Washing and cleaning, cleaning and washing; never ending rounds of the need of clean sheets, clean floors, clean pots and pans, clean bowls and plates, clean everything.
Welcome to samsara world!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
This Is It!
This is it! As of 7 November 2009, I'm officially a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist.
Hello Cranio World!
Hello Cranio World!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Carpenter Corollay to the Picasso Principle
Here is the second amusing article by Harry Beckwith in his book, Selling the Invisible, published in 1997:
The Carpenter Corollary to the Picasso Principle
A man was suffering a persistent problem with his house. The floor squeaked. No matter what he tried, nothing worked. Finally, he called a carpenter who friends said was a true craftsman.
The craftsman walked into the room and heard the squeak. He set down his toolbox, pulled out a hammer and nail, and pounded the nail into the floor with three blows.
The squeak was gone forever. The carpenter pulled out an invoice slip, on which he wrote the total of $45. Above that total were two line items:
Hammering, $2.
Knowing where to hammer, $43.
Charge for knowing where.
The Carpenter Corollary to the Picasso Principle
A man was suffering a persistent problem with his house. The floor squeaked. No matter what he tried, nothing worked. Finally, he called a carpenter who friends said was a true craftsman.
The craftsman walked into the room and heard the squeak. He set down his toolbox, pulled out a hammer and nail, and pounded the nail into the floor with three blows.
The squeak was gone forever. The carpenter pulled out an invoice slip, on which he wrote the total of $45. Above that total were two line items:
Hammering, $2.
Knowing where to hammer, $43.
Charge for knowing where.
Pricing: A Lesson from Picasso
Placing a good price for my services occupied my mind nowadays. Then, I came across these two amusing articles written by Harry Beckwith in his book, Selling the Invisible. Although they are written in 1997, the lessons still are very relevent to this day.
Pricing: A Lesson from Picasso
In many services - overnight delivery, dry cleaning, fast foods - the "product" of the service has become a commodity and commodity pricing rules prevail: To the low-priced go the spoils.
But in millions of other services, pricing is a a not-so-simple matter of "What Will the Market Bear?"
A lot, it often seems. A friend marvels at his older brother, who earns a million dollars a year telling companies like Coca-Cola what the future might be, Lawrence Tribe charges $750 an hour to read, think, and occasionally argue cases before the Supreme Court. Film directors, great photographers, top consultants, and many others charge enough to buy Monets.
What is talent and thought worth - and why is some worth so much? What can you reasonably charge? Good questions. Before you answer them, consider this story about Pablo Picasso:
A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. Not so thrilled that she could not be slightly presumptuous, the woman asked Picasso if he might sketch her, and charge accordingly.
Picasso obliged. In just minutes, there she was: an original Picasso.
"And what do I owe you?" she asked.
"Five thousand francs," he answered.
"But it only took you three minutes," she politely reminded him.
"No," Picasso said. "It took me all my life."
Don't charge by the hour. Charge by the years.
Pricing: A Lesson from Picasso
In many services - overnight delivery, dry cleaning, fast foods - the "product" of the service has become a commodity and commodity pricing rules prevail: To the low-priced go the spoils.
But in millions of other services, pricing is a a not-so-simple matter of "What Will the Market Bear?"
A lot, it often seems. A friend marvels at his older brother, who earns a million dollars a year telling companies like Coca-Cola what the future might be, Lawrence Tribe charges $750 an hour to read, think, and occasionally argue cases before the Supreme Court. Film directors, great photographers, top consultants, and many others charge enough to buy Monets.
What is talent and thought worth - and why is some worth so much? What can you reasonably charge? Good questions. Before you answer them, consider this story about Pablo Picasso:
A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. Not so thrilled that she could not be slightly presumptuous, the woman asked Picasso if he might sketch her, and charge accordingly.
Picasso obliged. In just minutes, there she was: an original Picasso.
"And what do I owe you?" she asked.
"Five thousand francs," he answered.
"But it only took you three minutes," she politely reminded him.
"No," Picasso said. "It took me all my life."
Don't charge by the hour. Charge by the years.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Waiting in Anticipation
It's now almost mid-October. Soon November comes and yes, it's graduation time! Such a long and challenging journey - studies, classes, practicals, homework after homework, and now it's all coming to an end. Because when November comes, I will be graduating with a title Diploma in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Hurray!
Therapy room. Check.
Therapy bed and stool. Check.
Pillows and blankets. Check.
Sanitizers, tissue papers and face masks. Check.
Finger cots. Check.
And finally, a therapist's white coat (just bought today!). Check.
Now, all I need is a good clientele base to get me started. My sincere wish is that all those practice clients whom I've treated for free would not abandoned me but would still come for therapy once I start charging them professional rates. And, that they would bring in their friends too!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will turn up.
Therapy room. Check.
Therapy bed and stool. Check.
Pillows and blankets. Check.
Sanitizers, tissue papers and face masks. Check.
Finger cots. Check.
And finally, a therapist's white coat (just bought today!). Check.
Now, all I need is a good clientele base to get me started. My sincere wish is that all those practice clients whom I've treated for free would not abandoned me but would still come for therapy once I start charging them professional rates. And, that they would bring in their friends too!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will turn up.
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