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As a stylist we strive to become a success to be fully booked to get new recommendation to earn a great salary to be the best we can. But sadly in so many cases somewhere along the way. This changes or never happens why? what went wrong? Why do some get
disillusioned and get resentful.Why do some quit the industry! Why do some. Get by but are full of anger and resentment Why? Time to be honest! It's time to seek some help? Get re focused and remember why you started on this journey of self discovery looking for creative success.
If this is you!
It's time for some honest reflection to ask your self some soul searching questions starting with the big one Why? Did you become a stylist? Followed by. Do you enjoy being a stylist? what do you want from being a stylist?
What were the goals? What were the aspirations that brought you into this industry? What are you prepared to do to reach your goals and dreams!
There are so many avenues to explore so many skills to gain. There is so much to give and yet so much to gain. Yes you have to give things away to get them back it's the way of the universe.
But all of this comes at a cost nothing in life is easy or free it takes hard work commitment!
It takes constant training and updates of all the skills we have. All that we know and all we have yet to learn try and discover.
These are challenging times for everyone.Those challenges and demands being day to day running and managing of the salon and staff team members. As stylists working in a salon being part of the team we should be involved in the salons success.
How can we do this? By being and staying positive and upbeat. With so much global uncertainty so much negativity in the new's Think and be positive and up beat both in your out look and in what you project. I have little time for negative attitude or thinking it's destructive on so many levels both in personal and work life.
These skills cover every aspect of our industry. From those key things that are at the very heart of our daily routine and business success . Service skills. Communication .Consultation.
We need to use all the tools that are available to us.The ones that motivate us. Ones that are written specific to the issues around our industry by passionate professionals who have so much to share and offer to us. One helpful read is the book below written by Karen Lynch it's very insightful on so many aspect of owning and running a salon and motivating staff. She is a driven motivated passionate industry professional.
In this book
Karen takes you along on a journey of discovery and challenges. Two stylist discovering the challenges the emotion roller coaster of success
It's is very much hoped this will soon be on sale here in the Uk but you can order via the web link.
Having read the book and watched the educational DVD's and as some one who has nothing to gain from this recommendation apart from sharing it as a tool that I think very inspiring written by someone with a solid background and so an understanding of the issues we all come across daily in the salon as either an owner manager or stylist.
We have so many tools available to us to research and study our craft.The Internet the world wide web books. These are really good for learning about service and consultation skills after all Service and clients are our business. We must not forget the other aspects of our trade the practical hands on creative side this need to be fed and stimulated sharing idea's with team mates work colleges.
We must also make sure we are up to date with product knowledge and technical knowledge.
Just being a busy salon stylist can and will get to be quite routine if you don't push and challenge your self. It is very easy to get complacent take what we do and indeed out clients and the very fact of being busy as a given ! not always the case.
Real success is to challenge your self and continually grow. Fear can hold us back as stepping out side ones comfort zone pushing the envelope is not a comfortable place to be for many of us.
Get involved in the salon training nights . Maybe become a platform artist or educator. for major colour company. consider entering some competitions, photographic work .These can be good for both individual stylist and the whole salon it moral and image.
Remember that the more you give out through sharing skills and experience the more that will come back to you.
This career is for you to manage and steer. It's a journey and adventure you have no idea of what opportunities lie ahead for you. All yours to grasp all you have to do is aim high and challenge your self and those around you.
Dont settle for second best. Have high standards. Stay up beat focused. Constantly challenge your self and those around you.
If the above is you if you want to move forward step up the ladder to success then lets connect for an informal chat maybe we can move forward together. Learning and sharing experience.
All contact information is on my web site I very much look forward to hearing from you
MikeB2MR
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