Chapter F1: Life Skills

Which of the following is NOT a reason beauty professionals should study and have a thorough understanding of life skills?

• Practicing good life skills will lead to a more satisfying and productive beauty and wellness career.

• Beauty professionals work with many different types of clients, and life skills can help keep interactions positive in any situation.

• The ability to deal with

  difficult circumstances comes from having well-developed skills.

• Beauty professionals are routinely asked to take formal tests.

Beauty and wellness is at heart a ______ industry.

• Creative

• Technical

• Medical

• Scientific

Which of the following would LEAST be considered a life skill?

• Making good friends

• Having a sense of humor

• Becoming more organized

• Acing a final exam

Self-esteem is based on ______.

• Inner strength

• Outer strength

• Physical Strength

• Perfectionism

Which of the following is LEAST likely to enhance your creativity?

• Being positive

• Looking around for creative inspiration

• Increasing self-esteem

• Improving your vocabulary

Why is a mission statement important?

• It establishes the purpose and values of an institution.

• It shows the institution’s compulsion to do things perfectly.

• It puts things off until tomorrow or a later date.

• It shows the institution’s conscious effort to respect others.

The mission statement often becomes the ______ of an organization.

• long-term goal

• short-term goal

• cultural pulse

• creative capability

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a mission statement?

• “I plan to make my business a peaceful and ‘in-touch-with-the-environment’ organization.”

• “I am dedicated to pursuing a successful career with dignity and integrity.”

• “Our partnership will be one that focuses on fair play and honesty in the markets.”

• “We are going to make 10 million dollars in our first five years in business.”

______ is the identification of long-term and short-term goals.

• Visualizing

• Building self-esteem

• Goal setting

• Mission statement writing

Which of the following is the BEST example of a long-term goal?

• To reach $100,000 in sales by week’s end

• To hire three competent staffers before the busy summer season

• To slowly grow the company into broader international markets

• To invest company revenue in next autumn’s order