http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skPnJOZYdA
THE ONE AND ONLY…Steve Jobs on Life
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs
Why Give?
You are, as our friend David Wagner of Juut Salons would say, “daymakers”.
You touch people through your work in meaningful (and sometimes profound) ways; and in your ‘spare time’ your giving has collectively moved mountains to make the world a better place.
Each year, salons, spas and beauty companies donate tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours in support of a long list of amazing charitable causes.
Your giving makes better lives. We’re so proud to be a part of your world.
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
In the spirit of sharing, here’s a short list of important charities we love.
Click on the links to learn more.
Born This Way Foundation
www.bornthiswayfoundation.org
City of Hope
www.cityofhope.org
Donors Choose
www.donorschoose.org
Feeding America
www.feedingamerica.org
Futures Without Violence
www.futureswithoutviolence.org
Habitat for Humanity
www.habitat.org
It Gets Better Project
www.itgetsbetter.org
Look Good…Feel Better
www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org
One
www.one.org
The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
Water.org
www.water.org
Why Heroes?
he-ro (n)
a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for brave deeds and noble qualities.
Today perhaps more than ever, heroes matter. They help us to find our way in a complicated and sometimes confusing personal and professional world.
They offer up context to help us know how we fit in and serve as examples to show us the possibilities of the path we have chosen.
Our list of heroes is thankfully long and varied and likely somewhat different than yours; but if we were to guess just one name we likely share with most, we’d guess it would belong to the guy in the photo below – the first of many we look forward to sharing.
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon is the hairdressers’ hairdresser’; the artists’ artist; our industry icons’ icon. Sassoon worked his way to success from 1940’s “shampoo boy” to a household name by the late 1960’s.
He went on to define the salon in its most modern incarnation. He brought incredible cred to the art and craft of hairdressing. He helped to create a revolution in how hair was understood and done – by professionals and for the women who depend on and adore them.
He believed – in the power of hairdressers to change the lives of clients in transformative ways and, in doing so, change themselves for the better.
Since “retiring” following the sale of his namesake salons, academies and products in the 1980’s, he has continued to serve as a role model for professionals around the world.
Today, Vidal uses his position in the public eye and considerable wealth to do good as a humanitarian and unofficial goodwill ambassador for the salon industry to the world.
Some 70 years after walking into his first salon, no name is more synonymous worldwide with the art and business of hair than that of Vidal Sassoon.
We heart Vidal.
(photos from Phase 4 Films , Vidal Sassoon The Movie)