Hey
I'm currently at the beginning of the CND complete course - day 3 on Tuesday! I've been to uni, got my degree and I decided as soon as I'd finished that I actually wanted to be a nail tech. Thankfully my parents are fine with whatever it is I want to do but I do feel like some people (wider family) who will think I'm 'wasting my intelligence'. But I love nails, I find it really interesting, exciting, I can't think of anything better than to do nails for a living! And honestly, once you're on the course you won't even care what people think. Yes it is daunting starting out but I really do think that if you've got the passion then you will succeed.
The whole people have been doing it for longer and are cheaper thing, who cares? Someone could have been in the industry for years, never updated their training, using inferior products, outdated methods - are they going to be better than someone with massive enthusiasm that is training with the most innovative company in the industry?
Just the other week my boyfriend's nan was telling me there's no money in nails, what's the point etc. Well, she'll see!
I have massive dreams, I want salons worldwide, I want to do session work, I want to be the next Marian Newman and who says I won't?
I'm blogging each day of my course on my profile
Thanks Rory. It's not even about wasting my intelligence. He was fine when I did hairdressing, mainly because we have family members who are hairdressers and very successful. For my Dad, it's all about the money. He couldn't care less if I enjoy my job, just that it is a good earner and he can't see nails making any money. He wants me to be a journalist, lawyer or a psychologist. In his eyes I'd be earning good money. We just don't think in the same way.
You have massive ambitions, that's awesome! Personally I just want to be great at what I do, create fabulous nails that make people happy and earn enough money to provide for my family. I'd quite like to enter comps too one day.
Everyone here has reiterated my thoughts exactly, if you have the passion, determination, education, the right start and with the right products, then you are on the road to success. He just made me doubt everything.
I'm going to read your blog now, thanks for that! Have a wonderful time on Tuesday :hug: xx