Hey everybody. So here we are at the end of another year 2025 holiday season. And I like to do these holiday episodes, kind of a message to you guys.

My very, very valued, dear listeners, thank you so much.

I say this all the time.

I really, really appreciate the time that you spend with us every Monday.

In thinking about this past year, I keep coming back to one word, and it's a word that you've heard me say before, which is resilience, because that's what you are. You're resilient. You know, you're resilient from a physical standpoint. You stand on your feet for hours, as well as other ways. You manage schedules that would break most people. You navigate the

changes in the industry that are endless, endless changes. And still, you show up every day in your

salon behind your chair with creativity, with care for your clients, and with that energy that makes people feel like they're

the only client in the world. And this year, you didn't just do hair. You held a space for people's

stories. You celebrated their wins. You sat with them with care through their losses,

and you're a constant in your client's chaotic life, that one bit of peaceful time, however

often it is, and they're overwhelming weak. And maybe you don't hear this.

I know you don't hear this enough, but that matters.

You matter.

I want you to think about this.

Every single person who walked out of your salon this year walked out differently than they

came in.

Obviously, they looked better because you're great at what you do. But that's not the only way that they walked out better. They walked out better

because they like you.

You know, the person you are, the way you listen, the way you made them laugh, the way you saw them, really saw them when maybe the rest of the world has stopped seeing them.

You know, that's not just a service.

That's a superpower.

And that is what you do in this industry, with what you do daily.

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