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May, 2012

• Inspired Birth Professionals - Resource: Coaching and Complimentary Resources for Birth Pros from Birth Your Business Sent Sunday, May 20, 2012 Inspired Birth Professionals Resource: Coaching and Complimentary Resources for Birth Pros from Birth Your Business Recently on Twitter, I learned about Sarah Juliusson, a long-time birth pro who is offering business-building coaching services to other birth pros and small business owners. I really like Sarah's vibe and appreciate her focus on creating a solid foundation for business while always keeping one's values in the forefront. In addition to her services, Sarah shares a […]

October, 2011

• Inspired Birth Professionals - Resource: Childbirth Education Class Materials by Plumtree Baby Sent Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Resource: Childbirth Education Class Materials by Plumtree Baby There are independent childbirth educators who choose to develop their own childbirth classes, as well as doulas who wish to offer their clients childbirth education as part of their services. A common challenge for these birth professionals is the desire to develop a comprehensive curriculum that meets the needs of a broad audience, is current, professional-looking and aesthetically […]

September, 2011

• Inspired Birth Professionals - Review of Micky Jones’ “Keep the Fires Burning: Conquering stress and burnout as a... Sent Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Review of Micky Jones’ “Keep the Fires Burning: Conquering stress and burnout as a Mother-Baby Professional” Anyone who has worked with me knows the importance I place on self-care.The reason for the emphasis is that I know first-hand what stress can do – I’ve got the malfunctioning adrenal glands to prove it. Although stress happens to just about everyone, the way we nurture ourselves on multiple levels – physically, mentally, emotionally, […]
• Inspired Birth Professionals - Stress + Six Weeks + One Book + One Fire = Gifts of Perspective Sent Sunday, September 11, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Stress + Six Weeks + One Book + One Fire = Gifts of Perspective Image via Wikipedia It’s been about six weeks of inaction for me on basically all things business, but in that time I’ve grown so much. It’s amazing how perspective can change, not only in six weeks, but also in an instant. A Book About six weeks ago, Micky Jones’ book, “Keep the Fires Burning – Conquering stress and burnout as a Mother-Baby Professional”, made its way into my hands, […]

July, 2011

• Inspired Birth Professionals - Breaking Down Birth Doula Fees Sent Sunday, July 31, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Breaking Down Birth Doula Fees Image via Wikipedia Have you taken the time to consider what your hourly rate would be for the time you’re dedicating to your birth doula clients? In a recent Facebook Group post for students of Birth Art International, founder Demetria Clark offered the following example: If you charge $400 per birth, this is a simple breakdown to consider: Time with parents - 5 hours (prenatals and phone calls) Time at birth - […]
• Inspired Birth Professionals - Social Media Tools to Minimize the Time Suck: Tools to Find and Share Content (Part 2) Sent Sunday, July 17, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Social Media Tools to Minimize the Time Suck: Tools to Find and Share Content (Part 2) Image by _DaniloRamos via Flickr In part one, I shared three social media tools to help you connect with others on Twitter. Today I’ll be sharing a few useful tools to locate awesome content and share it easily. About a month or two ago, I discovered there’s a buzzword that describes people like me. I’m a “curator” – someone who finds informative and useful […]
• Inspired Birth Professionals - Social Media Tools to Minimize the Time Suck: Tools to Connect (Part 1) Sent Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Social Media Tools to Minimize the Time Suck: Tools to Connect (Part 1) There’s no going back – many of us lead busy social lives… online. Social media needs to be an essential ingredient in a birth pro’s marketing and networking strategies. Facebook and Twitter are currently the places to be - they are where a large number of expectant mamas hang out, and where we can get their attention. These online gathering places are where we can be […]

June, 2011

• Inspired Birth Professionals - Knowing and Standing in Your Value: Part I Sent Sunday, June 26, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals Knowing and Standing in Your Value: Part I Image by CarbonNYC via Flickr I’ve been hearing from birth professionals who are struggling with finding clients and getting hired. These women are very actively marketing themselves. They’re putting themselves out there, making contacts, getting interviews, following up, but they’re just not closing the sale, or they’re not attracting the kind of clients they want – namely, paying clients. In almost all […]
• Inspired Birth Professionals - The Power of Words in Visual Form Sent Sunday, June 19, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals The Power of Words in Visual Form Image by avrdreamer via Flickr Last week I decided to revisit my values. The last time I did a values exercise, I was at a very different place in my life. I’ve grown a lot since then and was curious to see what has changed. Here are the steps I took: I really like the comprehensive list of almost 400 adjectives that Steve Pavlina put together for such a task, so I copied and pasted the words into an excel […]
• Inspired Birth Professionals - The Power of Words in Visual Form Sent Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Inspired Birth Professionals The Power of Words in Visual Form Image by avrdreamer via Flickr Last week I decided to revisit my values. The last time I did a values exercise, I was at a very different place in my life. I’ve grown a lot since then and was curious to see what has changed. Here are the steps I took: I really like the comprehensive list of almost 400 adjectives that Steve Pavlina put together for such a task, so I copied and pasted the words into an excel […]

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