Hairdresser Wisdom

Hairdresser wisdom can often be invaluable. 

Today mine gave me the answer to a question I’ve been thinking about for days, when answering a totally different question I had asked. I asked how a mutual friend, Sam, was doing and she replied that Sam hated the marketing work she had quit hairdressing for. The low commission, rejection and sales pressure were not what she wanted, thus answering for me whether selling ad space in a travel magazine on commission might be the right job for me as a break from teaching next year. Then, because my husband obviously knows me better than my hairdresser, I discussed the job opportunity with him and he confirmed that I should follow my intuition about the job - if it didn’t feel right, it probably wasn’t - despite his being one of the most logical and calculating (in a good way) people I know. My brother has also weighed in and is of the opinion that I would HATE (his capitals, not mine) it. A tiny part of me still wonders if I’m using these opinions to validate my desire to remain closer to my comfort zone when looking for other job options. For now I’m going to trust the trifecta of hairdresser, husband and brother wisdom and keep looking for other ways to branch out of teaching.