The RMTpreneur

When I heard this on Adam Grant’s podcast Re:Thinking on the way into work the other day, I legit pulled over and jotted it down in my notes app.

You know something hits when you have to stop what you’re doing.

I’ve always been praised for my confidence. As if it was the natural thing that I was born with. But that story never sat right with me. There are many times I don’t feel confident. I didn’t feel confident during my first treatment as an RMT, I didn’t feel confident submitting my first article to Massage Therapy Today, I didn’t feel confident posting on social for the first time (still don’t 🙃), and I didn’t feel confident starting this business.

Yet, I still go forward. I still put in the time and effort towards these goals. We build our confidence by doing hard things.

You won’t always wake up one day thinking “ok, I’m ready. Super confident about this!” Don’t let that stop you.

Do the treatment. Write the thing. Post the post. Open the business.

And if you need a pep talk. I’m here ☺️

RMTs are awesome at getting to the bottom of musculoskeletal pain. Watch out tension headaches and muscle strains. Give us a few sessions and ta-da!

Yet, sometimes our scope as RMTs can feel limiting. Our client presents with something that we can’t “fix”. Then comes the gnawing feeling “am I really doing anything?”

You are. You are holding space for your client.

The important thing to remember is that part of helping our clients FEEL better is just showing up for them. Acknowledging their pain, showing empathy towards them, and restricting judgement gives clients a safe place to come to when they are in pain.

When it comes to pain, especially chronic pain, it can be just a therapeutic for the person to know they are heard, trusted, and safe. Not everyone is searching for the fix, they are just looking for space.