Meet Sydnee Harris

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Sydnee Harris. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Sydnee, thank you for joining us today and sharing your experiences and acquired wisdom with us. Burnout is a huge topic these days and so we’d love to kick things off by discussing your thoughts on overcoming or avoiding burnout

Burnout affects everyone and can be hard to endure. To give insight, I work as a full-time hairstylist five days a week, a part-time spray tech artist one day a week, and I do continuing education every Monday. I am also one to not go on vacations or out of town very often; I might go every 5 years, so I understand feeling stuck and stir crazy. To avoid burnout or get through it, I do not give up my “me time.” I wake up every morning at six a.m. to go to the gym. The gym is my reckoning place, where it is just me, and I can focus on myself without any distractions. The gym gives me a clear mind and is where I leave all my frustrations. I also ensure I am eating healthy, as I have noticed that I face burnout when I don’t eat well. I have been learning to set boundaries with myself regarding “working at home,” meaning social media. Social media is essential to market yourself and your work, and can quickly overtake your personal life. Once I get home, I decompress the hairstylist and spray tan artist in me to relax. Again, taking time for yourself and your needs is the best way to overcome and avoid burnout.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

Hi everyone, I am Sydnee, a hairstylist at the coolest shop, Artifact Collective. Being a part of Artifact Collective has been one of the most amazing things in my life. The shop is a family, from the stylists and barbers to the clients. It is truly a one-of-a-kind place with so much love; I invite everyone to come out and grab a drink with us at the shop; we would love to meet you! As a hairstylist, I offer many services to care for all my clients’ needs: cuts, custom color, blonding, extensions, and Brazilian blowouts! Most recently, I have added a new service: I am officially a nationally licensed spray tan artist! I am so excited to offer this new service and provide great tans! I love to give people their dream hair and now dream tan!

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Patience, passion, and hard work—these three qualities create the best recipe for life. Patience is so necessary for giving yourself or other people grace in a hard time. Everyone, including yourself, will always encounter something that takes time and is a long process. Being patient and kind will get you there slower, but also peacefully. Passion is finding something you love and will never get tired of. Passion allows for growth and joy everyday. It will enable you to be free. Hard work is always to push yourself and do what seemed impossible then but is achievable now. It allows for goal setting and confidence in yourself and your ability to succeed!

Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?

My confidence and outlook on life. My biggest fears in life are failure and disappointment. In the last 12 months, I have exceeded my expectations of myself as a person, a hairstylist, and a spray tan artist. I have pushed myself to meet new people and know that I can reach goals. I see myself as successful, and everything I have gone through and done has been worth it, the good and the ugly. Growing up in your early 20s, there is a lot of trial, self-doubt, and learning about who you are. My perspective on what I want has changed drastically from 18 to 21. Now I see life as beautiful with so many different paths and opportunities it will give you. The harder I work, the more pay off I see in this life!

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