Guys, how many COVID-19 Coronavirus emails do you think you’ve gotten by now? I know I’ve been getting updates from companies I didn’t even know had my email address! I guess it’s better to be safe than sorry right?

This is not something I EVER imagined having to deal with in life, or in business ~ but here we are. So, I want to give you peace of mind about visiting The Studio over the next few weeks. I don’t want to come to you as just another business bombarding your inbox, but as your Stylist - who you spend hours with on a regular basis, who cares about you, your health and your family.

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I’ve been googling like a man woman - frequenting sites like State of Nevada, Washoe County Health Department, NV State Board of Cosmetology, City of Sparks, the CDC and have been in direct contact with the Sierra Salon Suites building owner to get the most current information about keeping us both safe during this uncharted time.

None of these departments have recommended nor mandated the closure of beauty salons, 1:1 Client & Service Provider appointments, or Private Business. Now, more than ever I feel SO blessed that our time together in The Studio is one on one and we aren’t in a Public space.

In addition to current industry standard level of cleaning & sanitization on all equipment + surfaces using hospital grade disinfectant before / after each appointment; I am taking additional precautions to sanitize door handles, light switches, salon chairs, stations, phones for checking out, and frequently touched surfaces before and after your appointment.

The Sierra Salon Suites building has increased the amount of times the cleaning staff is coming in to sanitize and clean the common areas like the lobby and restrooms.

The Nevada State Board of Cosmetology will continue making its rounds, as usual, ensuring each Stylist is upholding all sanitization laws.

The Suites have recommended that all guests remain in your car until your appointment time - skip waiting in the lobby all together, and come on back to The Studio directly.

To ensure health and safety we must keep our appointments one on one. Please come to your appointment alone.

When you come into The Studio you’ll be greeted with the aroma of Lemon Scented Bleach disinfectant where we will promptly wash our hands, together - and sanitize our phones!

Complementary Food & Refreshments will be put on pause at this time as an EXTRA precaution.

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In addition to being ever mindful the appointment cancellation fee will be waived if you have: a compromised immune system, are showing any symptoms of illness such as: runny nose, fever, cough, sore throat, or any flu/cold like symptoms, have been in contact with anyone having these symptoms, have traveled within 2 weeks of your appointment, or otherwise feel uncomfortable and choose to practice complete social distancing. If any of these apply to you, I’d be happy to accommodate you with a new appointment time for a later date - PLEASE reach out.

It is my commitment to stay current on this ever changing situation, and know that at any moment things may change. I vow to respond immediately & accordingly. I am healthy + happy and will remain open my during normal business hours . My hope is that this finds you in good spirits and good health as well! Health + Safety are the MAIN priority. It is my pleasure to continue serving you during this dynamic situation and hope that the Rose Golde Extension Studio can still be a place of peace, relaxation and a moment of self care for you.

xo babes~

Courtney

This information is current, accurate and up to date as of Tuesday 3/17/20 @ 12:15pm PST

I know I primarily share a lot of hair, makeup, and beauty around here, and I’ve dabbled in some personal growth topics with you from time to time. But let’s not forget that the MOST beautiful thing about us will always be our heart and our mind.

In January of 2019 I set out to observe of my mindset, say goodbye to limiting beliefs and challenge myself in personal development for the sake of growth. I decided I wanted to read 1 book every 60 days and challenge the status quo of my thoughts.

I’ve always enjoyed reading and rummaging though bookstores to pick out books ‘I’d like to read one day’, but seldom “found the time” to do it. So, I decided to MAKE TIME to read a few books I already had on my bookshelf and grab some new ones that I heard were good.

So I created a morning routine. (if you want to know what that looks like now that I’ve been consistent with it for a year - let me know and I can dive more into that with you). So in my AM routine, I scheduled 15 minutes to read. JUST 15 minutes every day and here are the books I chose to put on the list.

The first book I decided to read was You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero. I needed an overall pep talk about life and had heard that this was an entertaining read with good concepts. This book is great if you’re looking for a one stop shop. The author talks about: ego, being in the moment, your subconscious, fear, meditation, not caring what people think, money, self doubt, and just doing the damn thing. If you’re new to self awareness - this is a great place to start and you’ll have fun reading it.

Next, I FLEW though Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. This is SUCH an easy read, and I loved her writing style it felt very conversational. I immediately felt like Rachel and I were besties and kept wanting read the next chapter because it felt like hanging out. Girl Wash Your Face talks specifically to women about stopping the lies and negative self talk so you can show up as the woman you’re meant to be. It’s pretty powerful. Now I’m not a mom, but the chapters on MOM GUILT were real you guys - I got a whole new world perspective about what it takes to be a woman PLUS a mom AND showing up in a mans world. I’d recommend this book to a friend.

I read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck because the title got me! I quickly LOVED that Mark Manson’s writing style was very tongue in cheek and full of sarcasm. It’s like he was saying similar things I had been learning - but in reverse, from more of a cynical perspective and I was into it. The main topic of this book is that social media and the consumer culture are giving us a twisted view. So caring LESS about all that B.S, not giving AF about what people you don’t even know think - and focusing on the REAL happiness of life. If you’re a skeptic too, I would say this might just be the angle you need to change your mindset.

I’d be reading SO MUCH about our subconscious thoughts and beliefs that I realized - I needed to really understand what the subconscious mind even was, because it’s sorta hard to conceptualize at first. So I went to my bookshelf and picked up The Power of your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy. I’m not going to sugar coat it - this book was kinda like reading a mix of science and philosophy and at times felt like a textbook. This is where I started to fully understand Habitual Thinking and stretch my thought processes. If you geek out of self awareness and consider yourself well versed in this subject, you’d probably really like this book. If you’re new to the scene I recommend starting out with the other 3 above mentioned books.

I needed to take a mental break after reading The Power of your Subconscious Mind and wanted to go with something I knew would be a little more upbeat and a conversational read. I liked Jen Sincero’s book, You are A Badass and thought I’d pick up her 2nd book You are A Badass at Making Money. I had been reading about a Scarcity Mindset and was curious what it meant. Now Scarcity isn’t just about Money, although that is this books’ focus - it talks A LOT about the limiting beliefs we have that make us fearful and how to have a Wealthy Mindset. Wealth is health, time, love, happiness and yes money is a tool to help us get those things. Abundance in all areas of life - is an inside job. If you need that reminder - check out this book.

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle was just what I needed to focus & remain in the present moment. It’s easy in this day and age to get consumed with everything that’s going on around us in the digital space, and cram our brain with thoughts of past and future. Don’t let the pain of the past, or the anxiety of the future ruin your ability to be present in The Now. This book focuses on meditation, observing our thoughts and removing negativity so we can truly be present in the current moment. If you feel like you are detached from your present life because you are remembering the past, or are so focused on what is to come this book is a wonderful reminder that RIGHT NOW is what we have.

For my last book for the year, I decided to test out the whole Audible thing - even though I was SO opposed to listening to a book (I felt like I was cheating on paper and the written word) I ended the year with Rachel Hollis’s most recent book, Girl Stop Apologizing. I think this was the perfect book & author for my first Audible. Rachel narrates the book herself, and because I had already decided we were BFF it was easy to listen to. She inspiringly tells women to pursue our ambitions, chase those big goals and build up our confidence. Rachel Hollis puts on RISE conferences for women based around these concepts and I REALLY want to the one she does that’s designed for Entrepreneurs!

Now that I know reading 7 books is doable in a year (that’s the most I’ve ever read in a year outside of formal education) - I’m setting the realistic goal of reading (and listening) to 10 books in 2020. I’m focusing on books that have to do with leadership, habits, entrepreneurship and whatever else sounds good. If you have some recommendations I’d LOVE to hear what they are as I build my 2020 Reading List.

Don’t forget to also invest in the beauty of your mind & soul this year!

xoxo babes~

N O V E M B E R ~ 2019

Hi. It’s been a minute hasn’t it.

Thank goodness for IG live videos, otherwise I would REALY feel like I haven’t seen you in forever!

November 2019 will most likely go down as the BEST month EVER because so many amazing & life altering moments happened! (It will also go down as a whirlwind because your girl was RUNNIN’! #praisebetocoffee) But then again, we are literally smack dab in the middle of Sagittarius Season, so what else did we think would happen?!

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I remember middle of the summer when I was saying YES to all these plans, and writing them on the Calendar for November. My Man and I stood back and looked, in writing, all the things we had committed to doing - all FUN GOOD THINGS. But WHOA.  We said, “okay November is FULL!” 

There was a moment where I started to feel so much self induced guilt when I realized that even with batching & planning - I wasn’t going to be able to put up a weekly Blog post in November. Which has been important to me, to keep doing consistently. But, it was like - something has got to give, and with some self grace I pushed the pause button, so I could push the play button in another area!

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{So, my goal is that you read this as one long run on sentence, because I really want you experience how November felt!} Ready? Breathe in, and - GO.

We went to Hawaii for over 10 days, which included lots of hiking and a Mountain Top Waterfall Engagement!!! (totally amazing!)  Then we took a red eye home and celebrated My Man’s birthday and then hopped IMMEDIATELY back into work. Insert five 10-12 hour days in the Studio before packing up, flying out to Laguna Beach for a week for my final Quarterly Mastermind Event - then stay for BMSCON4 as a Platform Artist, race home and sleep for 15 hours solid so we could load the car up and RoadTrip Adventure my Birthday up to Oregon for Thanksgiving with my family! 

WHOA right? It was such an AMAZING month and I wouldn’t change a single thing about it. I feel so much gratitude for all the opportunities that I was able to say “YES” to. 

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I feel like as I sit down and write this, snuggled up with my pups and a warm cup of coffee and Harry Potter in the background, I’m finally slowing down and processing November. (Just in time to wrap up a decade and Goal Set + Vision Plan for going into a new one in 2020) 

November taught me just how BIG my capacity is. I know I’m not alone in forgetting just how much I can do - until I actually am put to the test and have to DO IT. How many times in our lives do we actually impress our selves!? Probably a LOT if we take a minute to think of the amount you can accomplish when it’s time to #getshitdone

I haven’t tackled my 2020 goals yet - I always take the week between Christmas and New Years to step away from working IN my business, and work ON my business and decide how to make it the best it can be for my guests.

Let’s start brain storming on things that we can accomplish, and impress our own damn selves going into the next year.

My books are open for 2020 to Extension Guests! To schedule a phone consultation and reserve an appointment for January. Click HERE and take the Hair Questionnaire 

At first, having potential clients complete a ‘digital consultation’ / ‘hair questionnaire’ in order to reserve a ‘phone consultation’ - - seemed UNHEARD OF. Honestly there wasn’t anyone I personally knew in the Beauty Industry doing anything like that. It was completely new to me. So I know it has to be completely new to you too!

There is no denying that Social Media has changed the Beauty Industry, and with that, the way we communicate to you and how you communicate to us. It’s been amazing on so many levels, but here is one thing that has become a current standard I see with booking via social media.

Messages + DM

This is a place where things can quickly become a back and forth of hair questions, photos, screenshots, pricing, length of appointment, and then, the real hard part - going back and forth about appointment times. I’m telling you what- that ends up taking so much TIME and it’s always at random hours of the day…NEVER are we DMing people during standard business hours. (like really, why is it always at the most random times?!!)

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Say goodbye to that overwhelm and hello to an elevated customer experience! It has been AMAZING to implement the Extensions Questionnaire + Phone Consultation for both myself as a solopreneur and for YOU as a guest wanting a great booking experience . It feels good to have the opportunity to talk to your Stylist and hear their voice especially when you know you have a personalized game plan to achieve your #hairgoals.

The NBR Application or Digital Pre-Consult, which I talk about in great detail HERE and why it’s so important - has been a GAME CHANGER for both of us because it allows us to move into a highly productive phone conversation.

Which is CELEBRATION for both of us! So that ‘application’ / ‘hair history form’ / ‘hair questionnaire’ & ‘phone consultation’ … is now one of my FAVORITE things about my client experience.

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The information you provide is framework for your Phone Consultation. Which is where we get to have a scheduled 1:1 conversation and hear each others voices while we work together to create plans for your dream hair, have ALL your questions are answered, discuss your new install estimate, give a quote on maintenance + pricing, talk about the longevity of extension hair, and if you’re a good fit for NBR and Rose Golde Beauty - then we will talk about available appointments!

It’s luxurious and there is really no going back! I am SO happy that I get to offer that experience to you! It’s ahead of the curve, cutting edge and it’s focus is YOU, and sometimes doing something that’s out of the norm - is a reallllly good thing!

I hope you are always choosing businesses who are offering you new + innovative perspectives to streamline and elevate your customer experience!

xo babes~

Why so much Education?

We’ve talked before about my nerd level excitement and dedication to continued education over on this previous blog post so you already know a little bit about it, but I wanted to dive deeper since I’m about ready to head out again for another trip to Southern California.

On Wednesday I leave for an NBR Mastermind Event. It’s a 2 day event where we learn continued education in the NBR Method and also talk about the 3rd Quarter of business with other entrepreneurs  - basically a hair nerd convention geeking out over NBR transformations and personal growth. lol but for reals. 

These events are held every quarter, in addition to 2 NBR Hands on Intensive classes. -small group geeking out over learning MORE stuff. :P

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All these classes are not mandatory for those us in Mastermind to go to, but they are provided and are tailored each time to match where we are in our education and are offered for everyone in the continuing education program.

This will be my 5th time this year that I fly out for Education. I’ve gone to both of my Hands on Intensive classes, and this will be my 3rd time going out for a Quarterly Event.

At one point in my mind - the thought of that seemed outrageous - in SO many ways.

Now, I am so beyond committed to offering the best Hand Tied Hair Extension service I possibly can, because I know the impact it is having on the way women feel about themselves! 

I want to master that color blend, for the stitching to be clean and neat, for the beadwork to be comfortable and for you to feel SO good that even you are excited for the camera to come out for after photos. 

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So I go spend time and money to put my self in a room where I can learn from the creator of the method her lead trainer and their education team. 

I’m always impressed with the education that they offer - each time it gets tailored more and more to what we need as students. I’m beyond stoked that this event there are break out sessions and we get to go work with small groups and trainers on the areas we personally asked to learn more about. 

I MEAN COME ON! How rad is that? It’s not a “sit here and learn this” type event. It’s hands on training with small groups on the exact topics we are needing extra work in. 

I am dedicated to offering my clients the best service I can possibly provide. It’s in part because I want to offer my best work at all times as my own personal standard and love for the art, but right there with that I want you to know that when you invest in your self with hair extensions - you know that I am investing in my education and craft so you can have the BEST experience possible. 

I am a forever student and always willing to put my self in situations to continue my education in this industry so that you are always having an amazing experience! 

For you own hair transformation share you hair history with me here

xoxo~

Are you along for the ride ~

You know that feeling when all areas of your life get SHIFTED!?!

It can be to one side or another, it doesn’t necessarily HAVE to mean GOOD Shift/ BAD Shift. Just ‘THE SHIFT’ of change.

I’m there. Or…here. wherever it is - I’m in it!

It’s kinda like when you played that game as a kid where you put your forehead on the handle of a baseball bat and spun around really really fast while counting to 10 - only to get up completely disoriented, maybe stumbling or feeling completely nauseous before eventually starting to get your equilibrium back.

I remember as a kid feeling like it was a doozy when I was spinning around that baseball bat and hoping to make it to number 10 - - but as I look back, I always came out the other side of it laughing, happy and willing to do it all over again!!!

(Please tell me you played whatever game that was and you know what I’m talking about. - - gotta go way back to the Recess days!)

IDK -that’s the best example that I can come up with to share how things are going these past few weeks! lol

I think life is currently giving me a spin and I’m along for the ride, in hopes that it also ends with a lot of laughter and excitedly saying, “I’d do that again!”

I’m just going with it, saying YES to things that come across my path and letting life take me on a spin cycle!

Once I’m done spinning around and I’m no longer dizzy from all that’s going on - and I’m a little more settled in….You know I’ll find the time to tell you EVERYTHING!

For the moment I’m asking for some grace in my response times to: emails, texts, DMs, messages, and calls - I will get back to you! I pinky promise.

I also want to go on record saying that I’m going to be giving myself permission to take moments of rest in a time where things are moving, shifting and changing!

I see another weekend with my phone on Airplane mode coming up real soon! Sometimes it’s good to slow down the things you can control and let life take the reigns on the rest!

xoxo