“I have realized over the years that I can affect lives for the better if I have the right attitude and perform my technical skills with love and caring. A person can walk through the door and sit in my chair with head hanging low and spirits even lower. All I have to do is express an interest and lend a listening ear and soon I am allowed into a very private space. I have an opportunity to affect a life for good! I know that it may seem a small thing but I believe that the caring I express in that short time has a ripple effect that cannot be measured. Like a drop of rain on a lake that moves the whole lake, hairdressers have the power to move people. It’s not just about what a person sees in the mirror when I’m finished, it’s about what they feel while their looking, and how that affects their life for good. I want to share this with others who may aspire to have their own place in the beauty industry.”