CHAPTER 2

LIFE SKILLS

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Life skills are a set of tools and guidelines that prepare you for

living as a mature adult in a complicated world.

•The salon is a creative workplace *artistic talent

•Requires strong self-discipline

• Excellent

people

skills

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•Make solid connections with each client

• Stay focused

• Display competence and

enthusiasm

• Your livelihood, as well as your personal feelings of

success, depend on how well you do this

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***Life skills are your foundation

***A common characteristic shared by most people is:

they love what they do

               

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• Being genuinely caring and helpful to other people

•Making good friends

•Feeling good about yourself

Some of the most important life skills are:

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•Maintaining a

cooperative attitude

• Being consistent in your work

•Having a sense of humor to bring you through difficult situations

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•Successfully adapting to different situations

•Sticking to a goal and seeing a job through to completion

• Mastering techniques that will help you become more organized

                                                                     

The Psychology of Success

• Put in extra effort, enthusiasm, and excitement into your studies

• Be fueled by passion

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Guidelines for Success

• Defining success is a very personal thing

• Principles form a foundation of all personal and business success

Build self-esteem

•based on inner strength and begins with your ability to achieve your goals.

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Visualize

• Imagine yourself working in your dream salon

•Practice visualization

• Turn your vision into reality

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Build on your strengths

• Practice a positive self-image

• Activities that you love,

allow you to feel good about yourself

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Be kind to yourself

•Stop self-critical or negative thoughts

• If you make a mistake, tell yourself that it is okay and you will do better next time.

Define success for yourself

•Become a success in your own eyes.

Practice new behaviors

• Because creating success is a skill

~ speaking with confidence

~ standing tall

~staying true to yourself

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Keep your personal life separate from your work

•Counterproductive

•Whole salon will suffer

Keep your energy up

• Successful cosmetologists

*do not run themselvesragged

*do not eat, sleep and drink beauty

• Take care of personal needs

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Respect others

•Relate to everyone with a feeling of respect.

• Exercise good manners

• Do not interrupt people and be a good listener

Stay productive

•Three bad habits that can keep you from maintaining peak

performance

*procrastination

*perfectionism

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Procrastination

• Putting off until tomorrow what you can do today.

• Poor study habits

Perfectionism

•Unhealthy compulsion

•Success is not defined as doing everything perfectly

•Success is not giving up, even when things get really tough.

Game Plan

•The conscious act of planning your life instead of just letting things happen

•Large chunks of time (five or ten years ahead)

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Rules For Success

To be successful, you must take ownership of your education

Commit yourself to:

• Attend all classes

• Arrive for class early

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• Have all materials

• Listen attentively

•Highlight important

points

•Take notes

• Pay close attention during summary and review questions

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• When something is not clear, ask, ask, ask

• Regularly seek

continuing education opportunities

• Never stop learning

• New trends, techniques, products, and information available

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Motivation and self-management

•Motivation propels you to do something

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Self- management is the fuel that keeps you going

• Self-management involves knowing what you want-keeping yourself on track

• A motivated student finds it much easier to learn

•If your motivation comes from an external source-you will have a difficult time finishing school

•To achieve success- must feel a sense of personal excitement and good reason for staying the course

***Satisfying Your Basic Human Needs

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5 Basic human needs in order from lowest to highest

1. Physical

• Shelter

• Clothing

• Food

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2. Emotional

• Loving environment

3. Social

•Good people around you

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4. Mental

• Don’t worry or stress

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5. Spiritual

• Morals

Your Creative Capability

Creativity is an unlimited inner resource of ideas and solutions

To enhance the skill of creativity:

• Do not be self-critical

~ blocks the creative mind

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• Do not look to others for motivation

~ tap into your own energy and creativity

• Change your vocabulary

~ positive vocabulary

•Do not go it alone!!!!!

~ you will be more creative in an environment where people work together and share ideas

Add: One trait essential to reach and remain at the highest level of professionalism is…commitment

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Design a Mission Statement

•Establishes the values the business plans to live by and that establishes future goals

• Individuals can also have a mission statement.

•Answers the questions in The Interests Self-Test

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Prepare a mission statement that communicates who you are and what you want for your life.

Keep a copy of your mission statement where you can see it and read it frequently.

Goal Setting

•Helps you decide what you want out of your life

•Focuses your attention

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How Goal Setting Work

Two types:

Short term goal

~ what you wish to accomplish in a year or less

Long term goal

~ measured in sections of time such as five years, ten years, or even longer

• Goal setting is to have a plan and reexamine it often to make sure you are on track

• Adjust your goals and action plans as you go

Time Management

• Learn to prioritize to-do lists-most important to least important

• Design your own time management system

• Never take on more than you can handle

• Learn problem solving techniques

• Give yourself some down time

• Carry a notepad

• Make daily, weekly schedules for study and exams

• Identify high energy times of day

• Reward yourself

• Do not neglect physical activity

• Schedule a block of free time each day

• Understand the value of to-do lists

• Make time management a habit

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Study Skills

•Focus on small tasks at a time

• Study in smaller chunks of time

• Write down key words or phrases as your instructor discusses them

• Discuss new material with others

• Study together/study buddy

Establishing Good Study Habits

Where:

• Find a comfortable, quiet, uninterrupted spot

• Have everything you need

• Remain alert by sitting upright

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When:

• Estimate how much study time you need

• Study when you feel energetic and motivated

• study during blocks of time that would otherwise be wasted-doctor’s office, on the bus

How:

• Study a section at a time

• Note key words and phrases

•Test yourself on each section

Every effort you make to follow through on your education is an investment in your future

• Progress will increase your confidence and self-esteem

• Work at mastering a range of information and techniques

• Your self-esteem soar with your grades

Ethics

• The moral principles by which we

live and work

• When your actions are respectful, courteous and helpful, you are behaving in an ethical manner

• Provide skilled and competent services

• Be honest, courteous, and sincere

•Avoid sharing clients private matters with others

• Participate in ongoing education

• Always give correct information to your clients

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Ethical characteristics:

*Honesty *Compassion

*Attentiveness *Punctuality

*Cooperativeness

*Pleasant and agreeable personality

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•Self-care: take care of yourself

•Integrity-make your behavior and actions match your values.

~ If you do not believe in a product do not “sell” it to a client

•Discretion-do not share your personal problems with your clients/never breach confidentiality

•Communication-add:

your interactions must be clear and direct, not passive and

withholding

Personality Development and Attitude

• Cosmetologist deal with people from all walks of life

• It is useful to have a sense of how different personality traits and attitudes can affect your success

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~Personality is the sum total of her or his inborn characteristics, attitudes, and behavioral traits.

~A pleasing attitude gains more associates, clients, and friends.

A healthy, positive attitude looks like this:

• Diplomacy-known as tact is the ability to deliver truthful, even sometimes critical or difficult messages in a kind way.

• Tone of voice-soften the sounds or speak clearly,

• Emotional stability-learning to handle a confrontation and how to share your feelings without going overboard

• Sensitivity-combines understanding, empathy, and acceptance

•Values and goals-guide ourbehavior and give us direction

• Receptivity- means to be interested in other peoples opinions, feelings, and ideas

~ involves taking the time to really listen

• Communication skills

~ caring personality

~ can listen

~ can ask for something clearly and directly

Human Relations

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*** Understanding people is the key to operating effectively in many professions

*** Being treated with respect and having people listen to us, gives us a good feeling about them and ourselves

*** Learn to make the best of a situation