Chapter 2- Life Skills Flashcards
Developing and applying sound life skills helps build a foundation for a successful career in salons and spas. Which life skill is most important for a cosmetologist?
- Delegating work to subordinates
- Using standard procedures for all tasks
- Working independently
- Maintaining a cooperative attitude
Maintaining a cooperative attitude
_______ is the process of fulfilling ones full potential over the period of a lifetime.
- Career advancement
- Professional development
- Self-actualization
- Goal-driven behavior
Self-actualization
_______ is based on inner strength and begins with trusting your ability to achieve set goals.
- Self-esteem
- Mental competence
- Self-actualization
Self-esteem
What is a success strategy that can turn your image if a dream job into a successful salon?
- Productivity
- Motivation
- Visualization
- Organization
Visualization
________ unblocks the creative mind and allows for the exploration of new ideas and solutions.
- Eliminating self-critical thoughts
- Being highly disciplined
- Following salon guidelines
- Critiquing other people’s work
Eliminating self-critical thoughts
What are the three habits mentioned on your text that can keep you from maintaining peak performance?
- Visualization, procrastination, and networking
- Overthinking, taking breaks, and lack of a game plan
- Procrastination, perfectionism, and lack of a game plan
- Rigid scheduling, perfectionism, and networking
Procrastination, perfectionism, and lack of a game plan
What symptom of faulty organization results from scheduling too many tasks at one time and then putting them off to complete at a later date?
- Procrastination
- Visualization
- Perfectionism
- Socialization
Procrastination
_______ is the unhealthy compulsion to do things perfectly due to the fear of taking risks and making mistakes.
- Arrogance
- Procrastination
- Perfectionism
- Scheduling
Perfectionism
________ is the conscious act of planning your life with daily, monthly, and yearly goals, instead of just letting things happen.
- Visualizing your future
- Looking for inspiration
- Focusing on productivity
- Having a game plan
Having a game plan
Despite what emotions a person feels, _______ and _______ skills will help people move to the next level in their career.
- networking; critical thinking
- motivation; self management
- creativity; productivity
motivations; self management
What terms refers to having a talent such as painting, acting, cutting hair, applying makeup, or doing artificial nails, as well as processing unlimited inner resources of ideas and solutions?
- Productivity
- Motivation
- Visualization
- Creativity
Creativity
What are the three-active problem-solving words that should be utilized when building a positive vocabulary?
- Create, produce, and motivate
- Produce, motivate, and visual
- Explore, analyze, and determine
- Analyze, create, and produce
Explore, analyze, and determine
One essential part of any business plan is a ______, which established the purpose and values of an institution, provides a sense of direction by defining guiding principles and clarifying goals, and functions as the foundation for the business operation.
- mission statement
- budget outline
- guideline of standards
- personnel vision
mission statement
Which term refers to the identification of long-term and short-term goals?
- Goal setting
- Visualization
- Mission statement
- Business plan
Goal setting
Which action is the best example of a short-term goal?
- Getting to class on time
- Training to become a hair cutting specialist
- Becoming a salon owner
Getting to class on time
Which action is the best example of a long-term goal?
- Becoming a salon owner
- Getting to class on time
- Graduating cosmetology school
- Completing homework assignments
Becoming a salon owner
_______ means to order tasks on a to-do list from most important to least important.
- Visualizing
- Actualizing
- Problem-solving
- Prioritizing
Prioritizing
Arriving to work on time, starting the first client as soon as he or she arrives, and staying on schedule are good examples of real-life _______.
- actualization
- time management
- mission planning
time management
How can a licensed cosmetologist best keep abreast of new trends, techniques, products, and information?
- Seek continuing education opportunities
- Review training manuals from school
- Attend a trade show once every 5 to 10 years
- Watch and learn from other professionals in the workplace
Seek continuing education opportunities
If studying or other activities become overwhelming, focus on _________.
- completing small tasks one at a time
- completing the large tasks first
- your overall goals for your career
- something else for an hour or so
completing small tasks one at a time
The moral principles by which we live and work are known as ______.
- regulations
- ethics
- laws
ethics
Providing skilled and competent services, being honest, courteous, and sincere; maintaining client confidentiality; participating in continuing education; and distributing accurate information are 5 actions of ______ behavior.
- altruistic
- ethical
- aesthetic
- regulatory
ethical
What are the 4 primary aspects of ethical professionals, as mentioned in your text?
- training, integrity, intention, and respect
- training, transparency, discretion, and communication
- self-care, integrity, discretion, and communication
- self-care, transparency, intention, and respect
Self-care, integrity, discretion, and communication
_______ also known as tact, is the ability to deliver truthful, even sometimes critical or difficult, messages in a kind way.
- Diplomacy
- Receptivity
- Sensitivity
- Integrity
Diplomacy
