Sustainabilityis crucial for salons, given thenegative environmental impactof the beauty and wellness industry.
But in my view, sustainability should go beyond making a positive environmental impact.
Why Sustaining Your Energy, Health and Peace Is Crucial
Salon professionals have tough jobs.
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Theyre usually on their feet for hours on end with client after client.
Their work be it applying makeup, cutting hair, giving a massage, etc.
majorly influences clients self-esteem.
Owners majorly influence a salons culture.
Employee turnover will likely increase, putting you in a difficult situation with your clients.
Frustrated clients might leave, and youll have to ramp up your marketing efforts to find new ones.
Ultimately, you might lose your business.
How to Boost Your Well-Being
There is a lot of useful advice on improving your well-being.
Ive found several steps to be particularly useful.
First, focus on your mental health.
Something thats helped me immensely with my mental health is adopting a positive, grateful mindset.
Strive to focus on the good things about your business and team.
take a stab at spend some time each day writing down the things youre grateful for.
As motivational speaker and self-development author Brian Tracy noted in hisbookEat That Frog!
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Something else Ive found helpful is playing with my dogs and grandkids whenever I can.
I can work 12- to 14-hour days.
Stopping to play helps me let go of stress and other negative emotions and just feel happy.
Find ways to incorporate play into your life.
Just carve out time to be happy.
Get their perspective and hear them out.
If they need help, figure out how it’s possible for you to best accommodate them.
For instance, one of my employees recently wanted to take four months of maternity leave.
We worked with her to make that a reality.
Its also paramount that you create a supportive, collaborative work culture.
People should feel united; like they are all in it together.
Additionally, that work culture should be rooted in positivity.Toxic positivityshould be avoided.
After all, we all have our moments.
We need opportunities to vent during bad days.
The teams goal should be to remain as positive as possible.
You and your team are who will ultimately make or break your business.
