The 3 factors that could be stopping YOU, as a Holistic Practitioner from earning what you are worth.. and what to do about it.
By Amanda Goldston
The THREE powerful factors that could be stopping you, as a Holistic Practitioner, from earning what you are worth, and what to do about them.
1. Money.
If you feel that you don't earn the money you and your service are worth, there may be an underlying conflict of interest, which is sabotaging your efforts.
Out of a genuine desire to help and heal fellow human beings, many practitioners give away a lot of their services for free or charge low prices.
In doing so, they undermine themselves and their service, and end up running round like drained headless chickens. Often the clients who have received the most for free, tend to be the biggest complainers.
If you have ever caught yourself saying any of the following, you may have some underlying negative beliefs about money and success, which are blocking abundant flows of money from coming to you.
· People (who need/ want my service) can't afford…/won't pay
· Everyone else charges £x… and people won't pay more
· I will lose all my clients if I raise my prices
· I feel guilty about charging that much
· Money and trappings incongruent with "spiritual" values
· Money doesn't motivate me- I do this out of a desire to help others
These may also be coupled with some general limiting beliefs which a lot of people have about themselves:
· I don't deserve
· People won't love and accept me if I have money
· "Filthy" Rich people are all mean, nasty selfish crooks who rip people off
2. Universal dumping ground
Do you ever feel like a honey pot that magnetically attracts people and their problems? Often they dump on you and go away feeling better while you are still worrying about them.
Many holistic practitioners find themselves treated as a "Mr or Ms Fix-It" who gets the blame when things go wrong in client's lives and are then expected to pick up the pieces.
3. Boundaries
Unless you have clear boundaries in place, many people seem to think they can turn up on your doorstep when something needs fixing.
Many holistic practitioners find it difficult to go out socially, because invariably someone asks what you do, and within 5 minutes you are engrossed in a conversation about their ailments and the remedy- all for free!
For many holistic practitioners there can be some unhelpful beliefs about self worth lurking under the surface. Have you ever done any of the following:
· Allowed a client's session to over run and still charged them the same?
· Booked a client on your day off, or after hours or cancelled a personal arrangement to see a client because that is "the only time they can come"?
What's the answer?
1.List of things You desire/ You choose to no longer have. Write all the things in your life that you would like to change, from money to the way you allow clients to treat you.
Then write all the things you desire to have in your life.
Look at the 2 lists and decide which you would like to be true, and burn the other.
2. Money is…
finish the sentence with as many answers as you can. This will give you a good idea of your beliefs around money.
3. Question them.
Ask yourself 1) if that belief is really true- could you categorically prove it? 2) Can you think of one stress free reason to keep that belief? 3) Who would you be if you did not have that belief? 4) What is the opposite of that belief? 5) Which do you choose as true for you? 5) Start to act as if it were true and it will quickly become your new reality
4. Power of Intention.
Set an intention to clear all negative beliefs about yourself and money, and to choose new ones. This is hugely powerful and mountains literally start to move for you.
5. Compl E mentary versus Compl I mentary.
Holistic Practitioners are often referred to as "Compl E mentary Therapists", complement meaning to go together with something else and make it even better.
Yet spoken quickly "Compl I mentary" meaning FREE of charge, sounds almost identical. Is it any wonder people think your services are free?
6. Relaxation.
Most limiting beliefs were created at an unconscious level as a child and the easiest way to clear them is at the same level. Through relaxation you can do that, without needing to go back and re-experience the pain that may be associated with the original memory.
7. Value Yourself and your Time.
Do something outrageous- like doubling your prices. You may lose some clients, but you will certainly gain others. For many people, a higher price is actually perceived as a better service. Practice saying NO! People will respect you for it.
8. Think Empower.
The more you can give your clients back the responsibility for their own well being, the more you can empower them, and the less "dependant" they will be on you. Many will still come for treatments for the sheer pleasure of it, and you will probably find that both you and the client feel energised, because you are no longer responsible for their lives.
9. Multiple sources of income.
Rather than work flat out for 8,10,12 or more hours a day, how could you work smarter and earn twice as much, working half as many hours?
Could you teach people how to do a basic treatment at home for themselves? Could you have it recorded and sell the DVDs or CDs?
Please feel free to use any of the ideas here that suit you. Anything that does not resonate, please lovingly release back to the Universe.
With abundant blessings
Amanda Goldston
©2004 Amanda Goldston All rights reserved
Amanda Goldston Intutive Tarot Coach
Tel: 01827 52995 email: Amanda@getyourdreamlife.com
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