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Combining her 25+ years in the beauty industry with her training as a life coach, salon owner Andrea Saccone-Snyder offers the benefit of her experience in a new book: The Mindful Beauty Maker’s Little Book of Wisdom. This inspirational guide is designed as a self-care tool to help beauty professionals develop and maintain internal balance. Structured as a kind of workbook, the book pairs famous people’s inspirational quotes on one page with Saccone-Snyder’s related thoughts on the next page, all followed by an affirmation, questions, and a blank spot to journal. The book’s 25 chapters range from “The Power of Touch” and “My Thoughts Are Powerful” to “Creativity” and “Time Management.”
The Little Book of Wisdom is available on Amazon.
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