Ah… summer.
There is always something to do (besides blogging). I have been busy watching T-ball games, weeding the garden, grilling, and just trying to enjoy this time of year.
I have also made a little more time recently for reading. Right now I am reading The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
There is one section in Chris’ book that has stuck with me, and that I wanted to share with you. It made me appreciate my job as a massage therapist. It is from a story about Kelly, a lawyer that left her high-paying job to become a yoga instructor and studio owner. Even though her income decreased (at least temporarily) with this career move, there was one major benefit/discovery.
Kelly said she wouldn’t return to her old career. Here is how she put it:
“One time when I was a lawyer, having just worked with an outstanding massage therapist, I said to her, ‘ It must be so great to make people happy.’
And it is.
AND. IT. IS.
The book goes on…
Kelly discovered that the secret to a new meaningful career was directly related to making people feel good about themselves.
Massage colleagues,
Kelly discovered something that we each may take for granted as massage therapists. We are lucky! We have the opportunity in our field/careers to help people feel really good, every day!
Why do you love your job? Is it the feeling you get when you see others happy, relieved from physical pain, or without the stress they had when they walked in your office? Or is it the entrepreneurial opportunities available in the massage field?
Enjoy your day at work tomorrow!
~Ivy
Hi Ivy it’s more like a question. I took the nctmb twice bad didnt pass 🙁 I actually gave up. I have a hard time test taking as well. I went through schooling at Apollo college and graduated. My question. Is there a certain amount of time your allowed to take the test without having to log in more school hours. I have been out of school for 6 years now.
No, there is not a time limit. As long as the requirements are the same, then you should be fine. Now, if you fail the NCE a 3rd time, I believe you will be required to go back to school for 100 hours before you take it again. The MBLEx does not have a stipulations like this. Do you live in a state where the MBLEx is accepted?
I do in Albuquerque NM. I have taken it twice. That is good news. I will get to studying ASAP. I have a friend who offered to tutor me. She took the national and chose the orential medicine test. She has a bunch of study materials will that help me with the MBLEx? I did see that there is no orential medicine on the MBLEx. Will the rest help?
Hello Ivy, the MBLEx is accepted in my state and the hours haven’t changed I just have to take my CPR and first aid course again and I will be able to take the test. What is your honest opinion on the MBLEx? I went to the medical school I graduated from and they are completely against me taking this test. Stating it has to many bugs and people are failing. Is there any truth to what they are saying. It seems to me that everyone favors the national test just for that reason that its nationally certified. You thoughts please..
Hello again,
I went to a great school here in Iowa and took the NCE myself many years ago. I talked to the director of my school recently and she said 95% of her graduates now take the MBLEx because so many have had better success with it. Having taken both, I can say they are not really that different, but I still believe that the MBLEx is the better test right now. Very straight forward (but the questions do make you think). As far as bugs, I have not heard of that problem.