Comments on: I want to help people but everyone says I should get a real job. http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/ Offering emotional freedom from stress, anxiety, panic, depression, anger, trauma, PTSD, abuse, addictions, chronic pain, relationship issues and more Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: rodsherwin http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-226 rodsherwin Tue, 25 May 2010 04:15:46 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-226 @anthony Thanks for that incredible insight on having to educate the public about EFT before they line up at our door. We are so far ahead of the curve that we need to do whatever it takes to survive until the rest of the world catches up. My focus has changed to doing more speaking, workshops and video to help educate people. I, like you, look forward to the day that everyone know about EFT and its benefits and are lining up at our door! @anthony Thanks for that incredible insight on having to educate the public about EFT before they line up at our door. We are so far ahead of the curve that we need to do whatever it takes to survive until the rest of the world catches up. My focus has changed to doing more speaking, workshops and video to help educate people. I, like you, look forward to the day that everyone know about EFT and its benefits and are lining up at our door!

]]> By: Anthony http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Anthony Tue, 25 May 2010 02:22:50 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-225 What a revealing post. I have created 15+ businesses, most of which have been very successful. It has made me think I knew everything about marketing; but this energy business has given me a very rude awakening. It's not that we don't know what marketing to do to attract customers so much as the cost of doing so. The reason for this is that we have to educate the market. You may have noticed: Customers are not lining up at the door each morning! Established business practice says do not go into an SME start-up if you have to educate the market. Leave it to a corporate to do the educating and then come along as a 'me too' and hitch-hike on theirs coat-tails. The thing that is even more irrational about us EFTers is that we are funding the public education on an individual piece meal basis instead of pooling our resources. Therefore our costs are even higher and the results are conversely abysmal. So after having read this article, I'm off to get a real job to pay for the rent and overheads on my practice whilst I continue to educate the market. One day they'll be lining up at the door. What a revealing post.

I have created 15+ businesses, most of which have been very successful. It has made me think I knew everything about marketing; but this energy business has given me a very rude awakening.

It’s not that we don’t know what marketing to do to attract customers so much as the cost of doing so. The reason for this is that we have to educate the market. You may have noticed:

Customers are not lining up at the door each morning!

Established business practice says do not go into an SME start-up if you have to educate the market. Leave it to a corporate to do the educating and then come along as a ‘me too’ and hitch-hike on theirs coat-tails.

The thing that is even more irrational about us EFTers is that we are funding the public education on an individual piece meal basis instead of pooling our resources. Therefore our costs are even higher and the results are conversely abysmal.

So after having read this article, I’m off to get a real job to pay for the rent and overheads on my practice whilst I continue to educate the market.

One day they’ll be lining up at the door.

]]> By: rodsherwin http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-92 rodsherwin Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:36:54 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-92 @Rachel As Richard has said above, it is amazing how much easier you EFT work (including attracting clients) becomes when you remove the financial stress by have another source of income. Asking "Why" questions, such as "Why can't I make EFT work for me?", can only give you answers that are past focused and may be never ending as the brain will always do it's best to come up with an answer to the question you ask. May I suggest that you ask a different question in terms of "getting EFT to work for you"? You can focus on <a href="/a-solutions-focused-approach-to-change-eft-eft-q-a-podcast/" rel="nofollow">solution-focused questions</a> such as "How would I notice if things improved just a little bit in terms of EFT working for me?" or "How can I enjoy my day job AND contributing to others with EFT?" @Rachel As Richard has said above, it is amazing how much easier you EFT work (including attracting clients) becomes when you remove the financial stress by have another source of income.

Asking “Why” questions, such as “Why can’t I make EFT work for me?”, can only give you answers that are past focused and may be never ending as the brain will always do it’s best to come up with an answer to the question you ask.

May I suggest that you ask a different question in terms of “getting EFT to work for you”? You can focus on solution-focused questions such as “How would I notice if things improved just a little bit in terms of EFT working for me?” or “How can I enjoy my day job AND contributing to others with EFT?”

]]> By: Rachel http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Rachel Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:57:53 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-91 Thanks very much for this. It helps me feel not so bad about going back to my "day-job", although it still distresses me greatly (yeah I'll tap on that and its historical roots). WHYYYY can't I make EFT work for me? but hey - I love and accept myself anyway! I really enjoy reading your posts, they are very helpful. Thanks very much for this. It helps me feel not so bad about going back to my “day-job”, although it still distresses me greatly (yeah I’ll tap on that and its historical roots). WHYYYY can’t I make EFT work for me? but hey – I love and accept myself anyway!

I really enjoy reading your posts, they are very helpful.

]]> By: Richard http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Richard Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:05:40 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-60 Very interesting post Rod. My experience is similar to yours in that working as an energy therapist just was too hard. Like you, the bills mounted and I rarely had disposable income. finally, I bit the bullet and got a 'real' job that now puts me in a healthy financial position. Interestingly, I had to learn responsibility for myself and my actions. getting this job helped me to develop responsibility and I faced many hurdles that I tapped on regularly. Clearing my issues was a journey in itself as i grew in my job. By the way, my experience is that being of service to others does work when the income is already there. I can now do EFT at my leisure, giving it for free or accepting whatever the person can exchange my energy for. All the best, Richard Very interesting post Rod.
My experience is similar to yours in that working as an energy therapist just was too hard. Like you, the bills mounted and I rarely had disposable income. finally, I bit the bullet and got a ‘real’ job that now puts me in a healthy financial position. Interestingly, I had to learn responsibility for myself and my actions. getting this job helped me to develop responsibility and I faced many hurdles that I tapped on regularly. Clearing my issues was a journey in itself as i grew in my job.
By the way, my experience is that being of service to others does work when the income is already there. I can now do EFT at my leisure, giving it for free or accepting whatever the person can exchange my energy for.
All the best,
Richard

]]> By: Rich http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Rich Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:07:35 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-56 One of the most powerful tools you posess, Rod, for building your business is your knowledge of EFT. By tapping away the negative feelings - combined with the good sense to continue your "day job", you'll see steady progress. One of the most powerful tools you posess, Rod, for building your business is your knowledge of EFT. By tapping away the negative feelings – combined with the good sense to continue your “day job”, you’ll see steady progress.

]]> By: emma http://www.tap4health.com/i-want-to-help-people-but-everyone-says-i-should-get-a-real-job/comment-page-1/#comment-39 emma Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:04:06 +0000 http://www.tap4health.com/?p=1304#comment-39 Great post, Rod. One bit in particular jumped out at me: we'll be resistant toward whatever we had too much of in childhood. I suppose I knew that on some level, but being faced with the words made me understand it in a whole new way. Thanks for that, and for being honest about your journey. Best of luck to you in doing what needs to be done so that your calling can continue! Great post, Rod. One bit in particular jumped out at me: we’ll be resistant toward whatever we had too much of in childhood. I suppose I knew that on some level, but being faced with the words made me understand it in a whole new way.

Thanks for that, and for being honest about your journey. Best of luck to you in doing what needs to be done so that your calling can continue!

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