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BEAUTY 5 WAYS TO MAINTAIN A
POSITIVE MINDSET By Joy Crossingham
If you have worked in the beauty/aesthetics industry for even a short time, I’m sure you will agree with me when I say that working with clients can sometimes be quite draining mentally and emotionally. If you are good at making your clients feel comfortable, you’ll often find yourself listening to all of their latest drama and problems. As one of my lash & brow stylists used to say, “my clients close their eyes and open their mouths”, and this is so true. Please don’t get me wrong, I actually really love this part of working with clients because I feel very honoured and grateful that my clients are so comfortable and have that much trust in me. But listening to people unload on you day after day can be draining, and it can be tough to maintain a positive mind and attitude. You deserve peace of mind too, and you don’t need to carry around the burden of your clients’ problems for the rest of your day. The following are some of my favourite techniques to help maintain your positive mindset, both in salon and in your own time, too.
1: Practice Meditation
Even just for 10 minutes a day, practising meditation can give you the skills to see your thoughts like passing clouds in the sky: acknowledge that they’re there, and then let them pass on by. The ability to, in the words 40
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of Queen Elsa, let it go, will give you the power to not dwell on dark or difficult thoughts that may occur to you in any part of your day. You may like to include some breathing techniques as part of your daily meditation practice. These can be hugely beneficial for your health in many aspects. To help you meditate, try listening to some guided meditation podcasts on Spotify, or even some sound healing tracks, such as those using Tibetan Singing Bowls, or, my personal favourite - healing HZ frequencies on YouTube.
2: Allow Enough Time to Refresh
We all know the importance of cleaning your space between clients for hygiene purposes, but I think it’s also important to clean and reset the energy of your space as well, both for your next client but also yourself. Make sure you are allowing yourself enough time for this practice between clients – you might need five, ten or even fifteen minutes. I like to complete my cleaning tasks and then give my space a little spray with some energy clearing room mist, which I can breathe in and use to re-centre myself while I set up for my next treatment. It only takes a moment to stop and take three deep breaths, and that
moment can make a big, positive difference to how to respond in your next interactions. My current go-to misting spray duo is an Activation Mist + a Sanitise Shield produced by a local Australian brand called “Shemana Crystalline Elixirs”. We also stock these in our salon and they’ve become quite popular with our clients, too! For those of you who are into burning essential oils or sage, make sure you research very thoroughly as some of these oils and herbs can be contraindications for pregnancy or health concerns.
