What Did You Do Before Massage?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on January 10, 2011 at 5:02am

Well you should have enough life skills to be very successful! We are glad you are here and if you need any help along the way... just holler!

Tonya Brooks-Taylor said:

I was a Project Manager for almost twenty years (started right after college). A big change, huh? But I'm loving my new career!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on January 12, 2011 at 6:07pm

Well Kathy,

Wow! That was great to read. You are a go getter! I would like to help promote your massage creams when you get going! Great to have you with us. You are going to love this site... networking/social heaven!!!

Kathy Wigley said:

Hi, I'm new to this wonderful site! Before I became a Massage Therapist I was a stay at home mom and Air Force military wife. Became interested in massage while we lived in Nebraska when my 3 sons were younger but the class requirements did not fit my schedule. I instead followed my other passion, "horticulture" and earned two A.A.S. degrees: landscape design and nursery management. I worked for the National Arbor Day Foundation until my spouse and I split. I moved to Missouri where I began all over working for Dairy Queen as an Asst. Manager. Moved on to creating an independent cleaning business cleaning empty rentals and for sale homes for real estate agencies and making donuts for Casey's Gas station. Then I got hired on at the Dollar General Distribution Center in Fulton, MO where I worked for 18 months doing very physical labor and loved every minute of it. My body felt tired but was becoming toned and healthy! Then April, 2006 I enrolled at Missouri College in St. Louis to take massage therapy and graduated December, 2006. I moved back to Fulton where I worked for Massage Envy in Columbia and then Renaissance Salon and Spa in Mexico, MO. December, 2008 I moved back to Arkansas to help my ex on his 20 acres...we remarried. I spent 2009 working on getting my Arkansas Massage License and 2010 working on remodeling a building on our land so I can massage, completed a physical therapy aide course with Penn Foster and my Holistic Nutrition / Herbology (BS Degree) course with Clayton College of Natural Health. I have accomplished a few mobile massage sessions in 2010 and have started 2011 performing massage in my newly remodeled building here at home. We are currently waiting for the weather to warm up so we can work on getting the sewer and water pipes trenches dug, pipes installed and buried so we have a usable bathroom accessible for my clients. While we are waiting I am working on the website, preparing to start making my own massage creams, checking into the gift certificates and other business related issues so I can start 2011 off on the right foot. Also connecting with the people in the area as I am a Master Gardener and am still involved with horticulture and nutritional issues. I plan to incorporate organic gardening and nutrition into my home business as part of a holistic healthy lifestyle.

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Permalink Reply by Johnathan Womack on January 12, 2011 at 9:27pm

Hey Good evening all,

Well, I am still a Regional Safety Director and Enviornmental Specialist for a Transportation Organization. I travel often too. I cover the whole south texas and Louisiana

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on January 19, 2011 at 1:37am

See you are a prime candidate for a multi-state license! Welcome!

Johnathan Womack said:

Hey Good evening all,

Well, I am still a Regional Safety Director and Enviornmental Specialist for a Transportation Organization. I travel often too. I cover the whole south texas and Louisiana

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Nalley on January 19, 2011 at 4:41pm

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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Permalink Reply by Beth Baker LPN,LMT,CH on January 19, 2011 at 5:47pm

I have worked as a nurse for over 25 years, trained as an MT in 2005-6 and became licensed in 2007. Adding Reiki and hypnosis to my tool box in 2009. I continue to work in rehab nursing but my real passions are in the TRUE healing arts of body work, nutrition, and meditation. I live in the state of Massachusetts where it is state mandated to buy health insurance so I continue to half heartedly work in "sick care" to pay my bills (including that for the health insurance I don't use).

Have done some part time MT and am looking to rent space in a local wellness center offering my talents on a more regular basis. I am in the negotiating phase on the rental fee for the space. It includes a table, seperate waiting area, electric, and appointment booking. Neither the owner nor myslef have a good idea yet on a fee. I would rent 8 hour blocks  2-3 days per month. Any feed back on this would be helpful.

Thanks,

BB

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on January 21, 2011 at 9:37am

Let us know how the tests went. You just saved the best for last and those other jobs taught you how to prepare for massage!

Kevin Nalley said:

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Nalley on January 21, 2011 at 11:02am

Test went excellent!!  Scored a 778!  Not bad for being out of school for 2 1/2 years!  You certainly helped, Mike!  Laura Allen with that amazing study guide, and Ryan Hoyme, the ever helpful MassageNerd, were immense helps as well!

Mike Hinkle said:

Let us know how the tests went. You just saved the best for last and those other jobs taught you how to prepare for massage!

Kevin Nalley said:

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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Permalink Reply by Renee Robb-Cohen on January 22, 2011 at 11:59am

CONGRATS on your test!

 

Renee

Kevin Nalley said:

Test went excellent!!  Scored a 778!  Not bad for being out of school for 2 1/2 years!  You certainly helped, Mike!  Laura Allen with that amazing study guide, and Ryan Hoyme, the ever helpful MassageNerd, were immense helps as well!

Mike Hinkle said:

Let us know how the tests went. You just saved the best for last and those other jobs taught you how to prepare for massage!

Kevin Nalley said:

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Nalley on January 22, 2011 at 12:01pm

Thanks!  Now I'm off to mess around with my software to hopelessly attempt to make some massage music!  LOL

Renee Robb-Cohen said:

CONGRATS on your test!

 

Renee

Kevin Nalley said:

Test went excellent!!  Scored a 778!  Not bad for being out of school for 2 1/2 years!  You certainly helped, Mike!  Laura Allen with that amazing study guide, and Ryan Hoyme, the ever helpful MassageNerd, were immense helps as well!

Mike Hinkle said:

Let us know how the tests went. You just saved the best for last and those other jobs taught you how to prepare for massage!

Kevin Nalley said:

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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Permalink Reply by Cynthia Gillick on January 23, 2011 at 3:36am

For years I drove a school bus so I could be free to spend time with my children. It was not very well paid but I did have summers off. Once my kids were older I went back to school to study art. I used the training in the lending industry as a marketing assistant setting up advertising layouts. It was not that exciting, and thought I would try something new. I landed a great position for a well known yellow pages company and designed ads and sold advertising. After several years I started dealing with the headings that included many of the alternative therapies. I was excited every time I spoke to another business offering a form of bodywork and eventually took classes to learn Reiki. I went to Italy for a vacation where it hit me that I should be doing some form of hands on healing. Once I made the decision to change careers I spent a few months doing some soul searching and healing, enrolled in massage school and jumped in with a passion and haven't looked back.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hinkle on January 24, 2011 at 12:41pm

Well, now testing is behind and you can prep for your future. If you need help along the way, we are always here!

Kevin Nalley said:

I was (and still am to some degree) a hopeless musician... at one point in my life.  :)  Aside from professional student (massage school was my 4th attempt at school after HS.)  I've worked in just about every field there is.  Jack of all trades master of one.  I've done (and still do) tattoos and piercings, successfully opened, ran and sold a computer business, run mail order / phone order businesses, all to finally go to school for massage, and never look back.  I incorporated my business, and am in the process of getting it fully functional.  I'm now at the point where I couldn't imagine doing anything else.  Taking the MBLEx tomorrow!!!  YAY ME!  :)  LOL

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