Collaboration...the key to success.

Make it Happen. Dublin May 4th 2025. With Pat Slattery and Colleagues.

Networking ? This word really can''t capture the weekend I spent at the Women's empowerment summit in Dublin at the weekend, 3rd and 4th May 2025, followed by the "Make it Happen" event.

Booking a whole weekend focused purely on your own business and connecting with a whole range of new people, outlooks, backgrounds can seem daunting and I know I make a ton of excuses from the voices in my head.... Like... The lawn needs cutting, the dog needs their nails painted, ha ha . Anything and everything to resist.

If you are a private person and run your clinics very much in a unique one to one way, the benefits for your clients is beyond measurable. The downside is that you can become isolated.

The beauty of our wonderful Bowen Technique is the community we produce, the connections, the care, results and the overall factor that you are supercharging recovery sand wellbeing. Nothing could be more rewarding...... there is a glitch though, and it is a beautiful one.

We give our clients " agency", this is my favourite word of the moment. On the whole we have resolved or managed a physical presentation within 2-3 sessions . These clients will go off into the wild with stories of the good, the bad and the ugly following treatment. There will be a table tapping delay of approximately 2 weeks while they "seed" your next client base by word of mouth, which will take you like a beautiful wave through the next 3 weeks. Rinse and repeat.

The interesting mind blip here is that as a self-employed practitioner..this can often create a a little bit of mental discomfort,

• What if nobody new calls?

• What if they didn't enjoy the treatment really?

• What happens if I run out of people?

• Why is the clinician down the road busier than me?

The list is endless when the gremlins get in. After 30 years in private practice, I've experienced it all, nose on window sometimes believing others have it all more sorted than me..truth is we all in a busy "mess" rather than a business.

I wanted to share how I run my working week when I know that I've just set loose the 30 clients that have completed their treatment program.

I've learnt to embrace the unknown and the different, I seek the opposite of everything I am and then show up to the best of my ability. I'm a sport scientist, I live my life in Nike or Adidas. Wearing posh clothing and make up genuinely frightens me. I know that seems completely bonkers.

Breakout from the Women's Empowerment Summit

So how do I reach new clients and blast myself clean out of my comfort zone?

One of the biggest successes in the last 3 years has been aligning with and working with Pat and Donna Kennedy Slattery International .

www.patslattery.com, a partnership team who authentically help you truly reach your goals and boost your confidence into the stratosphere. From this platform I have written chapters in two important books that made best seller categories on both the Irish times and Amazon." Decision : Unlocking your potential https://amzn.eu/d/cz8mlCM

and "Unstoppable Stories". With Geraldine McGrath. https://amzn.eu/d/a42Cdfb

I've attended and spoken at numerous conferences and events ..all with the primary motivation of connecting the Bowen Technique to my community. The work is often understated and needs a firm platform to be launched from and I can always guarantee that 80% of people in the room need help with their body.

6 Authors of the Unstoppable Stories Book 1. Geraldine McGrath, Rosie Keaney, Shannon Kirkpatrick, Paula Esson, Elaine Curry, Vanessa.

None of these events have a health focus, they have a human focus based on stories and experiences, struggles and life's curve balls. For this reason I find it empowering and uplifting, new students and clients emerge from the conversations and the intrigue around what I do. Especially as I genuinely look happy and content with my life and have a balance between all the elements I love with focused work as well. I love exploring the opportunties and by working with this amazing group of people I have a range of connections and interests, I couldn't dream of by staying in my lane as such. Sowing the seeds and "showing up" have been key to my 30 year career, I love my anatomy, physiology, sport, health and everything that relates to it. The gems though are often lying outside my normal sphere of living. Go explore, the world of a Bowen Therapist is as varied, global and as exciting as your wildest dreams. Make sure you take your business card !

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