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Explore your benefits at associatedhairprofessionals.com 45 Atalaya to off er and to show me in this industry. I really try to build a community here of stylists who support each other. Instead of competition, it's more of a community. IS: With those younger generations of stylists, there seems to be some hustle culture. How do you make sure you don't burn out? AF: I feel like with newer generations, they think the more you're working, you get a gold medal. I did start off like that in the salon I was in. I think the older I have gotten, the more I've dived into knowing how to price services, and that you really can make money without overworking yourself. When we got shut down for COVID, being home with my kids . . . made me really take a step back and think, "Wow, they're growing up so fast." I used to work six days a week, 12-hour days. I missed my kids' awards ceremonies. It really made me sad. Money comes and goes, but you cannot get back time. Time is precious. You have to have that work-life balance. Your clients will accommodate themselves to your schedule—you just have to be stern. I think that just comes with time behind the chair. IS: You've also encountered some speed bumps during your career on your way to being a business owner. AF: I had to start over a few times. First, when I got divorced. I was living in North Carolina and I had a whole clientele. I had to start completely over [when I moved back to San Antonio as a single mother]. at forced me to make it by all means. en, when I was pregnant with my second daughter, I said, "You know what? I'm going to try to do something on my own." I [opened my own business and] dove right in, fi ve months pregnant; I didn't have a big clientele yet and just fi gured it out.