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Vagrant Dreamer
post May 9 2011, 12:17 PM
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Hi All!

I have mentioned a few times in recent months that I have been working on starting my own business, a Massage and Wellness clinic in Georgia. As of 5/4/11 we are opened and operational!

Anyone who cares to look is welcome to check out our website http://www.thousandpetalsmassage.com.

So far we've had walk-ins every day from day one, and sold a few gift certificates, and had inquiries from the locals by phone and internet.

Now, I have never started a business before, although I've marketed myself and had a small clientele of my own for a while both here in Georgia and in New York. But from planning, capital, property, etc., this whole thing was arranged in around 3 months. I've been told that's really fast, but as far as I was concerned I was just making each decision as it came and acting on it.

This plan occurred to me the very night that I created and consecrated my Jupiter Talisman. Now, I've made effective talismans of one form or another before, and although there seem to be some methods that work for me and some that don't, this one was done according to our own Imperialarts' book on planetary talismans, "Tablets of Destiny." I will say that I also created a venus luck talisman for a friend - something I don't typically do - using the same method more strictly, and so far the results have not shown themselves in any significant way. The difference in execution may be the issue - in the construction of my jupiter talisman I exorcised and consecrated in my standardized way everything involved in the process: the room, the circle, the altar, the tools, the tin itself, the coals, the incense, and the vessel that held both. With the venus talisman I simply followed the letter of the book. That's not an indication that the book's method doesn't work when followed precisely, but possibly an indication of the impact of one's own standardized practices if a person has such elements in their magical system.

In any case, I created the talisman, and then began writing a business plan outline that night, took it to my partner the next day with the request that she open with me (an instinct that I followed), finished the business plan that week, and called on a handful of people who had already asked if I would eventually open my own place. One of them offered $5k start-up capital at just the mention of doing this, the others invested based on the faith of this other.

Then began the process of finding a location, which was equally magical but in a different kind of way. Our first location was perfect internally and externally, but the real-estate itself was just not exposed enough. Still, we were going to go with it on the basis that the energy there was perfect and the bedrock was mostly quartz. However, circumstances forced us to delay acquiring the place, and we lost it. The second place we looked at was acceptable but too small to support a large clientele. The third place was going to require most of our start-up just to get built-out, $8k for 7 walls and 2 doorways in a 1200s/f space.

On another instinct, I drove through Winder with an open mind, and got stuck for an inordinate amount of time behind a red light, just long enough for me to glance at the plan gray house on the street where I was. Although all i could think was how frustrated I was having to wait in excess of five minutes at a red-light (I have not had this problem since, and that doesn't seem to be the normal timing for the light now that I have been carefully watching traffic here for five days), I happened to notice the rent sign near the building.

As it turns out, the building is perfect in every way for my needs. It is structured ideally for this business, has private parking, is on the second busiest intersection in town, is freshly renovated inside, and was listed at $350 cheaper in just four days before I acquired it because it had been empty for two years.

After that it was just a matter of painting, furnishing, and setting up the office portion.

Five days in we have had walk-ins and calls every day, we're by no means nearing our capacity yet, but for this business that is beyond excellent.

So begins the next grand adventure, everyone who happens to read, send us some good energy, and anyone who sees the website is welcomed and encouraged to criticize, I have never had to make a commercial website before and that is about fourth revision.

I'll be around, of course, though I'm a bit busier I expect I'll have time for the forums for probably years to come.

peace


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post May 11 2011, 07:47 PM
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I'm very happy for you Vagrant. Now maybe you will change your name to 'settled down dreamer'. lol sorry, bad joke

Sounds like you have done everything that you can using conventional means. It was natural that you make a talisman or use some magical method. I did help set up a similar business about ten years ago, but I had two business partners doing a lot of it. All else that I can think of is that reputation is your most valuable asset. Just remember to put the client's needs above your own and the clients will generally notice that you made that extra effort. They will remember that, hopefully trust you and be more likely to be repeat business. Returning clients, regulars are your bread and butter. You can have a lot of people noticing you and coming in once, but that won't keep you in business. Having a smaller number come in and come again and again will pay the bills.

Best of luck


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