Some people not only empathize with others and feel compassion for their plight, but also actively look for ways to help them heal. When I sought a remedy for fatigue, I wanted to find an expert with all these skills. I ended up finding many, and as a result, I found myself revitalized. My “new lease on life” motivated me to discover what made these people so great at their job and then share my findings with those who may want to pursue a career as someone who helps improve the lives of so many.
If you love the idea of helping others heal, then you might want to consider becoming a massage therapist, an herbalist, a yoga instructor, a life coach, a motivational speaker, a counselor, or even a nurse or doctor. Alternatively, you could also sell health products online like vitamins, essential oils, or fitness gear.
Let’s take a closer look at how to get started with any of these business ideas.
How to Become a Massage Therapist
When you become a massage therapist, you will be able to help people heal by improving their blood circulation, decreasing muscle inflammation, and stimulating the release of endorphins and catecholamines like epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine.
Start by enrolling in a massage therapy school and complete the required hours, which can range from 300 to 1,000 hours.
After you get your certification and licenses, you have a number of options for work. You can start your own business, buying an affordable massage table for sale and visiting clients in their homes or offices. You can also work for a fitness center, a hotel, a resort, a cruise ship, a spa, a doctor’s office, or a franchised clinic.
How to Become an Herbalist
When you become an herbalist, you will be able to help people heal by recommending the medicinal power of plants to alleviate or cure a variety of their health problems.
You will need a bachelor’s degree to enroll in a school of herbal medicine. After training, certification, and licensing, you can either start your own clinic or work for someone who has their own clinic.
How to Become a Yoga Instructor
When you become a yoga instructor, you will be able to teach people–either at a studio or through one on one sessions–how to exercise their bodies and calm their minds to achieve a state of optimum health and well-being.
It’s a good idea to learn various types of yoga so that you can decide on your favorite style. Once you decide on what type of yoga you want to specialize in, you should complete a teacher training course, get registered as a yoga instructor with an organization like the Yoga Alliance, and keep up to date with changes in the yoga community by earning continuous education credits.
After training and meeting all educational requirements, you can either start your own studio, work for an established yoga studio, or teach yoga classes at a gym, hotel, or resort.
How to Become a Life Coach
When you become a life coach, you will teach people and organizations essential life skills. For instance, you might help people identify a career and develop a life purpose. You might help startups develop their vision, create strategies, and initiate employee training programs. In short, as a life coach, you will help either individuals or corporations to set goals, plan projects, design new possibilities, and manage various developmental processes.
Begin by researching the best coach training programs and find an accredited training school.
Upon graduation, your best option is to start your own business.
How to Become a Motivational Speaker
When you become a motivational speaker, you will give public talks to help people become more successful, happier, and more fulfilled in their work and personal lives.
To begin, you will need to do a lot of self-study on some aspect of personal development that you want to specialize in and join an organization that will help you improve your speaking abilities.
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When you’re ready, you will market yourself as a motivational speaker and find corporations, schools, or other organizations where you can offer presentations.
How to Start an eCommerce Business
When you launch your own eCommerce store, you can sell health products online like vitamins, essential oils, or fitness gear.
To begin, you should take a course or two in online marketing and then choose a business name, secure a domain name, build a website, and select the most relevant business structure. You will also need to register your business and get an Employer Identification Number.
In closing, you have many options when it comes to choosing fulfilling work that aligns with your values and empowers you to contribute to a better world. Spend some time identifying your own interests and then choose the best channel to express your vision of a purpose-driven life.
