Beauty is fun!

Last night I got super girly, stepped out of my comfort zone, and stepped in to help my girlfriend Lisa as a hair model for a class at her salon. I had NO idea what to expect, but it actually turned out to be pretty fun! We played with so many different styles through my hair and I got to see my hair in ways I never even imagined.

Check the photos we took throughout the class...

PS - And ladies, if a stylist friend ever asks you to step in and help out with a class, do it! Not only will you have fun, but you're doing a solid to the people that take care of a vital essential to your life: HAIR.
Did I mention it's fun too???

Big shoutout and courtesy credit for all the wonderful Kérastase products we used and to the Via Dolce salon. If you're in the Marina Del Rey area and in need of some beauty, the salon is beautiful and the gals there are top notch :)

BEFORE:


STRAIGHT BLOWOUT:

 

PIN CURLS to HOLLYWOOD GLAM:
 

BOHEMIAN BEACH WAVE:

 

END RESULT: 4 VERY DIFFERENT LOOKS

I had a total blast doing this and can't wait to do it again! 

Happy Wednesday!

I Choose Wisdom

I recently read an article by Deepak Chopra about The Wisdom Principle and what it means to be "wise." (Read the full article HERE)

In the article, he says:

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Someone who wants to be wise has the following traits:

• The desire to be real
• The courage to step into the unknown
• A refusal to be fooled by illusions
• The need to feel fulfilled
• The ability to go beyond material satisfactions

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Athena the Goddess of Wisdom & Beauty

He also went on to talk about people's misconception of the term, and how people think this descriptive word should only be used for the gray haired and elderly, who have experienced the world ten-fold. He goes on to say that wisdom is really just "mature awareness." Knowing oneself more than anything is how we get to a level of wisdom beyond what others anticipate for us, and perhaps what we even anticipate for ourselves.

In a time when I'm not sure exactly what will happen next for myself or career, 
I am taking every leap forward into the unknown, in hopes for something bigger and better than me. 

Courage? Call it whatever you like. I am choosing it because staying in the same place is not an option. Perhaps, the "wiser" version of myself is the ultimate goal. I see the bigger picture and it is full steam ahead until I get there.

I know this to be true: we are defined by our choices. 

Our privilege to choose right from wrong and to help the lives of others, instead of hindering them, is a deliberate one. You can't half-ass it. You choose to live fully with a helpful, hopeful heart, do it, all of it, or not. In this time of cautious treading into new territories, I welcome this privilege and hope that those who support me most will hold me accountable for my goals and my choices. 

I do not aim to please the likes of my superiors any more. 
There is no one beneath me, nor above me. 
It is up to me how I choose to treat people and how I will make my company, brand, and life different from here forward.

It's a new day. I choose to be wise.