Do What You Feel Is Right For You | Mel Koppelman | MTM068
Making the Maven
English - October 17, 2016 14:25 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Marketing healthandwellness entrepreneurship wellnessbusiness wellnessentrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mel Koppelman is a registered Acupuncturist and practitioner of Integrative Medicine. Mel founded her own clinic in 2011, but she recently left her brick and mortar business, which was located in the UK, to start a new adventure in Rhode Island, United States. Mel discusses some of the big roadblocks she had when she first started her own business and some of the key lessons she’s learned from it on this week’s episode.
Key Insights & Aha Moments:
*I took a little break from the business last week, and I really missed the community!
*Mel is a trained acupuncturist who recently moved from the UK to the U.S.
*Mel says that leaving her practice of five years back home was very tricky for her. All the hard work was just paying off!
*How does Mel plan to set up her practice in the U.S.?
*What kind of things helped towards Mel’s success in the UK?
*You always want to leverage your strengths in your business, but with that being said, it’s also good to be hyper aware of what your weakness are.
*Mel believes it’s important to not take things too seriously. It can quickly dry up the passion you have for you business if you do.
*When you’re comfortable in your own business, customers will naturally feel more attracted to you.
*There is no cookie-cutter mold for your business, so do what’s right for you.
*Also, there is no such thing as work/life balance and that’s a good thing. Your business should be personal!
*What is one of Mel’s superpowers?
*What was one big challenge Mel had when she was growing her acupuncture practice?
*Mel really resisted the idea of ’find your niche,’ at first.
*Mel is also the Vice President of the Acupuncture Now Foundation and dives a bit further into what the organization does.
Maven Moment:
So, I took time off and went to Mexico for 6 days! Yes! The biggest takeaway from the trip can be summed up in one word: Patience. Mexican culture definitely operates at its own pace and no one is in a rush. If breakfast takes two hours, then breakfast takes two hours. What I want everyone to know is that things don’t always happen on the timeline you’ve set, which is where patience comes in! I know, it’s hard to practice in reality, but it can become a powerful tool in your toolbox when you just remember to take a deep breathe and be patient.
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