Evening, and apologies for what will be a long email. I’m early 40s with a young family and currently on mat leave. I work in a very different industry and have a stable job with a reasonable salary. However I have an overwhelming desire to work for myself. When I had my first child I did my level 2 VCT and thoroughly enjoyed learning but didn’t love the college I attended and it really put me off.
I haven’t practiced any treatments for a while and know if I don’t do my level 3 now that I’ll never do it. I have a dream of eventually having a salon but would start working on my own from home to see if I’m any good - but I’m plagued by the following doubts: I worry I wasn’t a natural on the level 2 course - can practice really make me significantly better?My friends and family have been very dismissive as to why I would give up my current job that I studied hard for to do something that might not pay well if I’m no good when I could return to my old job. Are other therapists/business owners happy with the income they make? I worry I’m too old and ‘uncool’ to keep up with current trends and as I don’t look young and glamorous - clients might be put off? I also keep finding the threads on here about things going wrong and I’m quite an anxious person - so the thought of ‘damaging’ someone through a bad treatment terrifies me. If I’m careful and study properly does it really happen a lot? On the plus side I do think my 20 years of work experience have given me some transferable business skills.
In a nutshell, I would just love to hear from anyone similar who ever suffered doubts like the above. And thanks if you are still reading this mammoth outpouring!
I haven’t practiced any treatments for a while and know if I don’t do my level 3 now that I’ll never do it. I have a dream of eventually having a salon but would start working on my own from home to see if I’m any good - but I’m plagued by the following doubts: I worry I wasn’t a natural on the level 2 course - can practice really make me significantly better?My friends and family have been very dismissive as to why I would give up my current job that I studied hard for to do something that might not pay well if I’m no good when I could return to my old job. Are other therapists/business owners happy with the income they make? I worry I’m too old and ‘uncool’ to keep up with current trends and as I don’t look young and glamorous - clients might be put off? I also keep finding the threads on here about things going wrong and I’m quite an anxious person - so the thought of ‘damaging’ someone through a bad treatment terrifies me. If I’m careful and study properly does it really happen a lot? On the plus side I do think my 20 years of work experience have given me some transferable business skills.
In a nutshell, I would just love to hear from anyone similar who ever suffered doubts like the above. And thanks if you are still reading this mammoth outpouring!