Does it ever feel like youโre trying to work towards the wealthy life you dream of, but you feel like youโre just getting stuck? Or you have too many priorities and just canโt focus? Orโeven worseโyouโre doing everythingโs right, but nothingโs working?
You need to find your archetype.
Every salon professional in the world falls into one of four archetypes: Struggling, Sinking, Sacrifice, and Scaling.
Discovering your archetype gives you a clear-cut path to success, customized for the challenges youโre currently facing. Incredible, right?
Letโs dig into each archetype and how it can help you create change in your business and elevate your career.
The Struggling Stylist
Youโre a Struggling Stylist if you have plenty of free time but youโre barely getting by and the money youโre making just isnโt cutting it. You have time on your hands, but what you really need is clients in your chair.
Thatโs not to say you donโt have a full social life, but when it comes to your work schedule, you have open hours behind the chair that youโd love to fill with target market clients. Youโd love to be booked solid with dream clients, make a solid living, and still enjoy free time with friends and family.
The Struggling Stylist is lacking direction.
Think about it: wouldnโt it be amazing to have a designated plan that helps you move the needle in the right direction?
First, start with building a base clientele and using that incredible free time to execute a marketing strategy.
The Sinking Stylist
Youโve got no time, a mile-long to-do list, and work really hard day in and out, yet you never seem to make progress and you want to see results now.
Chances are, youโve likely been in the industry for a while and youโve built somewhat of a base clientele. You feel like you arenโt a rookie anymore and you want this bad, but youโre wondering how much more you can take.
The Sinking Stylist is desperate.
Letโs be honest: your time is limited, so stop wasting it by chasing random strategies and hashtags, hoping for lightning to strike.
Itโs time to embrace the idea of short-term strategy for long-term gain and go all-in on building your clientele. We know youโre busy, but make the time to focus on your marketing strategies. Need help getting started? Click here!
The Sacrifice Stylist
This is you if youโre financially comfortable, but you donโt have the freedom lifestyle you dreamed of. You have a solid income level, but you might as well move into the salon because youโre working long, hard, and often painful days to make the income happen.
But, real talk: somehow the industry convinced us that 12-hour days and being booked for weeks on end is working smarter, not harder. It isnโt.
The emotional toll of seeing 8 – 20 guests a day and being booked out for weeks on end is hardly freedom. Sacrifice Stylists make great money but lack schedule flexibility and often develop repetitive motion injuriesโฆand start to feel resentful of this beautiful industry.
The Sacrifice Stylist is lacking structure.
Youโve got to get a grip on this roller coaster before it falls off the rails. Focus on raising your prices (without just doing a โprice increaseโ), cutting back your schedule, and maximizing each guestโs value. It might feel overwhelming for now, but weโll be honest: itโs totally worth it.
The Scaling Stylist
The Scaling Stylist is living the dream with plenty of free time and money. You likely work a dream schedule that you absolutely love, are debt-free or close, earn a great living, and have plenty of savings in place just in case life throws you a curveballโฆ
โฆbut youโre professionally starting to crave that next level.
The Scaling Stylist needs their whatโs next.
Success is funny. Once youโve achieved goals, it can feel empty if the next level isnโt clear.
Itโs time for you to put your business on autopilot and say goodbye to hashtags, discounts, and social media stress. You found success, now you need a system to make sure youโre not to lose it. When youโre ready to get started, check out Thrivers Society Prep School!
If you feel lost in your career, you arenโt alone. All you need is a curated plan based on your Archetype to create the freedom lifestyle youโve been dreaming of. If you arenโt sure which Archetype you are, head to www.thrivingstylist.com/archetype-quiz/ to discover yours!