by Paula Clarke | Dec 7, 2023 | Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Self Image
In a previous post titled “How do you appreciate a Teacher”, I highlighted the fact that a stint in Home Economics class in high school (along with some help from my mom) helped me enormously when fixing broken or damaged locs. It is crazy to think that something...
by Paula Clarke | Nov 9, 2023 | Business, Dreadlocks Repair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Repair, Hair Salon Business, Natural Hair, Troubleshooting
While I have become experienced in making and maintaining dreadlocks, sometimes the work requires making a judgement call. It is not humanly possible to be able to know what to do in every situation. You will try something and it may or may not work but in the...
by Paula Clarke | Oct 13, 2023 | Braids, Business, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, fashion, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Lifestyle, Natural Hair, Self Image, Troubleshooting
When you work in the service business you can often wonder “why do people struggle with delayed gratification”. Delayed gratification or delayed satisfaction is a huge problem for people now more than ever! Having to wait for any time to do anything is a thing...
by Paula Clarke | Aug 25, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Self Image
I took a short trip across the country, and while waiting to access the flight, a Fedex jet went airborne. Recalling the story of its early days, it reminded me of the challenges of starting as a one person company. Now, they did not start as a one person company...
by Paula Clarke | May 24, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business
I found that I succeeded in my career as I got better at understanding why it is important to avoid making assumptions. Many times an appointment that should have taken two hours maximum, ended up taking four. Why? I assumed the caller and I were talking about...
by Paula Clarke | Feb 23, 2023 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting
I observed some teenagers having difficulty communicating today and asked myself, can an introvert choose to become an extrovert? This morning on the bus, as usual, everyone chose to stand in a bundle by the bus driver’s cubicle. Others stood by the doors, moving...
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