Some salon owners that I speak with suggest that going through the ringer is all a part and parcel of business ownership.
Especially when times are tough and when it feels to some like everyone has it in for local businesses.
But owning a salon is not supposed to feel like this.
- constant pressure
- guilt when you’re not working
- stress every time someone calls in sick
- or panic when you think about stepping away
That feeling isn’t “part of the journey.”
It’s a signal.
A signal that the business relies too heavily on you.
And I know, because I’ve been there in a former non-salon business.
(It didn’t end well, either, as I’ve spoken about many times previously).
What I’ve since discovered is that the owners who eventually regain control don’t become less ambitious… rather, they become more disciplined.
→ They decide what they are no longer responsible for
→ They decide where their time creates the most value
→ They decide what the business must handle without them
And slowly, something shifts.
They stop firefighting.
They stop reacting.
They start thinking again.
They act more and more like the CEO and less and less like the operator… even if they are the only member in their team.
And with that comes clearer decisions, then improved profit levels and finally time that doesn’t feel stolen from somewhere else.
The goal isn’t to disappear and spend every weekend in Marbs (unless you really want, I guess).
The goal is to not be required for everything.
A salon should support your life.
Your best life.
Not consume it.
If you can’t imagine taking time off without things unraveling, that’s not a personal failure…
It’s a structural one.
And structures can be fixed.
If you’re an owner who wants a salon that pays you and gives you your life back — you’re not alone.
And you’re exactly who we work with.
Our Hollie has been working behind the scenes on a new free training to help with all of this which will be dropping in the next couple of weeks.
Watch this space…
