The drive: What challenges have you overcome?
Getting on top of everything!
Public speaking, social media posts and scheduling, venues hunting, price setting, etc., can be tricky!
Besides, exploring business opportunities can be challenging too as they require many different factors for success.
However, I got to learn so much doing these, and in fact, I managed to set up my own business website with zero knowledge; that’s one of my biggest achievements in this business!
Whilst these are not my favourite things to do, they are all an essential part of my business. I am getting better now, and I can even share my experience with others.
For better or worse: What are the pros and cons of running your own business?
The pros are that I am my own boss, I get to do the things I love – sharing my infant massage skill with new parents to massage their babies – and I also get to do things the way I like and do them, when I want to!
I also like that there are so many unknown yet exciting parts in running my own business. I must keep learning as I am navigating through the processes.
As for cons, also, I am my own boss! I still must work on weekends and public holidays and I will have no income if I don’t have continuous clients. Luckily, I am not in a financially stressful situation, so I can focus on quality delivery of my services and hopefully see some good results soon.
Hopes and dreams: What next?
I continue to enhance my skill through infant massage instruction and education, together with further relevant studies.
Currently, I offer in-person classes in Canberra, either group or private sessions. I also offer online classes for parents outside of this region.
My dream is for all new parents to learn more about infant massage and that my infant massage services can benefits not only parents in my home city, Canberra, but regional areas in Australia and overseas. No matter where you are, you can access and learn how to massage your babies.
I am also hoping that through my advocacy, more fathers can learn and get involved in baby massage. It is equally important and beneficial for fathers to develop bonding with their babies, and infant massage plays an important role in that.
Infant massage is a lifelong skill; it is nurturing, healing and empowering. I will continue to advocate the importance of it, and I strongly believe every new parent should get to experience this with their babies.
Visit the Baby Blossom Infant Massage website to find out more about their wonderful services. You can also connect with them on Facebook and Instagram.
