How to fold a fitted sheet. (Or just have fun trying).

About a month back I posted a video on my face book profile by a man with a very Ben Stein-like-voice who demonstrated how to fold a fitted sheet perfectly. But hey, let’s face it. We Massage Therapists have mountains of sheets to fold… so why not have a little giggle while doing it like [...]

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Massagealumni.com rocks!

I just wanted to give a shout out to the MTs, authors, healers and visionaries who are holding my hand through this process. Strangers with one thing in common… the forward motion of our profession… offer me guidance and assistance every day. It is truly humbling.  A super big shout out to Rob West, founder [...]

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Yes, really you CAN earn $100,000 per year (or more!) as a Massage Therapist

Apparently I am not the only one saying it. Julie Onofrio, the LMT for The Bodyworker Blog has been in the world singing the same tune for a while, it seems. She mentioned my book The Magic Touch as one example HERE . While my book entails quite a bit more info than how to obtain [...]

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It’s tax time… know your write offs!

It’s tax time again. Wow. Time flies. Before I begin, please remember I am a Licensed Massage therapist and a business owner, I am not a CPA. If you have tax questions you’ll have to ask someone else. I merely plan on sharing some of the tidbits I have learned over the years that can [...]

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How I tripled my business by GIVING AWAY massage clients to other LMTs.

Yep, it’s true. The first successful marketing technique I employed was to give away clients to other LMTs. As a result, my schedule was PACKED! How can this be you ask? Let me explain… I began developing my reputation as a Seattle’s “Celebrity Massage Therapist” because of contracting at our local 4 star hotel. At [...]

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Lotion vs. Oil: Which does my billionaire client prefer?

Hi again everyone! In the past seven years I have worked with the most seasoned “massage receivers” in the world. Just as Bob Hope was known as the man who got a massage every morning for fifty years, so does a favorite client of mine. He lived next door to Bob years ago. Apparently Bob [...]

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Sand castle kickers and other strange ways of being in the world.

Remember the sand castle kickers of our youth? Sigh. They sometimes seem to be every where. The general nature of blogging and discussion boards often brings out the ego/critic that would normally bite it’s tongue because it hides behind a fake name and photo. I am relatively new to the blogging world (as you can [...]

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