Yin and Yang: How do you balance work and family?
As new parents, my partner and I have little time as it is. But being organised allows you to make time for family and friends. My priority is always family and the beauty of running your own gig means you decide on your hours of work. Overall, I think you make time for what’s important and fills your cup so I’m always making sure we have that balance.
The drive: What challenges have you overcome?
I think for me personally, finding my identity again after having my daughter has been a huge challenge. Other mothers may relate to the identity crisis you have after becoming a mother and finding something outside of our mum role is so good for the soul! Being able to have a creative outlet has helped overcome that for me. Another challenge was building clientele and reputation. There are a lot of amazing businesses in this industry and being able to market my brand and services has been a challenge, but I feel the more I meet people and build that trust, I see how much potential The Beauty Bus really has.
For better or worse: What are the pros and cons of running your own business?
One pro is definitely being able to decide your own hours. Having a creative outlet is always a huge pro for me too, and building something from the ground up that you are truly passionate about.
Cons are having all responsibility on you – having to meet those targets or goals on your own can be testing – and financially there’s a lot that goes into a business as well. It’s not always a profit; a lot of what you earn you have to reinvest to get you to that next level.
Hopes and dreams: What next?
My hopes and dreams for The Beauty Bus at this time are to build a strong clientele of women. I want to be able to help as many women as I can. I’d love to be able to hire even one other therapist to work alongside me to make that dream a reality. I want to create a strong community of women around me and that’s my biggest hope and dream not only for my business but for me personally as well.
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