You don’t have to (and probably shouldn’t try to) do all these things this week. Start with the first one and pick one or two you can do soon. First, take stock of where you are Take a few minutes and some paper. Write down a summary of where you are in your doula career, …
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Recently I blogged about the Top 10 Mistakes New Doulas Make – this week I’m countering with a top ten list of things you should do if you want to be successful in your doula practice. 1. They value themselves Successful doulas know that their work is valuable, and have confidence in their work. If …
Doula work and business work are very different skills. Sometimes the same person has talent in both, but often those who have natural inclination for the nurturing of doula work struggle with making it a sustainable business. Since the DONA training provides little, if any, business advice, and the organization that does do business advice, …
I was watching a video the other day with advice for photographers who just graduated with a degree in photography, and it struck me how much the advice was also applicable to doulas just starting out after doing their training. So with some adaptation, and a huge hat tip to Chase Jarvis, here are three …
