{"id":8420,"date":"2026-08-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spa-balance.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=8420"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:20:13","slug":"174-one-road-forward","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.spa-balance.com\/es\/podcast\/174-one-road-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"174. One Road Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-19612934\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1739894\/episodes\/19612934-174-one-road-forward.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-19612934&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many ways to make money as a wellness consultant.<br><br>You can become an internal consultant.<br><br>You can work project by project.<br><br>Or you can carve out a specialist niche of your own.<br><br>All of these paths can work.<br><br>But you cannot build momentum while trying to walk down all of them at once.<br><br>When I started consulting more than 18 years ago, I tried to do everything.<br><br>I became an internal consultant for a hotel company.<br><br>I took on project-based work helping a boutique hotel open their spa.<br><br>And at the same time, I began creating what would eventually become my own education platform and specialist methodology.<br><br>On paper, it looked like I was creating multiple opportunities.<br><br>In reality, I was running in several different directions.<br><br>I took whatever came my way and measured success by how much work I could collect.<br><br>But when the financial crisis hit Spain in 2012, I had to return to full-time employment and move to another part of the world.<br><br>Looking back, one of the biggest reasons was that I had never chosen one clear path.<br><br>I wanted to be on all of them.<br><br>And when you keep jumping from one road to another, you never stay on one long enough to learn what works, develop the right skills or create sustainable momentum.<br><br>That experience taught me a lesson I have never forgotten:<br><br>All roads may lead to Rome.<br><br>But you still have to choose one.<br><br><br>In this episode, we uncover:<br><br><strong>1. The 3 paths available to wellness consultants<\/strong><br>You can become an internal consultant, working closely with one company and advising them from inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can become a project-based consultant, coming in for a defined period of time to deliver a specific result for a fixed fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or you can become a specialist consultant, carving out your own niche, methodology and way of working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of these paths is inherently better than the others.<br>The right path is the one you choose and commit to.<br><br><strong>2. Why constantly changing direction keeps you stuck<\/strong><br>When clients do not come quickly, it is tempting to assume that you have chosen the wrong path.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You change your offer, your positioning and your audience.&nbsp;<br>You can even start again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But every path comes with its own challenges.\u00a0<br><br>What looks easier from the outside will still require you to learn how to communicate your value, solve the right problem and deliver a result your client cares about.\u00a0<br><br>Changing direction every time something feels difficult does not create progress.\u00a0<br>It delays it.\u00a0<br><br><strong>3. Why commitment matters more than choosing perfectly<\/strong><br>You do not need to find the perfect path.\u00a0<br>You need to choose a path and stay with it long enough to learn what it can teach you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like choosing a route on Google Maps, there may be several ways to reach the same destination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some may be faster.&nbsp;<br>Some may be longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some may include unexpected traffic or road closures.&nbsp;<br>That does not mean you chose incorrectly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It simply means that the route has challenges you could not have predicted.\u00a0<br>Progress begins when you choose one road and start moving.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>By the end of this episode, you will understand the three main paths available to you as a wellness consultant.&nbsp;<br><br>You will be able to see which path best fits where you are today, the type of work you want to do and the business you want to build.&nbsp;<br><br>You will also understand why choosing one road does not mean committing to it forever.&nbsp;<br><br>It means committing to it long enough to develop the skills, experience and confidence you need to make it work.&nbsp;<br><br>Most importantly, you will see that clarity does not come before action.&nbsp;<br><br>Clarity comes from choosing a path, walking it and learning as you go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8420","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>174. 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