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Hello everyone, I just wanted to share about my first two days as an apprentice barber. I am 2 days into my Barber apprenticeship day one was awesome I got to meet some of the Barbers in my crew and shadowed my mentor as he did some hair cuts and I got my own Apprentice Barber chair it felt so official and I was stoked! Day two a great day but in a different way. I had my first haircut at the shop and lets just say I was a little nervous. The gentleman asked for a high fade I commenced the haircut shaving in my guide line. The gentleman then pointed out that one side was slightly higher than the other and I thanked him and made sure to correct it. At the 10 minute mark he stopped me and asked “are you new?” I replied “yes I am an apprentice” to which he replied “not to be rude but I'm going to stop you before you F**K up my lines, I would like someone else to do this haircut I'm paying for a quality haircut.” I replied of course that is no problem and one of the Barbers stepped in to do the rest of the haircut. As it was my official first day cutting hair at the studio I coached myself and ask myself the question what can I do better next time? - Let the customer know I am an apprentice - Explain the rates of a junior Barber cut - Work on calming the nerves Later I talked to the shop manager (my mentor) and he encouraged me saying that the next drop-in customer that is asking for a basic haircut (not a fade) will be a good place to start off. And clients who are my friends I can do the more complex cuts on since I've cut their hair in the past they know and trust me to cut their hair with some support and guidance from my mentor when it's needed. This helped me understand that this situation was not personal though the customers reaction was negative I used it as a lesson to know what my next steps will be in learning and honing in on my craft. Additionally the other Barbers encouraged me saying that this is not a common occurance at the Barbed shop and to just stay positive and keep doing what I'm doing and that I handled the situation very well and professionally and it took courage to handle that.

I felt stuck for a very long time in my art practice, relationships, and my personal growth. I saw my counselor last night and in that session I realized all my bad habits of watching porn, doom scrolling, over eating, and caffeine drinking was a sign that I was exhausted mentally. I did something I’ve never done before, I went for a walk by myself… around the neighborhood. No dog, no music, no podcast. I let my mind wonder. That craziest thing happened, my brain in the 30 minute walk started to go in a slow motion as it proceeded the surroundings. It made me realize I was going so fast in my life, consuming things fast, doing things fast that I forgot the world outside my phone and mind was so slow. I got home and passed out. Something so simple blew my mind (in a good way) I wanted to share this experience with you guys because I know you will get it! Last night was a break through for me! I am excited to explore Vancouver tomorrow and just wonder around! I hope this helps or provides some insight 🤗

Hey everyone, I totally forgot to pin my work here. Here is one of my recent art pieces! If you want to check out more of my work I’m posting on Instagram which is linked in my Skool profile!!