Inquiring Minds
Coincidentally enough, my latest issue of NAILS arrived yesterday and, just as I was pulling it out of my tote bag and opening it up, the BF starts telling me a story about a competing auto
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Trouble and Pain
Why do so many people feel obligated to greet me with the words, “Isn’t it terrible...?” From a rape/murder three counties over to a missing child report three states over, people mire themselves in misery and feel
Do You Need a Project?
I had very few jobs before I started doing nails. I worked at McDonald’s for about five minutes, then I worked for a small mail order company that sold ancient coins and artifacts for about two
First I’ll Need Your Credit Card Number, Sir
Working in a salon has been an interesting experience throughout my entire career. Aside from all the usual adventures, I have never received so many obscene phone calls! Even when I did that for a living! Back
On the Other Hand
So I was talking about picking a niche, right? But there are a lot of people out there who are convinced that my own niche — all that clunky acrylic loaded down with glitter and artwork —
Pick a Niche
I was recently contemplating how diverse the nail industry has become in the last couple of years. It’s actually offered a lot of diversity for a very long time, but just these last few years that diversity
Getting Bossy
So, back to that Motorcycle class I took. Man, has that ended up being an educational experience! The sort that makes me think about my own industry a lot.That whole episode where we watched our instructors
Getting Type-Cast by Google
So we’re back to the Disneyland routine after taking a hiatus while I recovered both physically and financially from the broken wrist. We kicked off our new annual passes with another 24-hour marathon (we did the
How Did We Lose Focus?
I was recently thumbing through my June copy of NAILS and stopped to read Jennifer Lambert’s “Just My Opinion” piece. Now I don’t know about “getting along,” and I have tons of thoughts about why we don’t
The 10-Year Itch
I’ve been burned out before. Back in ’02 I was so over my job that I started giving some serious thought to what else I might want to do for a living. I knew it wasn’t nails,
Rules Are Made To Be Broken
So this past weekend, the BF and I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course. Which — ahem — was overpriced, and the scheduling was a pain, both getting into a class as well as
Another Salesman
As a sole proprietor with no staff other than my own little lonesome, I find myself in an uncomfortable no-man’s land place when it comes to running my business like a business. Things like marketing budgets
Taking It With Me
Ever get a really bad headache? I mean, I know a lot of people get really bad headaches, and some people get them on a regular basis. I don’t envy them. I rarely get headaches, and when
It Costs What?!
How often do your clients tell you how much everyone loves their nails and asks where they have them done — only to have your clients end the story with how those same people who were
Not In Real Life
The problem with all those awesome pictures being posted on the Internet by polish and nail art bloggers and other do-it-yourself types of the nail art and fashion variety is that they do these amazing-looking things
Reality Check
Short and to-the-point: If you hold a world record for something, it’s only reasonable to be prepared that someday, someone is going to best you. If you can’t hack that reality, retire quietly while you’re on top
Mentor by Proxy
The sister of one of my clients went to nail school. In and of itself, this is neither great nor terrible news to me. I hope she loves doing nails and that it turns out to