connectiing to a specific community in every way that you can. And giving such wonderful service and care that your patients become your sales force. It is well known that when people go to a store and look for a product... any category of product.... that they will scan what is available and will reject the cheapest ones first! They will be afraid that the cheap one will not work. Then they will look at the most expensive ones and try to decide if they need all those bells and whistles... and usually end up somewhere in the middle price range depending upon specific needs. Or, in some product categories, they will have heard from a friend that such-and-such is the best one to buy for whatever the reasons. In health care, people will go to the practitioner who they perceive can help them deal with their problem effectively, unless there are no choices at all, and the one who has lowered the perceived risk of spending their money in that way. So success requires, first of all, connecting with a specific group of people in such a way that you are perceived to understand their needs and desires as healthcare consumers, that your person and your services are not risky or weird, and then it is your job to maintain and expand that relationship (and that perception) in a variety of ways. How to do that? 1. We must figure out whom we want to serve. What type of patient do we want to have? Remember that everyone becomes someone's patient someday. Everyone. So why should some of these patients not be ours? Then, figure out all the ways that we could connect with that group of people. What do they read, where do they shop, what websites do they visit, with whom do they hang out and party, what TV and radio stations do they listen to, what organizations do they volunteer with or give money to, and what are all the ways that we can conceivably talk with and meet as many of that group as possible? What journalists write for and about this group? What could we say to those journalists if they interviewed us? When we do meet/work with/talk to a group of our dream patients, what is our dress, demeanor, vibe? Do we and can we emit great care for each person we meet? When we meet people, does it occur to us to sincerely say to ourself " I can help this person be healthier. " If we believe it, we might be surprised that this will come across to those that we meet and they may believe it to. People like to do biz with people they like and people they love. Treat everyone you speak with as if, for those few minutes, they are the most special person in the world. Touch them that way and mean it, and they will send you everyone they know. 2. In every business, we must work backwards, or live and work from our dream practice/business. What would it look like?? and who would we need to meet with, write for, talk to, speak for, hike with, volunteer with, go running-biking-golfing-walking-whatevering? Write this all down. Read it to yourself. We have to schedule working on this into our calendar every day. If we could spend 60 minutes each day working on growing our business, what would be the best, hardest, scariest, most potentially rewarding way to spend that time? We have to do the hardest stuff first. If you are contacting physicians, remember that in the world of sales those who are willing to hear " no " the most will also hear " yes " the most. 3. Can anyone every reach our offices by phone on the first ring, or do they always get a machine. Do we keep regular medical hours? Do we do a reminder call the day before each appntmt? Do we do a " bonding " call after each new initial appointment? Do we know how our voice sounds on the phone and have we written a " script " for all the common questions that everyone asks so that we never stutter with our answers and always sound professional? 4. Do you know how much your clinic needs to generate per hour to prosper? Have you figured it out down to the exact number of patients per day that you want to see? Do you believe that the universe can and will conspire in your favor? and why should it not? The universe is in the process of endless generation of stuff, including money, prosperity, patients, life. Why should we not participate and receive what you need? Anyway, I can go on about this for pages and pages and actually I have. Here is a link to my book if anyone is interested. http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID=11 Success can be created in the field of acupuncture. Yes it requires work and love and actually offering great customer service to your patients. I am sorry that it is not taught better in the schools which is one reason I wrote this book with my colleagues Eric Strand and Marilyn Allen and also created a teacher's manual to help teachers use the book in acuschool curricula and I truly truly hope it will help anyone who uses it. I do offer private consulting for anyone interested. There are a couple of other good teachers out there working in this field... Michael Gaeta deserves a nod, for example. Anyway... no more commercials. Hard work and lots of love, but this is not impossible. I hear it and see it every day from my past students and others. Blessings everyone, Honora Wolfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Great response Honora. Thanks for your business ideas. Anne Honora wrote: > Hi Everyone, > Reading the recent posts on biz success with interest, sadness, and > some frustration and though I rarely post on this list, it seems > appropriate for me to say something here, since this is my chosen > specialty as a teacher and writer. First of all, to Pete T., I have > two personal friends in Sarasota who are practicing successfully so I > don't really believe that it is about where you practice....rarely is > this the case. Nor does success come from undercutting other's prices. > It is about lowering people's perceived risk to try something new by > connectiing to a specific community in every way that you can. And > giving such wonderful service and care that your patients become your > sales force. > > It is well known that when people go to a store and look for a > product... any category of product.... that they will scan what is > available and will reject the cheapest ones first! They will be > afraid that the cheap one will not work. Then they will look at the > most expensive ones and try to decide if they need all those bells and > whistles... and usually end up somewhere in the middle price range > depending upon specific needs. Or, in some product categories, they > will have heard from a friend that such-and-such is the best one to > buy for whatever the reasons. In health care, people will go to the > practitioner who they perceive can help them deal with their problem > effectively, unless there are no choices at all, and the one who has > lowered the perceived risk of spending their money in that way. So > success requires, first of all, connecting with a specific group of > people in such a way that you are perceived to understand their needs > and desires as healthcare consumers, th > 1. We must figure out whom we want to serve. What type of patient do > we want to have? Remember that everyone becomes someone's patient > someday. Everyone. So why should some of these patients not be ours? > Then, figure out all the ways that we could connect with that group of > people. What do they read, where do they shop, what websites do they > visit, with whom do they hang out and party, what TV and radio > stations do they listen to, what organizations do they volunteer with > or give money to, and what are all the ways that we can conceivably > talk with and meet as many of that group as possible? What journalists > write for and about this group? What could we say to those journalists > if they interviewed us? When we do meet/work with/talk to a group of > our dream patients, what is our dress, demeanor, vibe? Do we and can > we emit great care for each person we meet? When we meet people, does > it occur to us to sincerely say to ourself " I can help this person b > 2. In every business, we must work backwards, or live and work from > our dream practice/business. What would it look like?? and who would > we need to meet with, write for, talk to, speak for, hike with, > volunteer with, go running-biking-golfing-walking-whatevering? Write > this all down. Read it to yourself. We have to schedule working on > this into our calendar every day. If we could spend 60 minutes each > day working on growing our business, what would be the best, hardest, > scariest, most potentially rewarding way to spend that time? We have > to do the hardest stuff first. If you are contacting physicians, > remember that in the world of sales those who are willing to hear " no " > the most will also hear " yes " the most. > > 3. Can anyone every reach our offices by phone on the first ring, or > do they always get a machine. Do we keep regular medical hours? Do > we do a reminder call the day before each appntmt? Do we do a > " bonding " call after each new initial appointment? Do we know how our > voice sounds on the phone and have we written a " script " for all the > common questions that everyone asks so that we never stutter with our > answers and always sound professional? > > 4. Do you know how much your clinic needs to generate per hour to > prosper? Have you figured it out down to the exact number of patients > per day that you want to see? Do you believe that the universe can and > will conspire in your favor? and why should it not? The universe is > in the process of endless generation of stuff, including money, > prosperity, patients, life. Why should we not participate and receive > what you need? > > Anyway, I can go on about this for pages and pages and actually I > have. Here is a link to my book if anyone is interested. > http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID=11 > <http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID=11> > > Success can be created in the field of acupuncture. Yes it requires > work and love and actually offering great customer service to your > patients. I am sorry that it is not taught better in the schools which > is one reason I wrote this book with my colleagues Eric Strand and > Marilyn Allen and also created a teacher's manual to help teachers use > the book in acuschool curricula and I truly truly hope it will help > anyone who uses it. I do offer private consulting for anyone > interested. There are a couple of other good teachers out there > working in this field... Michael Gaeta deserves a nod, for example. > Anyway... no more commercials. Hard work and lots of love, but this > is not impossible. I hear it and see it every day from my past > students and others. > Blessings everyone, > Honora Wolfe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Great advice Honora. Living and working backwards is the key I think. Having a clear vision makes all the difference between success and failure. I have read your book and recommend it highly to all acupuncturists wanting to improve their practice. Thanks for writing it. Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht. Oasis Acupuncture http://www.oasisacupuncture.com 8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte Suite D-35 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Phone: (480) 991-3650 Fax: (480) 247-4472 Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of Honora Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:35 PM Chinese Medicine Business Success Hi Everyone, Reading the recent posts on biz success with interest, sadness, and some frustration and though I rarely post on this list, it seems appropriate for me to say something here, since this is my chosen specialty as a teacher and writer. First of all, to Pete T., I have two personal friends in Sarasota who are practicing successfully so I don't really believe that it is about where you practice....rarely is this the case. Nor does success come from undercutting other's prices. It is about lowering people's perceived risk to try something new by connectiing to a specific community in every way that you can. And giving such wonderful service and care that your patients become your sales force. It is well known that when people go to a store and look for a product... any category of product.... that they will scan what is available and will reject the cheapest ones first! They will be afraid that the cheap one will not work. Then they will look at the most expensive ones and try to decide if they need all those bells and whistles... and usually end up somewhere in the middle price range depending upon specific needs. Or, in some product categories, they will have heard from a friend that such-and-such is the best one to buy for whatever the reasons. In health care, people will go to the practitioner who they perceive can help them deal with their problem effectively, unless there are no choices at all, and the one who has lowered the perceived risk of spending their money in that way. So success requires, first of all, connecting with a specific group of people in such a way that you are perceived to understand their needs and desires as healthcare consumers, that your person and your services are not risky or weird, and then it is your job to maintain and expand that relationship (and that perception) in a variety of ways. How to do that? 1. We must figure out whom we want to serve. What type of patient do we want to have? Remember that everyone becomes someone's patient someday. Everyone. So why should some of these patients not be ours? Then, figure out all the ways that we could connect with that group of people. What do they read, where do they shop, what websites do they visit, with whom do they hang out and party, what TV and radio stations do they listen to, what organizations do they volunteer with or give money to, and what are all the ways that we can conceivably talk with and meet as many of that group as possible? What journalists write for and about this group? What could we say to those journalists if they interviewed us? When we do meet/work with/talk to a group of our dream patients, what is our dress, demeanor, vibe? Do we and can we emit great care for each person we meet? When we meet people, does it occur to us to sincerely say to ourself " I can help this person be healthier. " If we believe it, we might be surprised that this will come across to those that we meet and they may believe it to. People like to do biz with people they like and people they love. Treat everyone you speak with as if, for those few minutes, they are the most special person in the world. Touch them that way and mean it, and they will send you everyone they know. 2. In every business, we must work backwards, or live and work from our dream practice/business. What would it look like?? and who would we need to meet with, write for, talk to, speak for, hike with, volunteer with, go running-biking-golfing-walking-whatevering? Write this all down. Read it to yourself. We have to schedule working on this into our calendar every day. If we could spend 60 minutes each day working on growing our business, what would be the best, hardest, scariest, most potentially rewarding way to spend that time? We have to do the hardest stuff first. If you are contacting physicians, remember that in the world of sales those who are willing to hear " no " the most will also hear " yes " the most. 3. Can anyone every reach our offices by phone on the first ring, or do they always get a machine. Do we keep regular medical hours? Do we do a reminder call the day before each appntmt? Do we do a " bonding " call after each new initial appointment? Do we know how our voice sounds on the phone and have we written a " script " for all the common questions that everyone asks so that we never stutter with our answers and always sound professional? 4. Do you know how much your clinic needs to generate per hour to prosper? Have you figured it out down to the exact number of patients per day that you want to see? Do you believe that the universe can and will conspire in your favor? and why should it not? The universe is in the process of endless generation of stuff, including money, prosperity, patients, life. Why should we not participate and receive what you need? Anyway, I can go on about this for pages and pages and actually I have. Here is a link to my book if anyone is interested. http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? <http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID= 11> & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID=11 Success can be created in the field of acupuncture. Yes it requires work and love and actually offering great customer service to your patients. I am sorry that it is not taught better in the schools which is one reason I wrote this book with my colleagues Eric Strand and Marilyn Allen and also created a teacher's manual to help teachers use the book in acuschool curricula and I truly truly hope it will help anyone who uses it. I do offer private consulting for anyone interested. There are a couple of other good teachers out there working in this field... Michael Gaeta deserves a nod, for example. Anyway... no more commercials. Hard work and lots of love, but this is not impossible. I hear it and see it every day from my past students and others. Blessings everyone, Honora Wolfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi All, I thought to add a couple of cents to the topic that might be useful. 1. One definition of a successful self-employed person is burn out. 2. Both employed and self-employed people maybe chasing security over financial freedom; the difference is the self-employed person believes they can do it better... and hence why when they are successful they are burnt out. These two are by memory and from the Rich Dad Poor Dad books, The Cash Flow Quadrant From a marketing seminar for small business owners... You have the choice to operate from above the line or below the line. When we choose above the line we are solution orientated and when we choose below the line we are problem orientated. When we take responsibility for ourself and our decisions we are above the line, when we blame others for where we are, we operate below the line. The choice of where to be is ours and when we recognise where we are we can choose to stay there or move to the other side of the line. Best wishes, Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of Honora Thursday, 28 April 2005 9:35 AM Chinese Medicine Business Success Hi Everyone, Reading the recent posts on biz success with interest, sadness, and some frustration and though I rarely post on this list, it seems appropriate for me to say something here, since this is my chosen specialty as a teacher and writer. First of all, to Pete T., I have two personal friends in Sarasota who are practicing successfully so I don't really believe that it is about where you practice....rarely is this the case. Nor does success come from undercutting other's prices. It is about lowering people's perceived risk to try something new by connectiing to a specific community in every way that you can. And giving such wonderful service and care that your patients become your sales force. It is well known that when people go to a store and look for a product... any category of product.... that they will scan what is available and will reject the cheapest ones first! They will be afraid that the cheap one will not work. Then they will look at the most expensive ones and try to decide if they need all those bells and whistles... and usually end up somewhere in the middle price range depending upon specific needs. Or, in some product categories, they will have heard from a friend that such-and-such is the best one to buy for whatever the reasons. In health care, people will go to the practitioner who they perceive can help them deal with their problem effectively, unless there are no choices at all, and the one who has lowered the perceived risk of spending their money in that way. So success requires, first of all, connecting with a specific group of people in such a way that you are perceived to understand their needs and desires as healthcare consumers, that your person and your services are not risky or weird, and then it is your job to maintain and expand that relationship (and that perception) in a variety of ways. How to do that? 1. We must figure out whom we want to serve. What type of patient do we want to have? Remember that everyone becomes someone's patient someday. Everyone. So why should some of these patients not be ours? Then, figure out all the ways that we could connect with that group of people. What do they read, where do they shop, what websites do they visit, with whom do they hang out and party, what TV and radio stations do they listen to, what organizations do they volunteer with or give money to, and what are all the ways that we can conceivably talk with and meet as many of that group as possible? What journalists write for and about this group? What could we say to those journalists if they interviewed us? When we do meet/work with/talk to a group of our dream patients, what is our dress, demeanor, vibe? Do we and can we emit great care for each person we meet? When we meet people, does it occur to us to sincerely say to ourself " I can help this person be healthier. " If we believe it, we might be surprised that this will come across to those that we meet and they may believe it to. People like to do biz with people they like and people they love. Treat everyone you speak with as if, for those few minutes, they are the most special person in the world. Touch them that way and mean it, and they will send you everyone they know. 2. In every business, we must work backwards, or live and work from our dream practice/business. What would it look like?? and who would we need to meet with, write for, talk to, speak for, hike with, volunteer with, go running-biking-golfing-walking-whatevering? Write this all down. Read it to yourself. We have to schedule working on this into our calendar every day. If we could spend 60 minutes each day working on growing our business, what would be the best, hardest, scariest, most potentially rewarding way to spend that time? We have to do the hardest stuff first. If you are contacting physicians, remember that in the world of sales those who are willing to hear " no " the most will also hear " yes " the most. 3. Can anyone every reach our offices by phone on the first ring, or do they always get a machine. Do we keep regular medical hours? Do we do a reminder call the day before each appntmt? Do we do a " bonding " call after each new initial appointment? Do we know how our voice sounds on the phone and have we written a " script " for all the common questions that everyone asks so that we never stutter with our answers and always sound professional? 4. Do you know how much your clinic needs to generate per hour to prosper? Have you figured it out down to the exact number of patients per day that you want to see? Do you believe that the universe can and will conspire in your favor? and why should it not? The universe is in the process of endless generation of stuff, including money, prosperity, patients, life. Why should we not participate and receive what you need? Anyway, I can go on about this for pages and pages and actually I have. Here is a link to my book if anyone is interested. http://www.bluepoppy.com/acb/showdetl.cfm? & DID=8 & Product_ID=2794 & CATID=11 Success can be created in the field of acupuncture. Yes it requires work and love and actually offering great customer service to your patients. I am sorry that it is not taught better in the schools which is one reason I wrote this book with my colleagues Eric Strand and Marilyn Allen and also created a teacher's manual to help teachers use the book in acuschool curricula and I truly truly hope it will help anyone who uses it. I do offer private consulting for anyone interested. There are a couple of other good teachers out there working in this field... Michael Gaeta deserves a nod, for example. Anyway... no more commercials. Hard work and lots of love, but this is not impossible. I hear it and see it every day from my past students and others. Blessings everyone, Honora Wolfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Sharon wrote: <snip> > When we take responsibility for ourself and our decisions we are > above the line, when we blame others for where we are, we operate > below the line. > > The choice of where to be is ours and when we recognise where we are > we can choose to stay there or move to the other side of the line. Hi Sharon! Well, I guess that stakes out your position pretty well. Nothing could possibly be wrong with the system, it's just all my fault. If anyone else has a problem similar to mine, they had better look into their mirror for the answer. I've heard this before in slightly different words: " I've got mine. " People go to these seminars, pay money to be insulted and then quote what they " learned " . Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Pete, If every person strives within their capacity to add solutions the system changes. If on the other hand every person passes the buck, then nothing is likely to change. Don't suppose there are not others on this list who have struggled as much if not more so than yourself, you are not alone in your struggle. I passed from subsiding my income, to just surviving, to finally becoming successful, that is I actually have savings now. An eleven year journey, 14 if I count the three years of putting myself through school without support and under difficult circumstances in a new city. In fact during my first semester I washed dishes five nights a week for peanuts and in the middle of my first semester exams at about 1.00 in the morning after washing dishes for 6 hours, I found the car a friend had let me had been stolen. I at least still had my bicycle to get to class. And I don't suppose this is a match on others and their struggle to gain an education and start a practice. Don't believe that the USA system is worse than any other. I gratefully sent some of my acupuncture books and video seminars to a wm doctor in the middle east who could not get access to a credit card to order acupuncture books. He treats in hospital with acupuncture kids who are deaf amongst other things with great success. Even in my poorest moments I was still probably many times better off than what this man faced. Here in Australia people can attend the wm doctor at no cost to themselves, and buy subsidised drug prescriptions at about US$17. Only those people in the auxiliary private heath insurance get some part payment for acupuncture, naturopathy, chiro, massage. And then perhaps a rebate of only about US$300 a year per person maximum. If acupuncturists were subsidised the way wm doctors are, then like them, I would have to close my books and take no more patients and be booked out for months. I have another practitioner close by who charges at least 50% less than me, yet I end up with his patients. Become brilliant at what you do and the world MAY beat a path to your door, and at least you will be brilliant! One of my teachers who is Sydney, treats only 3 days a week from 9.00 to 3.00. If you are not prepared to book a course of six treatments when you finally can get into see him, he says don't bother to come at all. He is booked out. Polish the gem that you are and shine, see only mud around you and you cover your brilliance. It is tough especially for some more so than others, and perhaps that has to do with our mindset. Perhaps we manifest that which we encounter more than we realise. Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of Pete Theisen Thursday, 28 April 2005 9:10 PM Chinese Medicine Re: Business Success Sharon wrote: <snip> > When we take responsibility for ourself and our decisions we are > above the line, when we blame others for where we are, we operate > below the line. > > The choice of where to be is ours and when we recognise where we are > we can choose to stay there or move to the other side of the line. Hi Sharon! Well, I guess that stakes out your position pretty well. Nothing could possibly be wrong with the system, it's just all my fault. If anyone else has a problem similar to mine, they had better look into their mirror for the answer. I've heard this before in slightly different words: " I've got mine. " People go to these seminars, pay money to be insulted and then quote what they " learned " . Regards, Pete http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. ---------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Sharon wrote: > Pete, If every person strives within their capacity to add solutions > the system changes. If on the other hand every person passes the > buck, then nothing is likely to change. > > Don't suppose there are not others on this list who have struggled as > much if not more so than yourself, you are not alone in your > struggle. I passed from subsiding my income, to just surviving, to > finally becoming successful, that is I actually have savings now. An > eleven year journey, 14 Hi Sharon! Thanks for sharing this remarkable story, it is an encouragement to me that I only have to keep plugging for 4 more years *if* my experience parallels yours. Added solutions are hard to come by, though. I have been working on a specialized acupuncture office/TCM research computer application for 10 years. Doesn't work yet, however. It would save the practitioner time in the office and also gather cases for research. If I could just get this to work I still wouldn't have any money, but at least my work would be easier. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Best of luck Pete! I hope you find whatever it is that you are looking for and I hope you recognise it when you find it! May the universe bless your dreams! Chinese Medicine Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of Pete Theisen Thursday, 28 April 2005 10:54 PM Chinese Medicine Re: Business Success Sharon wrote: > Pete, If every person strives within their capacity to add solutions > the system changes. If on the other hand every person passes the > buck, then nothing is likely to change. > > Don't suppose there are not others on this list who have struggled as > much if not more so than yourself, you are not alone in your > struggle. I passed from subsiding my income, to just surviving, to > finally becoming successful, that is I actually have savings now. An > eleven year journey, 14 Hi Sharon! Thanks for sharing this remarkable story, it is an encouragement to me that I only have to keep plugging for 4 more years *if* my experience parallels yours. Added solutions are hard to come by, though. I have been working on a specialized acupuncture office/TCM research computer application for 10 years. Doesn't work yet, however. It would save the practitioner time in the office and also gather cases for research. If I could just get this to work I still wouldn't have any money, but at least my work would be easier. Regards, Pete http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. ---------- -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks Sharon for reminding us that we have all made a lot of sacrifices to get where we are. Practice buidling is just another challenge that we can meet if we are passionate about what we are doing. Anne Sharon wrote: > Pete, > If every person strives within their capacity to add solutions the system > changes. If on the other hand every person passes the buck, then > nothing is > likely to change. > > Don't suppose there are not others on this list who have struggled as much > if not more so than yourself, you are not alone in your struggle. I > passed > from subsiding my income, to just surviving, to finally becoming > successful, > that is I actually have savings now. An eleven year journey, 14 if I > count > the three years of putting myself through school without support and under > difficult circumstances in a new city. In fact during my first semester I > washed dishes five nights a week for peanuts and in the middle of my first > semester exams at about 1.00 in the morning after washing dishes for 6 > hours, I found the car a friend had let me had been stolen. I at least > still had my bicycle to get to class. And I don't suppose this is a match > on others and their struggle to gain an education and start a practice. > > Don't believe that the USA system is worse than any other. I gratefully > sent some of my acupuncture books and video seminars to a wm doctor in the > middle east who could not get access to a credit card to order acupuncture > books. He treats in hospital with acupuncture kids who are deaf amongst > other things with great success. Even in my poorest moments I was still > probably many times better off than what this man faced. > > Here in Australia people can attend the wm doctor at no cost to > themselves, > and buy subsidised drug prescriptions at about US$17. Only those > people in > the auxiliary private heath insurance get some part payment for > acupuncture, > naturopathy, chiro, massage. And then perhaps a rebate of only about > US$300 > a year per person maximum. > > If acupuncturists were subsidised the way wm doctors are, then like > them, I > would have to close my books and take no more patients and be booked > out for > months. > > I have another practitioner close by who charges at least 50% less > than me, > yet I end up with his patients. > > Become brilliant at what you do and the world MAY beat a path to your > door, > and at least you will be brilliant! > > One of my teachers who is Sydney, treats only 3 days a week from 9.00 to > 3.00. If you are not prepared to book a course of six treatments when you > finally can get into see him, he says don't bother to come at all. He is > booked out. > > Polish the gem that you are and shine, see only mud around you and you > cover > your brilliance. > > It is tough especially for some more so than others, and perhaps that > has to > do with our mindset. Perhaps we manifest that which we encounter more > than > we realise. > > > > > Chinese Medicine > Chinese MedicineOn Behalf Of Pete > Theisen > Thursday, 28 April 2005 9:10 PM > Chinese Medicine > Re: Business Success > > > Sharon wrote: > > <snip> > > > When we take responsibility for ourself and our decisions we are > > above the line, when we blame others for where we are, we operate > > below the line. > > > > The choice of where to be is ours and when we recognise where we are > > we can choose to stay there or move to the other side of the line. > > Hi Sharon! > > Well, I guess that stakes out your position pretty well. Nothing could > possibly be wrong with the system, it's just all my fault. If anyone > else has a problem similar to mine, they had better look into their > mirror for the answer. > > I've heard this before in slightly different words: " I've got mine. " > People go to these seminars, pay money to be insulted and then quote > what they " learned " . > > Regards, > > Pete > > > > http://babel.altavista.com/ > > > and adjust > accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the > group > requires prior permission from the author. > > If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, > > > > > ---------- > -- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 Hi Anne, I like that Practice Building... yes we practice the building, all the time, every time we talk or treat or walk our walk... What made it such a slow process for me was that I kept dragging too much of my own unprocessed stuff with me... it made the journey so slowly because I was still carrying so much stuff. I couldn't get out of my own way, I couldn't see past my own nose. When I did my year of Manaka study, there were two lovely young (early 20's) practitioners who got together as a couple in school. In their first year they saved A$40,000 from their practice, and one was booked out several weeks in advance as she worked from a beauty parlour and was bombarded with customers. I have to say they are just beautiful people with so little stuff to process. The are quietly spoken very soft people, yet both have a strength and this inner calm and beauty, it is always a treat to be in their company. Our journeys to our success is sooo part of of our journey to our Self, me thinks. Best wishes, Anne said Thanks Sharon for reminding us that we have all made a lot of sacrifices to get where we are. Practice buidling is just another challenge that we can meet if we are passionate about what we are doing. Anne -- Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.4 - Release 27/04/2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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