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During Joico's Global Destination Education 2018 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, industry icon Vivienne Mackinder made sure to teach, inspire and challenge attendees. Here, she tells MODERN what guests can expect.

Vivienne Mackinder takes the stage at Joico's Global Destination Education 2018.
During Joico's Global Destination Education 2018 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, industry icon Vivienne Mackinder made sure to teach, inspire and challenge attendees.
Here, Mackinder summarizes her week and Joico's GDE in her own words:
Throughout the week, Mackinder taught various sessions. Unlock your Creativity took attendees on a journey outside of their "safe space" and taught how to overcome the fear of failure, break the rules and bypass brainfreeze. Although the entire keynote was incredibly inspiring, here, we leave you with some of our favorite quotes Mackinder said during it:
“What motivates me is my passion for beauty and longing to learn and grow.”
“We’re only as good as the last hairstyle we created.”
“Creativity is like a muscle: the more you flex it, the more powerful it becomes.”
“Creativity is the essence of being alive, it’s the essence of who you are.”
“It’s important to be alive as a human being and not become so digital.”
“Look always behind the intention of everything that you do—will you choose pleasure or pain?”
“A willing heart is a heart that’s open to opportunities”
“Fear is temporary, regret is forever”
“What do you believe? How do your beliefs empower you? What is the cost of your beliefs? Are you getting the results you want in your life? What is stopping you?”

From the launch of the Ulta BeautyArtist Collective to the evolution of Trendspiration, celebrating stylists is what The Salon at Ulta Beauty does best.
Sponsored by Ulta Beauty

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