I thought I was being original when I decided to suggest that you call yourself "The Hair Whisperer" if you just have a way of getting any head of hair to obey your commands. I planned to ask you whether you supplement your natural hair whispering gifts by updating your skills through
continuing hair education, practicing on your own time, talking with colleagues and other means.
I suppose I can still ask you about that, but I can't claim any originality. A Google search on "hair whisperer" turns up four or five pages of salons with that name and individual hair stylists who either have handed themselves that title or have been given the label by a client or peer. For example, Chicago blogger Beth Kujawski praises her hairdresser on her "Finding My Voice" site: "Hair architect, people. Hair. Architect. Or, as I dubbed him today, The Hair Whisperer. ‘I listen to the hair,' he says. ‘It tells me what to do.'"
Wouldn't you love for your clients to think about you that way? Better yet, to blog about your rare gift so that others may discover it? While I accept that raw talent gets you pretty far in this business, I believe that becoming a hair whisperer takes persistence, a high level of dedication to the craft, and a commitment to continuous improvement that includes a regular schedule of
continuing education. While it may not be that original, being a hair whisperer isn't a bad goal to have.