I was checking out Michael Cole’s website today and ran across the AskMichael section of his website and saw a letter that I though was so prevalent of a lot of beginning stylist and wanted to share it here, I hope he doesn’t mind…If you haven’t already done so, please check out his website here at.http://www.michaelcoleseminars.comHere is the letter.

Dear Michael,I just started Cosmetology school a little over a month ago. I have always enjoyed playing with hair so I started with high hopes that I was going to be a real natural. Well, it turns out that I am not so great after all. In fact, I am probably having the most trouble in my class. I do not seem to be very creative and I am having trouble coming up with good hairstyles. I am getting very discouraged and am starting to think that I am not creative or talented enough to be in this business. I even get so bummed out that I dread getting up to go to school because I feel that I am no good. I know that I should think more positive but it is so hard when I am so slow at learning. Should I stick it out and hope for the best or give it up and try to find a career that I am better at? Please help!Thank you,Slow StudentDear Student,Thank you for your letter and congratulations on your decision to pursue a career as a salon service provider. As I read your letter, something kept popping out that you were probably not aware of. Let me paraphrase back to you some of the things you wrote:1. “I am not so great after all.”2. “I am having the most trouble in my class.”3. “I am not able to come up with creative hairstyles.”4. “I am slow at learning.”5. “I am getting very discouraged.”6. “I am not talented enough.”7. “I get so bummed out.”8. “I dread getting up and going to school.”9. “I am not good enough.”10. “I am not smart enough.”I think that you have a gigantic “NOT” in your “I AM.” You have also created for yourself a Top 10 list of self-limiting and self-sabotaging “I Am’s.” No wonder why you find yourself drowning, you have yet to be informed on the single most important law of your life. This law will always govern how successful you will become, regardless of weather you believe in it or if you are even aware of it. This law that dictates and happy you are in life is called “The Law of I AM” and it says: Whatever you say after you say after you say I AM is what you will become.My suggestions for you are as follows:1. Whether you decide to stay the course I school of drop out, I strongly encourage you to NAME, TAME & CLAIM your I AM language without BLAME & SHAME. By this I mean start becoming aware of your language without blaming others or yourself.2. Consider thinking of new positive ways of using your I AM language. Such as: “I Am willing to begin think more positively about the progress I Am making in my career.”“Any thought I have that does not support the good that is in me is a lie and I no longer believe in lies.”Do this everyday for 30 days and at the end of that time you are not doing any better than you have been, you have my blessing to do something else.God Speed to your turn around,Michael Cole

Hit the nail directly on the head.