Do you want more?
I once heard it said that exactly ninety five percent of people would like to get, be, do or have more… And that the other 5% will probably lie about other things too!
Most people want more! They want more holidays, more clothes, more shoes, more time, more money! …More choice… a better home, a second home, a new car, to eat out more, or to spend more time with a loved one …Most people want more of something!
But, if you ask them what they are doing to learn how to get more? Other than waiting and hoping, most people are doing very little, if anything at all. They just want a different outcome to what they currently have.
So, what about you? What are you doing to get a different outcome?
In other words, what are you learning?
What books are you reading or listening to?
What shows are you watching?
What podcasts are you listening to?
What courses are you attending?
Who do you associate with who has already achieved what you want?
You earn what you currently earn based on what you currently know and do. If you want to earn more, then you have to learn something that you don’t currently know, and then do something that you don’t currently do, in order to get a different result!
I love the expression “Nothing changes… if nothing changes”
But, many people want and expect a ‘Change’ to happen in their life, but they expect that change to come from someone or something else.
If you want something different, don’t expect someone else to do it for you, It’s not their responsibility, it’s yours, it’s all down to you.
Many of the people who watch this are young, perhaps 20-30 years young, [lucky you!], and you’re optimistic about your future, [which is fantastic!]
You’re optimistic about succeeding and becoming wealthier. But if I were to dig a bit deeper, you don’t usually know how it’s going to happen. But, you’re optimistic none the less, that ‘something will just happen’. And I hope it does!
But, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, because the chances are ‘it won’t’. It won’t happen unless you know ‘what you want’ and start planning ‘what you need to do’, ‘what you need to learn', and ‘who you need to become’ in order to make your dream [whatever it is] a reality.
The problem is that most people invest more time and energy planning their summer holiday than they spend planning their life?
But by the very act of planning for success, you are setting yourself up as being someone who is more likely to succeed!
Some people will invest in an asset like property, or perhaps stocks and shares in the hope of a quick win and making some money. Some do, some don’t.
But what do you invest in yourself? Because ‘YOU’ are your greatest asset!
So, what do you invest in the hope of growing ‘YOU’? Because if you have aspirations to get more from life, you need to be prepared to invest the time and the money [when necessary], to learn more, and become more, and therefore get more as a result!
So, what skills don’t you have? And more importantly what are you going to do about it?
Instead of justifying why you can’t put hair up or do extensions, or to get better at colour, cutting or whatever skill you might be lacking in. Why don’t you enrol in an online class, buy a book or attend a live training. And then spend the time to practice practice, practice until you master it.
But PLEASE don’t make the mistake that hairdressers often do by thinking that you only need to invest in learning better technical and creative skills because as important as they are that’s only going to take you part of the way.
It is every bit as important to invest the time into developing your own mindset, your people skills and relationship building and communication skills, if you want to succeed.
So, do you really want more? And have you got the necessary motivation, and self discipline, to put in the time and effort to get more? Or is it all too hard?
So what are some practical next steps?
Well, can I suggest that you could brainstorm with your team these two questions.
The first one is; As a team, what areas do we need to improve our skills in?
The second one is; As individuals what areas do we underperform in?
I have an online course called Super Stylist it has helped many people all over the world become more successful in the hair and beauty industry and it can help you too.
We launch it 3 times a year and if you want to get on the wait list for the next launch, or are just curious about it and want to find out more visit growmysalonbusiness.com and register your interest to be notified when it’s next open for enrolment. I’m sure you’ll be glad you did.
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Thanks for watching! Have a great week!
