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F r e e m u s i c d o w n l o a d s f o r C e r t i f i e d m e m b e r s : w w w. a b m p . c o m / g o / c e r t i f i e d c e n t r a l 25 BUSINESS SIDE 10. STUDENT KC: While all the roles we've mentioned are important, this one can be just plain fun. Make time to learn something new and put yourself back in the (in-person or online) classroom. Choose topics you know you'll like, but also try something totally out of left field; you might just surprise yourself with a new passion. Learning even one new technique a month will invigorate your practice and keep it fresh for you and your clients. Need inspiration? Visit ABMP's Online Education Center! Les Sweeney is ABMP's president and resident blogger. Contact him at les@abmp.com and read his blog on www.abmp.com. Kristin Coverly, kristin@abmp.com, is the manager of professional development at ABMP and teaches workshops for therapists and instructors across the country. Both are massage therapists with business degrees who care about you and your practice. Want more? Check out their ABMP BizFit video tips on www.abmptv.com. 9. ORGANIZER LS: This one is especially true if you are an independent practitioner. Heck, who am I kidding? If you are an adult, it's critically important. As I've mentioned in this column before, if it's not on my calendar, it doesn't happen—I was very proud of myself recently for remembering to do something I hadn't written down, but that's the exception, not the rule. You have 168 hours per week, and hopefully you're awake for no more than 120. In those 120 hours a week, you have to manage your practice, eat, provide bodywork, get your exercise/self-care, travel, brush your teeth, parent, support others, post on Facebook, practice the tuba, volunteer, commute, read, tell jokes, and who knows what else. You better be organized! If not, you better get organized! Organizer also can mean organizing others. Many think of massage as solitary work, and the majority of it usually is. But there are lots of ways your life needs your organizer gene, to help others navigate their 120 hours. NEED INSPIRATION? Visit ABMP's Online Education Center and Continuing Education Calendar at www.abmp.com.