From the Editor
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Dear Reader, Are you aspiring for success in 2010? If you didn’t stick to your new years resolutions in January, do not despair! LNE & Spa is here to help! It is still early enough in the year to make improvements to your spa and yourself. Success, after all, comes in all shapes and sizes. Are you striving towards your goals in the hopes of achieving your own personal definition of success? What are your specific goals this year? Have you written them down or discussed them with a mentor? Which of them are most important to fulfill in order to assure that 2010 is going to be better for you than 2009? Success comes in several packages. For some spa professionals, it may mean having a regular schedule that doesn’t rotate so they can be at home with their families during the evenings and on weekends. Others may feel that working for a company that offers insurance and security is the ideal opportunity. And for other estheticians, it may be getting a book published, becoming a regular columnist for a magazine or a keynote speaker at a trade show. Whatever your own definition of success is, it is up to you to make it happen. Learn from previous mistakes—do not stay stuck in the bitterness and disappointment of last year—direct your gaze ahead to your next opportunity. Or, to quote from David Suzuki’s column in the February edition, “Difficult times tend to reveal windows of openness, and an opportunity for new ideas and concepts...” (pg. 88) If the opportunity that comes along seems to be less than your ideal, do not get frustrated. Remind yourself that it is only for a season, not forever. Look at it as an opportunity to learn, and possibly to meet someone who will help push you to the next chapter of your career. Being an esthetician is a tangible career that can offer many rewards. In this month’s Owner’s Column, Sue Bonito defines success, while Maribeth Kuzmeski shares her simple secrets to becoming successful. Update your spa menu with tips for success from Austine Mah’s article “Treating the Mom-To-Be” or “Greening Your Facial Treatments One Step at a Time” by Nina Curtis. Be inspired by February’s edition of LNE & Spa! |
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About Denise R. Fuller
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Les Nouvelles Esthétiques & Spa Editor in Chief, Denise R. Fuller is a licensed esthetician, certified body wrapping instructor for the state of Florida, beauty therapist and author in the esthetics industry. Ms. Fuller is the founder of the National Aesthetic Spa Network. E-mail her at