Aveda and the crawling stages

Having secretly had a thing for hairstyling since a young girl, my hair has gone from 2 inches to 16 inches, blond to black and everything in between, curly to straight. Now, I understand you might be thinking that all females are interested in hair--and are fickle by nature wanting "that something" they don't have, be it different texture to different color, but allow me to express the sheer excitement I feel when someone sits down in my chair and I get to perform an Aveda ritual of renewal on them. Don't get me wrong, Im no creeper willing to massage anyones neck and shoulders, and despite the awkwardness at first, making a client feel comfortable as well as happy when they leave makes me satisfied in return. Coming to Aveda, I entered the premises quite perplexed, curious and a tad nervous. Was I meant for this? Will I stick with it? The introduction phase definitely won me over, the camaraderie you feel with your classmates is like no other you'll ever have experienced previously. Located in the heart of San Francisco, the Cinta Aveda Institute is surrounded by plenty of inspiration and possible clients buzzing around you keeping you on the edge of your seat and craving more. And at first you may be shy, or hesitant to approach strangers to be your subject matter, but don't be! The great thing about hairstyling is it never goes out of business, even in a recession, people wanna look good and you offering a service courtesy of the Institute? Sounds legit and very appealing to most people. According to google, San Francisco has over $825,863 humans populating the city, probably 95% of those people running around with a style of hair they loathe but are clueless and are desperately seeking for that special person (could be you!) to coif that pomp the way they want it or curl those tresses with a perm styled the way they liked it back in 1986. Listening is key, and with a background in customer service which will most definitely aid you in the cosmetology world, you'll come to find that most clients are unsatisfied because their hairstylist had too much wax in their ears that needed to be unclogged. Now not to knock all hairstylists in that way, because some clients may be those indecisive wishy washy characters (used to be me, quite honestly) who want everything and nothing but the kitchen sink. So who knows how to find out what they want if they don't even know? Its up to you my friend, to chisel away at that crusty exterior to find the warm and fuzzy insides of what this client is truly about. Hairstylists the new psychiatrists? If you ask me, I would like to say that hairstylists are the original gangsters of psychiatry, similar to bartenders, who choose to listen to that poor slob pouring his heart out about how he missed the last episode of The Walking Dead and doesn't realize he can buy the DVD box set on Amazon. Well without the bartenders expert advice about purchasing DVD's on Amazon, this poor slob might've never found out the simple solution to his problem. As a stylist our expert advice is to educate those on how to get great hair! (Meeting the boundaries of their hair type and structure of course). Instead of saying "no, we can't do that" to a customer, keep in mind you could say something like "ill see what i can do" as the prospect of a perhaps slightly modified dream (that dream hairdo) coming true sounds hopeful. We sell the hope of dreams coming true you know!