A huge majority of alternative health practitioners, unfortunately, find it a bit of a struggle to make a decent living from their business. It is even more unfortunate that the percentage of people who do try to tough it out in this industry is extremely large when compared to other more mainstream industries.

The question is, why are so many people who are so dedicated and passionate about helping others, failing to turn this into a successful business?

If you speak to other health practitioners, I am sure you will find 3 common traits among them.

1.) They do not always have the appropriate business and marketing skills to run their business properly.

2.) They fail to see that healing work can also be a successful business that makes good money.

3.) They do not believe that making a lot of money doing this type of work is ethically or spiritually correct.

As it will take more than one simple article to address point 1, I will like to address point 2 and 3.

Many alternative health practitioners are extremely passionate and love what they do. They have a lot of commitment and are prepared to struggle for their passion and beliefs. Unfortunately, too many of them treat their business like a hobby! Though this is admirable, it is a false belief stemmed from nothing, that we have to struggle in this industry! This is a belief that is holding a lot of talented therapists out there back. As more and more people wise up to the benefits of alternative health practices, the demand of our services will keep rising with it! There are plenty of people out there screaming for a good therapist, and bemoaning the fact that they can’t find a good one. If you are one such a therapist, what are you doing to get their attention? There is a lot of work out there. We just need to seek it.

It is also a false believe, in my opinion, that it is ethically or morally “wrong” to make a lot of money from helping others. Spirituality and ethics have no relationship to money at all! You can be very spiritual and ethical and still be very rich. On the other hand, you can also be very spiritual and ethical and still be poor!

Look at it this way. You can make a bigger difference in the world, and purse your spiritual path and help others better if you do not have to worry about how you are going to feed your family from week to week. When you are secure in your own finances, then only are you able to start making significant contributions, in terms of both time and money, to worthwhile causes. How are you going to be able to help others, when all the time, you are struggling to help yourself?

We should not judge a person’s spirituality, or goodwill, by the amount of money they make, but rather by what they actually do with this money and their time.

It is important to understand these mental hurdles, and overcome them so that you can create a thriving alternative health business and make a lot of money helping people and doing what you love.