Body, Spirit, Business: New Year’s 2016 Resolutions for the Healthy Hairdresser

What will you do to make 2016 a fabulous year for yourself? Of course we have some suggestions! Don’t tackle everything, but choose one or two things in each category to make yourself a healthier hairdresser this year.

 

BODY

 

1

Join a gym

or

Download a workout app

or

Start using that Fitbit you got for Christmas

 

2

Stretch your wrists, shoulders, legs and back every day

and

Check in with your posture as you work

and

Commit to comfortable shoes

 

3

Add 2 vegetables to each day’s meals

or

Double your water intake

or

Switch from white bread/pasta to whole grain

 

4

Make an appointment for a physical

and 

Book two dental visits for the year

and

Get any eye exam, full body skin check, mammogram, colonoscopy or other test you put off last year

 

 

SPIRIT

 

1

Join a book club

or

Subscribe to a new magazine

or

Keep a journal

 

2

Meditate 

or

Attend religious services

or

Set aside “relax & breathe” time

 

3

Each day, thank someone for something

and

Find the positive in challenging situations

and

Laugh more

 

4

Make a new friend

or

Get back in touch with an old friend

or

Volunteer for a good cause

 

 

BUSINESS

 

1

Take a hair workshop or financial seminar

or

Watch an educational video

or

Find a mentor stylist

 

2

Personally ask regular clients to refer their friends

and

Hand out more business cards

and

Tell clients which products will help them recreate the style at home

 

3

Open a savings account

or

Purchase your bank’s Certificate of Deposit (CD) 

or

Pay off a credit card

 

4

Suggest an upservice to each client

or

Raise your prices

or

Speed up to fit in more clients each day