Chapter 2 Life skills

2. ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES. ENDLESS EDUCATION
• Haircolor Specialist
• Texture Specialist
• Hair cutting Specialist
• Salon Trainer- With in salon- Technical & Interpersonal
• Distributor Sales Consultant- Connects & provides product info,
new techniques , trends etc.
• Manufacturer Educator
• Artistic Director- Teach seminars, create/find upcoming
trends/inspiration
• Education Director
• Cosmetology Instructor
• Film, Theatrical, Editorial Stylist
• Creative Director- Advertising/ marketing
• Salon Management

3. Highly social environments require communication, decision making,
image building, customer service, goal setting and time management
LIFE SKILLS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS

4. Learning
Identity & Self awareness
Fitness & Health
Emotional Development
Solving Challenges
Kindness
Intimacy
Living in Balance
Letting go
Social Skills
How do you
implement
LIFESKILLS into
your daily routine?
LIFE SKILLS:

5. AGENDA

6. LIKE SKILLS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESS
Important skills to PRACTICE
1. Being helpful/ caring
2. Making good friends
3. Feeling good about oneself
4. Sense of humor
5. Cooperative attitude
6. Responsibility
7. Consistency
8. Adapting
9. Sticking to a goal
10.Organization
11.Decision making

7. PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS
SELF
ACTUALIZATION-
FULFILLING YOUR
FULL POTENTIAL
& REQUIRES LIFE
LONG
COMMITMENT
You should be more
interested in
PERSONAL
GROWTH then the
opinions of others.

8. What is your FULL POTENTIAL?
How are you going to achieve your
goals/dreams?

9. ACTION STEPS FOR SUCCESS
Build self esteem - Inner strength, trusting yourself, positive affirmations
Visualize success - If you see it you can achieve it
Build inner strength –
Invest in activities that make you feel good about yourself
Be kind to yourself –
Eliminate negative thoughts. No mistakes- only learning opportunities

10. ACTION STEPS FOR SUCCESS
Stay true to yourself- Be professional, Be unique
Practice new behaviors - Speak with confidence,
stand tall, use proper grammar
Keep personal life PERSONAL - Counterproductive
Keep energy up-
Sleep, food, time management. Create BALANCE
Respect others - Manners, ACTIVE listening; STAY PRODUCTIVE

12. 3 BAD HABITS
THAT KEEP YOU FROM PEAK PERFORMANCE:
• PROCRASTINATION
• PERFECTIONISM
• LACK OF A GAME PLAN

14. A PERFECT(IONIST) VIEW OF THE WORLD
NO MISTAKES IS NO GROWTH OR IMPROVEMENT

15. LACKING A GAME PLAN- plan your life; set goals but NOT IN CONCRETE;
5-10 yrs, monthly, yearly

16. • Why are Life skills important to
the beauty industry?
• Some important life skills to
remember and implement?
• What is the definition of Self
Actualization?
• Your inner strength is also your?
• What are 3 things that keep you
from hitting a goal?

17. YOU ARE THE ONE IN CHARGE
OF YOUR OWN LIFE AND LEARNING
Self Motivated. Reward Motivated. Recognition Motivated
Motivation and Management can take your career to next level!!

18. BE POSITIVE. BE INSPIRED. IMPROVE
VOCABULARY. HAVE A LIKE-MINDED
CIRCLE
Unlimited inner resource of ideas and solutions
Explore. Analyze. Determine

19. MISSION STATEMENT establishes the purposes and values
that a person or workplace lives by
• Sense of direction & purpose begins with your interests
• Thought out, detailed, goals

21. TIME MANAGEMENT

22. TIME MANAGEMENT
Use your Inner Organizer
1. Prioritize
2. Personalize- Every one will have a different system
3. Learn to say NO
4. Learn how to problem solve
5. PLAN downtime
6. Carry notebook for ideas
7. Make a schedule: daily, weekly, monthly
8. Identify YOUR best times for productivity & relaxing
9. Reward yourself
10. Exercise
11. Schedule a block of free time
12. Use to do lists

23. LEARNING TOOLS
• Attend all classes
• Arrive early
• Have all materials
• Listen
• Take notes
• Highlight
• Pay attention to review
• Ask questions!

24. • Study in chunks of time- 10-15 min
• Key words
• Study groups
• Quiet place
• Sit up- not recline
• Estimate the time
• Start when you are energized
• Time management- You can study anywhere!
• One section at a time
• Test yourself

25. ETHICS are the
moral principles that
you live and work by
5 Professional actions for ETHICAL BEHAVIOR
1. Provide skilled services
2. Be honest, courteous & sincere
3. Avoid gossip
4. Continuing education
5. Accurate info in treatments & products. Be honest

26. Primary aspects for an Ethical Person
1. Self care- KNOW YOUR WORTH
2. Integrity- fair, honest, humilty
3. Discretion- not be offensive
4. Communication- open, active, reflective

27. Cosmetologist interact with people from all walks of life.
Have a open, positive personality and attitude to be
successful.

28. Your personality is your inborn characteristics, attitudes &
behaviors. There is ONLY ONE YOU…so BE YOU
1. Diplomacy is TACT- straightforward but not critical/hurtful
2. Use a pleasing tone of voice
3. Emotional stability- remain in control, share your opinion
4. Sensitivity is a combination of empathy, acceptance &
compassion
5. Values & goals give us direction
6. Receptivity- be interests & responsive to opinions, feeling &
ideas of other
7. Effective communication- talk less listen more; Verbal/Non
verbal; ACTIVE listening

31. • What are some things to help you
be creative?
• Management and what else keeps
you on course – gives you a push
• What is a mission statement?
• How do we categorize goals?
• What are some time management
tips?
• What is a successful Learning
Tool?
• What is a good study habit?
• Moral principles that you live by
are what?
• What are some ways to keep a
positive personality?