Setting Goals Works!

I had a wonderful coaching session today with a salon that I have recently started working with and I wanted to share with you the power of setting goals for yourself and your team. At our last meeting, the salon owner and I decided to choose a key service that was being neglected buy her staff but which had the potential to add literally a thousand dollars or more to the salon's turnover each month. Before the target was set, this salon was doing a very minimal 5 treatments per month. After discussing with the salon owner what she believed her staff were capable of achieving, a goal of 50 (yes, fifty) of these same treatments was set. I must tell you, I was slightly dubious about the teams ability to move from 5 to 50 treatments in one month but I believe that the salon owner knows her staff's capabilities better than I do. To cut a long story short, I met with the owner today for her monthly session and asked her how her challenge had gone for the past month. Not only did she reach the goal she had set for her salon and team, but she exceeded it by an additional 5 treatments. I was amazed and delighted for her and it proved to me once again, that by setting firm goals and developing a realistic action plan aroung them, you can achieve amazing results. She certainly did!

Wishing you prosperity and peace of mind
Pam

Persistance Pays

Today, I ran into an old friend I have not seen for several years. Her husband suffered a terrible accident about 4 years ago and came very close to losing his lower leg. In that time, he has suffered countless operations, deep depression, much pain and the loss of his ability to work in the future. The amazing thing is that after all these terrible times in his life, now things are good. He is looking forward to a brighter future. This is what I call persistance and it is what every person in business needs a good dose of to be successful. Hard work, great ideas, and the willingness to take a risk - these things are all important but "sticking with it" and not giving up, is what will see you achieve your dream at the end of the day.

If your business has hit a low spot, take a lesson from my friend's husband and keep pushing forward towards a brighter future. If you give up at the first sign of difficulty in life, you may never reach your goals.

Remember....persistance pays!

Wishing you prosperity and peace of mind.
Pam

Circle of Success Group on LinkedIn

If you are the owner of a beauty or hair salon and would like to join a group of other salon owners in sharing great ideas and business building tips that have worked for you then you are invited to join the SalonSavy Circle of Success group at LinkedIn. It's FREE, it's INTERACTIVE and best of all it will help you and your business.

Wishing you prosperity and peace of mind
Pam

3 1/2 Secrets to Salon Success

Finally, after much writing, editing, rewriting and more editing, my new book, 3 1/2 Secrets to Salon Success has been released.

The book enjoyed a very successful "soft" opening at the APAA's Educational Convention held at the Palazzo Versace in June of this year.

3 1/2 Secrets came about as a way of reaching more salon and spa owners to help them to become more profitable in their businesses and to educate them in ways to improve their business performance in 3 key areas.

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of my new book, please simply cut and paste the link into your browser and you can purchase then purchase the book through the paypal system.

http://www.pamstellema.com.au/ProductsYouCanPurchase.php

Wishing you prosperity and peace of mind!
Pam