The drive: What challenges have you overcome?
My biggest challenge really has been to get a consistent flow. I think most self employed therapists and practitioners find this to be the case. I’ve been full time and consistent in my business for many years now, but those early years were super challenging! It took years of diving into my own emotional world, getting through mental blocks and incredible drive to keep putting myself ‘out there’ until momentum started to build.
For better or worse: What are the pros and cons of running your own business?
I couldn’t imagine having to work for someone else again! I think the biggest pro of running your own business is that you get to have creative freedom! I have an idea, I can run with it. I need to make more revenue, I can find a way. I never have to feel stuck in a situation. If I do feel stuck temporarily, I know that it is up to me to change it.
That, I guess, is also the biggest con! If you’re stuck, it’s on you to change it. Everything comes back to you. That’s the emotionally challenging part of running a business.
Hopes and dreams: What next?
I’ve been expanding past just seeing clients 1-1 and heading into teaching. I’ve developed and taught courses to practitioners for years but I have so much information and guidance to share with the wider public, which is where my eBooks on behaviours and anxiety come in.
Visit the Emma Sternberg Holistic Kinesiology website to find out more about the services she offers and read about her behaviour and anxiety in kids mini courses here. You can also join her communities on Facebook and Instagram.
