I re-ingited my passion by joining this group. actually I was trying to get on the Beauty Tech message boards and just stumbled on to this. But it was the best thing that could have happened. you girls are great!!! and the knowledge is pricless. I have learned so much from just reading. it's truely inspiring. much love Cira
--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Dayna - Days of Beauty <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dayna - Days of Beauty <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? To: [email protected] Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 1:15 PM OMG Michelle, your post gave me chills!! AMEN SISTER!!!!! Dayna Days of Beauty Ontario - CANADA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 3:10 AM To: NailTech Subject: NailTech:: Re: are we a dying breed??? Alright... I feel inspired to put my 2 cents in... I have seen the education thing on all sides... a student, an educator, a seminar attendee. I think the biggest thing a class gives you is re-ignite-ing your passion for what you do. That being said, some people find ways to continue to be passionate about our industry in other ways... without going to classes. I always feel there is something to be learned from a good class, but there just isn't a whole lot of good ones out there anymore! My co-workers have turned into the "i'm not trying anything new, what I do works just fine" so I try to ignite THEIR passion with my doing new stuff. (It only kind of works!) And they wonder why I consistently make more money in less hours... LOL.... Anyway, when it comes to this subject, we need to remember that we are the top top tier of our industry here. We just spend more time on our career, are more passionate than the average tech, and so of course we are going to be more successful... even without a lot of classes. Now, on to the economy thing. See, I have a different view on this than a lot of folks, and it keeps me peaceful at heart and busy at work! When there is lots of money being thrown around and everyone is doing good, the discount salons do good business because at $15 fill + $3 repair + $2 shortening= $20 per week it's cool to not need an appointment and it doesn't matter how well they hold up. All of a sudden... economy goes down... money gets a little tight... have to work more hours to make the same... NOW I LOOK LIKE A GREAT VALUE! At $30 every 3 weeks... no extra charges... I actually SAVE the client $30 and they only have to find an hour to come see me instead of 3 visits! And they can talk to me. And they can budget it because it doesn't fluctuate. I give them a cheerful one hour break from their stressful, crappy economy life. I make sure my customer service stays excellent... and I stay busy while tumbleweeds blow through the discount salons. People have the money... YOU JUST NEED TO BE WORTH THEM SPENDING IT WITH YOU. This is a tough one to look in the mirror and admit to yourself. Would you spend the money to go to you? Why? This thinking will keep your head in the right place. And I like to reason it this way... Chanel makes money. So does Cover Girl. I choose to be Chanel. And the clients who appreciate "Chanel" come to me. Everyone is happy.... and Cover Girl still doesn't go out of business. We will come out of this recession stronger than ever. You know why? Because those new techs will never catch up with us who stuck it out in TIME and EXPERIENCE! There can be 4000 new techs, but as long as I am still in the biz they will never catch me!!! Things will get worse with the economy, the strong (like us) will survive, and then we'll get back to those boom years where you're turning people away after a 60 client work week! Just my two pennies as promised... Keeping my mouth shut is NOT my strong suit... LOL. Hang in there ladies.... it will all come around... although I do feel like a dying breed sometimes... so I hear ya, Dayna.... Michelle Cordes Bremerton and Tacoma, WA On Mar 25, 11:35 am, "Dayna - Days of Beauty" <[email protected]> wrote: > I cannot believe the Nail Techs out there that are just not interested in > more education! I have heard, "Why should I take another class when I > already have my certificate to do nails" too many times! > > There are Nail Salons in my area that are closing due to loss of clients > they are blaming on the economy, yet I am new to this town and I gain at > least one new client every week! Clients aren't leaving because of the > economy, they are leaving because they are unsatisfied with their nails. > > What is wrong with this picture L > > Is this relatively small group of Nail technicians that frequent this > mailing list, and the BT Boards, the ONLY ones that see the necessity on > taking more classes to improve our craft? > > Thanks for listening to my vent, it's good to have such a wonderful group of > Nail Tech Sista's > > Dayna > > Days of Beauty > > Ontario - CANADA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
