I have discovered recently that lot of massage therapists have problems with running on time in their business. It’s not because they simply can’t keep track of time during a massage (although that does happen sometimes), but rather that the clients seem to not respect the therapist’s time.
When you have a client who continually runs late, how does that affect you? We often try to give them the full time-they’re there to feel better, right? So you don’t want to stress them out by telling them that you’ll have to cut their time short.
You end up getting stressed out during the massage and spend your time thinking about how you won’t have enough time to eat or make notes before your next client. Then you end up rushing after you finish that session and barely have enough time to change out your linens and throw a couple bites of food in your mouth while you just happen to be in the bathroom.