April markly how to#

Now, I work for myself and this career gives an awesome opportunity to work flexible hours and venture into my new long-term pursuits into Art Therapy. Twelve years in I still love learning and feel so fortunate to be doing something I love, and I am so glad I didn’t give up.

I focused on education and always knew I could be better and better. It was about year five when things really turned a corner and it started feeling like living comfortably was easy, In this industry, you do not graduate school and magically have a full book of business. I kept going into the salon day after day, knowing that the stylists around me who had a fully booked schedule was inspiration and fuel to keep going. Discouraged by feeling that I wasn’t gaining traction year after year, in all honesty, there were many times I thought about giving up on the dream.

April markly how to#

I spent years “starting over’ focusing on learning the craft, understanding how to build a clientele, and living very meagerly. At age 27 and being my second career, it was not easy. I was searching for a career I would enjoy and finally decided to take seriously something I had only daydreamed about becoming a hairstylist.

I craved movement, freedom, and human interaction in my day to day atmosphere. I quickly realized the office + computer life was not for me. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.Īlways artistic, I graduated with a degree in Fine Art majoring in Graphic Design. Thanks for sharing your story with us April. Today we’d like to introduce you to April Markley.