CM and social entrepreneurship (re: making a living)

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This article is not really about herbs, but it is nice to hear about the

different ways people are approaching the " Making a Living " problem. I wish

her luck!

 

http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/archives2006/mar/03rohleder.html

 

-Li

 

 

On 2/24/06, frances gander <threetreasures wrote:

>

> A few senior practitioners offer mentoring, a great idea, usually not

> paid. It's more like the traditional way of 'making yourself useful' for

> the opportunity to expand your learning. I agree with what Eric says,

>

> >As long as you keep learning after graduation,

> > the road is endless.

> >

> In the best of all worlds, more practitioners would be able to retire,

> if they chose to. Many of us will work til we drop, and we may choose to

> do that. I wonder how it would work to pass one's practice on to a

> younger practitioner. Might work, if the synergy is right. In most

> cases, this is a pipedream. Reality is that most people have families to

> support and tons of bills.

>

> Frances Gander

> Athens, Ohio

>

> >>Message: 2

> >> Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:48:50 -0000

> >> " carlstimson " <carlstimson

> >>making a living

> >>I realize we in the USA are far from

> >>any formalized residency program, but is there a feeling in the

> >>field that taking on a new grad for a couple of years or training

> >>someone to take over a practice before retiring or moving on is a

> >>good thing? I donft see much like that going on in my local market

> >>and it seems silly to me. It seems like if it is financially

> >>feasible, there are many benefits to the field for encouraging

> >>this. I can tell you that I would gladly accept the chance to start

> >>out under the eye of a senior practitioner, even if it meant less

> >>money and part or half time employment for a couple years.

> >

> >---- Original Message -----

> > Eric Brand

> >

> > Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:03 AM

> > Re: making a living

> >

> >

> > , " Sarah Rivkin " <saydit

> > wrote:

> > I spent 10 years working various " other " jobs

> > > so I could try to do what I really wanted to do ... So, OM may look

> > comparatively rosy to

> > > me!

> >

> > I have to say that I have had a fantastic life since my graduation. We

> > are in an extremely interesting field at an extremely interesting

> > time. If you have passion and interest, there are endless

> > opportunities to explore in Chinese medicine. I've taken a different

> > route than many of my classmates after graduation, but life has been

> > generally really easy, fun, and constantly full of new opportunities.

> > I can't even get close to exhausting all the avenues available at any

> > given moment, and the options get progressively better all the time.

> > Attitude is everything. As long as you keep learning after graduation,

> > the road is endless.

> >

> > Eric

> >

>

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