Hello wonderful people of the world, welcome back to another wonderful blog post. I feel so happy, and I’m gonna tell you why. First, I’ll start with my click bait caption, because let’s be honest, it’s what brought you here. *Whispers*, thanks for the views! But anywho, to clarify, I have given up on clients. That’s absolutely right, eh, it’s not for me. And I can’t wait to share with you all why! Tune in next week!
Gotcha! Oh that was fun, you see I have been feeling so happy lately and more than I have been in quite a long time. and it’s all simply because I am following my dream in the direction I am meant to take it in. I have been doing nails successfully for 5 years, and I have never had a full book. Well then how does that make me successful? It’s because I define my success by what makes me happy from beginning to middle to end.
For those glorious 5 years so far, I have had a salon in two locations, have been mobile as well, published in magazines, had my work on 2 popular TV shows, with 4 celebrity clients, and then was honored to be a brand ambassador! I have achieved a lot in a short amount of time. And I am grateful for every single one of those things I’ve done.
When I started nails I didn’t imagine I would do anything but work in a shop and talk shit. Cause that’s what I know nail techs to do! But there is a world of so much more such as competitions and teaching. But I kept focusing on “building my books”. But honestly, I never tried, didn’t give out business cards, never passed out flyers, everyone that came simply found me. And with those folks I have thoroughly enjoyed them. Not all of them but most of them, and they each gave me a piece of them that shaped my life and career.
But what I found out the most about all of them, is that none of them brought me the joy that I brought myself, by teaching, creating art projects for fun, and traveling to see my friends and then talk nail shit. It was amazing. So I learned then on, I am not meant to be like everyone else, and that is fineeee. Say it with me, “It’s fineeee”. It is absolutely fine to simply do something the way I want to do it. I enjoy creating extreme nails on myself, I enjoy taking 200 plus nail tips and making a Christmas tree, but I do not enjoy sitting all day listening to stories I could careless for or having my fingers go numb.
I am 100% honest with myself and do not like burnout, I quit being a truck driver initially to work for myself. I chose nails because I did a snowman and just thought eh I’ll give it a try. But look at where it landed me, doing things I didn’t know I could do. So I’m glad I found my placement, and I’m glad I finally realized where I belong in the nail community, and that’s with myself!
Someone once said, if you don’t have clients then it’s just a hobby, and I felt bad. But then I realized everything is a hobby if no one pays you! And hobbies are fun things we do to give us excitement from actual jobs. Now imagine the people who turn their hobby into jobs and how long they’ve been doing it, are they still as happy as they were the first year or are they burnt out? And that’s not to insult anyone, it’s just me coming to terms that I don’t want to turn nails into a job, I enjoy the fulfillment it brings by learning art just because it’s fascinating, or buying products because it’s sparkly and I can keep it and not hoard it because someone will use it up in one appointment.
So no more store, no more classes for now until I feel like I’m ready, and right now I just want to learn from everyone else. And buy from everyone else.
Either way, without too much rambling, I found my place and I’m glad I can share it with you all. And I’m excited for my future, I want to take so many classes and learn from all sorts of people. I want to partake in competitions and win a trophy and show my mom and dad because I earned it from practicing not because everyone else has one. I never cared if Madison was “someone” in the industry, I just want to enjoy the industry and see the fun it has to offer. And for now, that’s just what I’ll do, so I’ll see ya next time, and remember, be happy with everything you do, it’s so much more enjoyable that way. Bye sweets.
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