23/08/2021
Posted • You’ll never have Drake Day if you have a book full of jerks…
Read on to see what the heck I mean
You might think based on my content I didn’t like my clients - but it’s actually the opposite.
I had some of the best, most amazing clients in the world. Good people that I still keep in touch with.
HOWEVER…😂 having those dream clients also really made me super over it with the bad ones because I saw how it could be (should be) and then one jerk could ruin a whole day or even a whole few days. But also, let’s not make it about me (you) for a second, think about this -
The bad ones drain you. They cause you to run late, they zap your energy for the good clients that deserve it. Some complain about your prices, some don’t want to follow your policies however you have them set up, want you to come in early or stay late, and that’s really, really not how it’s supposed to go.
There were even times where I offered to work on a day off for a fantastic client - but I offered. Once one of my girls had tickets to go see Drake, and we had both been talking about it for a while, referring to it as Drake Day 🥳😂 and even though I was no longer working weekends by that time I went over to the salon and styled her hair the day of the concert. That was my choice, she didn’t ask, and by that time I’d had zero draining clients so even though I didn’t want to work full days on the weekends I had a clientele of AWESOME people who made my job FUN and I was able to work 3 days a week, no nights, no weekends making really good money. I was down for Drake Day.
enforcing boundaries and policies, and firing bad clients without looking back doesn’t make you a spoiled, ungrateful, stylist - it makes you an incredibly smart business person who prioritizes your own mental health, honors the amazing clients who value and respect you - and leaves you with the energy so that Drake Day is something that’s fun and special, not the thing that pushes you into the burnout zone.
Need a script to fire a client? grab the ebook from my bio or dm me “scripts”for the 🔗 drake gif appreciated but not requir