The Start of My Hair Journey 

Thats what its about !! Really happy for you!! Ur starting with more experience in life!! Its never too late to pursue something you love ! I wish you the best in your journey :D

Sofie StayGold 𝗧hank you very much!

wow! thank you so much!! i appreciate that a lot !! :D

Thank you for watching! Will definitely be making more :)

awh wow! thank you for that!! hey, i totally get it. Life happens and sometimes you gotta roll with it. You just gotta want it bad and do whatever it takes. Don't stop, just keep pushing. Now you got kids who are ur biggest supporters. show them how its done!

Can I ask why?

@@julissahernandez1413 the shop I was had to much going on in it

Ooooooooo!!!! im so excited for you to use the DUO!! fuck yeah!! and i love the ways the keys sound when im typing too LOL. Lemme know what you think of the comp when you get to play around with it! Thank you for watching the start of my journey story!! I appreciate you!

@@Staygold31 No worries, I'll keep watching, and I'll keep you posted and let you know what I think, I'm just excited to get it, can't wait.

@@Staygold31 Hi Sofie, been using the new Asus, love it. So much better than what I was using previously. Only wish it would tilt up a little more to allow a better view of the bottom screen as the timeline down there gets a little small. I've just been propping it up a bit higher with the charger at the moment, have to find a better solution. Apart from that, love it, thanks for the advice. 🤟🏻😎

@@57rubes omg yes!!! i love that!! i even love the way the keyboard typing sounds. A bit different from Mac, but it sounds so nice to my ears. lol i'm still brushing up on some shortcut keys but its just fun to use. I legit love that everything is touch screen :D

@@57rubes I totally know what you mean by the tilt too. probably the only thing...esp if im using that second screen as my timeline..i forsure have to be sitting higher up to look down

Love that! Thats so awesome you got to grow up going to barbershops! Keep representing for your country!! Eventually people will catch up! 😁

aw thank you so much!! thank you for watching :)

Thanks so much for watching (:

Self expression is huge for me. When i started to own it, i became more free and happy with myself. Failure is nothing but a stepping stone to get u closer to ur goals! Failure is success if you can work through it. Every single person is gona be faced with it, but u either sink or swim! Thanks for watching ! Appreciate you and this long comment. Much love ! ❤️❤️

Thank you!! Lots more to come!! Thanks for watching!! :D

aww thats so exciting!! Good news, tomorrows video will be about my experiences building clientele from scratch. I totally agree with you, you have to just always have a positive outlook while allowing things to flow naturally. The skill sets will keep growing if you work on it everyday. The rest will make sense as you go, but definitely in the start, its just about learning everything you can and getting it better and better. Best of luck on your journey! :D

It's never too late. I see many people enter after 35. Its what you make of it!

From walk in to appt, probably close to 3 years of doing more clipper cuts. I would say its different for everyone depending on the situation. In my shop particularly, i was the first person to start appts in there before it started to become regular for the whole shop

no problem!! i hope this information was helpful and spreads more awareness on these subjects :D

wow, i love that! it's never too late! and i totally get that...its a feeling you get. i really tried the salon life and it just wasnt it and truthfully with the way its all now, barbers make plenty of money just CUTTING 🤩 It goes the same for some friends of mine who only cut womens hair. They always said money is color, but its not true anymore. If you find something that works and get really good at it and marketing it, thats it.

I was 20!

That’s wassup I’m 19 currently in barber school 🤙🏿🙏🏿

The good news first - Everything you said, EVERYONE has to go through. I think its what makes the process fulfilling because the ones who really love it will go the distance through all the obstacles and if its not, people tend to give up. Bad news - there's gona be a lot of people who don't understand the path and won't be supportive. My advice: BECOME VERY GOOD AT IT.

Thats great to hear!! that's exactly what I want it to feel like :D

YESSSS...unfortunately that's the situation for a many people are you are definitely not alone. Someday they will understand, but its not their fault, they were just told certain things or not exposed to the other side of it. The great thing about social media is expanding that awareness. I appreciate your feedback and watching this video!! I hope your journey leads you to happiness with what YOU want to do.

This comment means a lot to me!! This is exactly what I hope to accomplish by making these videos !!

me too! its the best industry to be in right now esp. SO MUCH is available to us!

I appreciate this entire well thought out comment!! Great questions!! I think the only way this type of information helps is being completely transparent so im def glad to hear this type of depth is helping. If you are an introvert like me, the first thing I was able to do was to just keep trying different questions til something stuck. For example, i kinda go through my same list at first with new clients ex. Where are you from? Whats been your experiences like in previous shops? how did you find me? Is your family all located here? Where are you traveling from? What do you do for work? and among those questions usually it stems into other questions, but my goal is to find out what they like to talk about and go from there. It just took time and practice to find something that worked esp because you are dealing with people from all walks of life so thats always a fun side to research different conversation topics. You definitely gotta practice talking out loud even if to your clients or using the mirror...its awkward but watching yourself brings more awareness and gives you practice. And 2nd, i've dealt with a lot of self doubt, from family, and friends, but i just really kept pushing. As my skills grew, i started to develop an appreciation for what I do because it was so hard to learn and then the time just kept passing and i just kept allowing myself to evolve and just grow each day. It always stemmed from trying to create better haircuts for my clients and grew from there :D Hope this gives you some insights on those really great questions (: In both settings, you cant give into those fears and those fears are usually the things that will set you free and become your strong suits one day if you deal with it and work through them instead of going around. Mine was public speaking and here i am now traveling and talking in front of hundreds of people. Its crazy all it all works. :)

@@Staygold31 Thanks Sofie! for taking the time and energy to reply. I really appreciate it :) I would say I'm an introvert. I do similar question check list with my new clients as well haha, all of the questions you wrote above. at the beginning, it feels like the impulse to finish a bunch of side quests in a video game. very robotic. It's a learning curve. I also starting to see the viewpoint you said, the confidence grows once the skills grow, when you can make a client feel great. you feel great too. I also like the sharing of your challenges in life or career. It is a guide, context, or examples that help me to relate or draw from when I face difficulties or potential difficulties when walking in the industry. Again, thanks :)

of course anytime! You gotta risk big to win big. That's how it always works. Consistency and discipline!

Sofie StayGold 💯% correct 😊

of course!! im so glad you guys are enjoying my new content!! Just want to help anyway that i can! :D