Decoding Yourself

This is all about the blessings I have learned by my life being derailed by a brain bleed. Even in the hardest time I choose to count my blessings. I faced my fears and can proudly say I am going to be better from it. I will keep pushing forward as my health improves each day.  I can't wish this on anyone, but you can learn lessons from my experience. I think that would be a lot easier. Slow...

All it took was a client complimenting me, by saying his family that just started coming to my studio loved my personality. That made me go into deep thinking. I still had my thinking that I need to so much work to do in that area on myself.  I finally realized how all my hard work has appeared with out realizing it! The difference is from finally finding myself, setting boundaries for family and...

Have you ever thought of where you get the everyday principles you live your life with? We get advice from everyone we meet. From parents, family, friends, teachers, Doctors, strangers, books, to seminars. How do you choose which to guide your life path? You pick and choose what you want in your life. You can let go of some of the points of view that no longer resonate with you. We may out grow a...

Have you heard the saying your life now is from the decisions you made in your life? Life is all about what you choose for yourself. Even bad options are a decision. Have you ever stopped to look at your life to see why you do what you do?  This week was all about decisions for myself and a few people I spoke with. For me it was holding a boundary for my protection. Others were what they chose for...

So you have changes you want in your life, career, relationships. Now what? I break down the thinking and conviction to stay focused on making it a reality.  You have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable as you grow and let yourself change to create a new reality. It isn't always easy to say no to the life you were comfortable in. If you can question, if this decision will bring you clo...

Are you burned out from work? Feeling drained from work or life? Maybe you forgot to find your purpose? Our focus in life changes as we go through our life. If we get lost in the day to day walk of life we may just be going on auto pilot. Why? I know we can get distracted by our list of things to do and years go by not realizing we are lost in our life. It's time to look at our life and take...

My dog got sprayed by a skunk this week. As I'm cleaning and trying to get rid of the smell I started thinking of my stinky attitude I had about all the cleaning I had to do. I realized that a stinky attitude has the same lingering effect that a skunk smell has, it just doesn't burn the nose.  With the help of an old book The Slight Edge, I go through the idea of making small adjustment...

This episode is all about what you can accomplish in a matter of years. Setting goals and educating yourself can seem hard. When I look back at my results from implementing small changes over time made a huge difference.  You can't grow and change your future without adding new habits and mindsets.  Where were you 1 year ago, 3 years ago, and 5 years ago? Personally, professionally, and finan...

With the 4th of July I had thoughts of celebrating. I realized I have a struggle with celebrating myself and my accomplishments. Setting goals and the rewards for achieving them is a new thing for me, and I suck at it. I hit a goal in January, I am just now planning my celebration trip for it.  Sitting back and looking at what has been accomplished in my life without any fanfare. I need to learn t...

I am sharing my change from thriving on the hustle mentality to the downfall of my health because I didn't know when to stop it. No one talks about the time you should enjoy your success from the hustle. Now in my experience life came up and knocked me down pretty hard before my body gave out, from this I have learned why constant hustle isn't sustainable.  The hustle is important to ach...

This episode is about how having a low belief factor in your life and career sucks! When your self talk is insulting yourself, that's bad. Do you have a belief lid on your success? I talk about how I felt this career as a hairstylist felt like it was trying to kill me. The constant struggle was insane. Once I learned how to work my business successfully it was a game changer. My belief in mys...

Do you know everyone has a natural way they learn? Some personalities find it a struggle to learn from others, or just implementing what they learn into their life.  I am breaking down the strengths and weaknesses we face with our personality types. Why some people just soak up new ideas and others hear it, but can't put it into practice. Learning is key in our lives, so lets jump in and see...

I am hearing and reading about so many Stylists struggling with leaving the industry. From burn out, shrinking clientele, and so many cancelations let's get down to why?  Our industry is going through a shift, but it is a shift we can handle with some new skills. It's time to change how we approach the relationship we have with our clients.  Are you ready to rally and become the best you...

For those that need more help in understanding which Personality Code you are, here you go! I break it down with questions to help guide you through a simple choice of one or two. (Think Eye Exam) This will help you break down your qualities and help you understand what drives you in everyday decisions.  Go check out my Instagram page 'Decoding Clients For Stylists' you will find the dia...

Do you ever miss the mark with your clients hair cut or color? You miss the end goal that the client wanted? I go over the skills of being an active listener. How the personality code helps you decide how much much detail to go over with the clients. I give specific verbiage I use everyday to get the conversation going with an open ended question. Opening the conversation to make them comfortable...

In my career I had many stylists that were my role models, now called mentors. They may have not known that I looked up to them and learned from the talents they had. I learned from watching them, and asking them questions to help me understand.  Are you learning skills from those around you? Education doesn't have to be a day in class learning from one person. Use the talent around you as an...

Do you read books? Books to learn and help you become more? I was dusting my book shelf and I realized how much my life has changed from reading these books through the years. Most I can pin point what shift it made in my thinking and mindset. I would still be in my very limited thinking cycle I learned from people I was around.  By reading these books it created new habits, new ways of thinking,...

Do you feel burnout or stagnant in your career? If you take a look at your life personal, business, life, or location are you happy with them all? If you notice you just aren't as happy as you used to be take a hard look and see what you discover. I know I have had pivotal spots in my life the one decision made a huge direction change in my life. Four years ago I took an extension class that...

You now know which is your Personality Code, are you wondering how grow yourself?  When you start to see who you really are, but also some weaknesses that you want to soften this is what I'm talking about. I know I wanted to be more. My profession needed me more well rounded. I learned how to strengthen the personality traits I wanted to be stronger. Over the years of making small adjustments...

Have you ever struggled setting goals for yourself and then not following through? I believe every personality code has a unique way you need to set goals and how to achieve them.  How to keep yourself focused on achieving your goals is the forgotten key to success. I will break down how to set the time line and the thinking behind it.  Send me a message if you have any comments. Thank you for lis...

Emotions warning.  I go through how my battles with skin cancer helped me learn how to stop the constant hustle of work. It helped me realize that I needed to live my best life and enjoy living. The hard lesson of getting through the fire of struggle and relearn everything. Challenges help you figure out the balance you want in your life. You can choose to be bitter or better. I chose better, and...

Believe it or not this was my hardest one to speak about. What is communication? How good at getting your thoughts and expectations relayed to another person?  We do it everyday all day. Have you ever stopped to think about how you do it? We convey our thoughts through verbal, non-verbal, written, and visual communications. Do you want to understand a few basics, well here we go. Send me a message...

Consultations and be a challenge especially with unrealistic ideas and AI pictures. With using Personality Code and some specific communication styles you can take the anxiety out of it.  Learn to stay calm and ask questions to help clear up the expectations. Be upfront over the details and the cost breakdown. You will ease the uncertainty for both of you, and create a relaxing experience.  Once y...

I've given you details in the past 10 episode of the Personality Code this episode is why it's important. The World is in the middle of a changing scene most of us are too busy to realize we are either rising to the occasion or being left behind.  How do you leave an Impression on someone? Great hair grows and needs to be maintained. By leaving a feeling of being seen and heard along wit...

Can you believe that your Personality Code helps you understand your emotions? Just like your personality cues on how you adjust to change, is how you handle bumps in the road and others.  Are you the type that jumps to the worst case scenario, or lets things roll of your back? Lets jump into it and break it down. Send me a message if you have any comments. Thank you for listening. Share this epis...