Christmas / New Year Edition by Britta Krueger
As we get nearer the end of this year, it is time to reflect about 2020 and what a year it has been! Who would have thought at the beginning of this year that we would be faced with a pandemic? With restrictions not only to our businesses but also to our private life!? This year has been outstanding (unprecedented as it is called so many times) and very very challenging for all of us! When we look back some of us will feel sad and distraught at the devastation this year has brought to all of us but some might also look back and see some positive glimpses that this year has brought. Whilst there is no denying that the pandemic had disastrous consequences for many businesses it has also offered opportunities for some and also some much valued time with kids and family for others. Some therapists will look at this year and plan to work even harder in those times when we can
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offer treatments or training without restrictions to make up for those times when we simply can't. Others might relish the time with family and friends and decide that there is more to life than just work and that a happy medium and a good work/life balance is maybe possible after all. The period around Christmas and New Year is normally the busiest time of the year with many therapists working crazy hours, ignoring the sore neck or wrist sprain to keep clients happy and “squeeze” everyone in before the holidays. Will it be the same this year? For some, it will be even more exaggerated as
the new “way” of working means fewer clients in a day with time to clean the treatment area between clients so the days might be even longer. Others might value their health and wellbeing and also the time with the family more and a structured approach to fixed hours or days per week might be the norm. When we look ahead into a bright and promising 2021 many of us will try and plan, come up with ideas for new treatments, take additional courses or tweak the business in a way to make it “better”, be it better. After all, you can spend more time with your family and have time to yourself or be it better because you are expanding and looking to boost your income or better because you are
