Spa from hell

[Christina J]

JasonE,

Thank you for your kind wishes
I will potentially be working at a fair in a couple of weeks, still getting my name out there.

 

[Pompal 09.]

So, here's another marketing attempt that went down the drain.

One of my clients tells me that there is a weekly exhibition going on in town and that she had a booth there. So I asked her, what kind of exhibition? She said that there was going to be a booth with a lady selling jewelry, another booth with a couple of hair dressers and her booth (tanning) and that it could potentially be a great opportunity to get my name out there. So I asked her, how much is the cost for renting a booth, she said nothing, that I would be in a space next to her. They wanted to do a raffle and the winner would get a massage of course paid by her company. So OK, can't hurt to give it a try, after all, I would just set up for 2 hours and that was it, right? WRONG.

Here is what was left out....the place was a Tiki Bar, it was a ladies night, there was another lady displaying sex toys right in front to where we were going to have our display (this part she did not know, and boy was she upset), and also, there are people drinking alcohol, after all, it is a bar. So I spoke with her, the manager of the event and the manager of the place and told them that I did not feel comfortable giving massages in this kind of setting. Thankfully, these were very nice people, they not only understood but agreed, so I did not set up. My client was so embarrased, I told her it was OK, I left afterwards and then I cried alone for a few minutes. It's been a rough week for me, so I guess everything that I had building up inside simply came out, it's another day now so I am flipping the page. I guess this will be another story to tell the grandchildren when I am older.

The good news, I will be meeting with another therapist this saturday to try to come up with marketing ideas, I have read a lot of ideas posted in this forum so I am now priting and reviewing them so we can do our brainstorm better. She has been in the field for 15 years and she is wonderful to work with, we'll see what happens, I am just not ready to give up on my massage therapy career, I don't want to give up on something that I really love doing.

 

[Stuff]

Awwwww, healer_guide, hang in there. t056
Sometimes things seem to get quite difficult before it all turns back around. Try to find something to learn from this tough time and someday when you are all set and thriving in your practice you WILL look back at this and laugh.

Good luck with this meeting- it sounds as if it could have a lot of potential.
Is there a yoga/pilates studio nearby? I had a great source there for new clients, usually people who practce yoga/pilates really love to receive regular massages.

 

[rosalva s]

Thanks cabwy, I really appreciate your kind words. I have been feeling a bit down today and I just feel totally overwhelmed, :

I have a lot of things going on, and I know that all of this shall pass. Thankfully I have a couple of wonderful friends that called me today trying to cheer me up, they are just wonderful. :

I know that there are ups and downs when trying to build any business, I simply got a bit overwhelmed yesterday, my aunt has cancer (metastasis) and this has quite affected me, we are very close, I've been sick, hubby and I are in the process of buying a house and my hubby is working a lot lately on a project for the company he works for, I'm also trying to put together another business, so I guess that all the stress simply built up last night. I am slowly feeling better, one step at a time.

I stopped afterwards at a drive through and got me a bacon cheeseburger, onion rings and a big strawberry shake. I had pancakes, eggs and bacon for breakfast and chicken wings for dinner, NO VEGGIES TODAY! (love living dangerously, right??) t074

 

[greatwhitenorth28 AM]

Call me a bit of an optimist, but I'd say that event was a good thing for you.

:shock:

No, I really mean it.

Sometimes things just don't work out. Not just a little bit, but often, and seemingly one thing after another. After a while, it feels like things could hardly get any worse. :

But then something comes along to shine a little light into the gloom and doom... and we realize an opportunity has appeared. The hardest part is getting through the dark times, facing down all the things that seem to tell us it's never going to work out. If we want it, commit to it, and do the things we need to do to make it happen... it can.

You had a bad experience, but you've learned some lessons from this, and have a good story that will be funny in the not-so-distant future. 8) A good cry is a GOOD cry... it lets out all the stuff that gets in the way of seeing clearly.

I look forward to reading about your future successes!