TESTTT- Chapter 1: Life Skills

What would LEAST be considered a life skill?

Acing a final exam

What is NOT a reason beauty professionals should study and have a through understanding of life skill?

Beauty professionals are routinely asked to take formal test

Why should one NOT neglect physical activity?

Because exercise and recreation stimulate clear thinking.

Why is it important to practice diplomatic in your career in beauty and wellness?

Because it shows you can deliver messages in a kind way

Why is important never to stop learning about the beauty and wellness industry?

Because the beauty and wellness industry never stops changing

Why is important to break up long term goals into smaller pieces?

Because then they don't seem so overwhelming

Why is discretion an important part of ethical behavior?

Because you should keep certain client information confidential

Which of the following would most help Marvin, a recent graduate about to start his career in beauty and wellness, to build his self esteem?

Reading positive affirmations

Kendra has just finished her company's mission statement. Which of the following is now TRUE?

She has made her company's purpose and values public knowledge

How can mnemonics be used as a learning tool to help you with your studies?

They are a shortcut to recalling information

Which of the following is the best example of long term goal?

To slowly grow the company into broader international markets

Why is a mission statement important?

It establishes the purpose and values of an institution

__________ is the identification of long-term and short-term goals

goal setting

Because Yolanda always adheres to providing skilled and competent service to her customers, to honesty and courteousness, to confidentiality, to keeping up with new techniques, and to giving accurate information about the treatments and products she offers, she has done which of the following?

Adhered to ethical practices

Janine's instructor has told her that she should take steps to build a solid foundation for achieving her goal. Which of the following step should Janine not take?

Avoid new behaviors

Gertrude runs her beauty and wellness business exactly the way she wants to run it when an advisor told her that she should carefully write out the purpose and values by which her business would operate and post it for her employees and clients to see And know she ignored him What employees and customers ask her to treat them with more respect and dignity she ignored that too when it became obvious to all around her that she wasn't managing the balance between her personal time in the business well she told everyone Concerned that it was none of their business what she did outside of work and when customers and clients begin to take their business elsewhere and employees left for jobs at neighboring businesses because of her treats complete lack of self-care integrity discretion in effective communication she insisted it Why is their problem not hers or her businesses and all of us where did Gertrude go wrong ethically?

By not adhering to self care, integrity, discretion, and effective communication

Because we know that Sheila has written down the purpose and values by which she wishes her business to work and function, we know that she has done which of the following?

Created a company mission statement

The mission statement often becomes the _____ of an organization.

Cultural pulse

Jacquie is feeling overwhelmed. She has just been told that her work is subpar compared with that of other students in her class, and she is facing a major project she must turn in to the instructor by the end of next week. What she is really feeling is a lack of inner strength and confidence. She knows that to turn the corner in this class and impress her instructor, she must overcome these feelings. You are Jacquie's close friend. Which of the following would you do for her?

Help build her self-esteem by reading positive affirmations that remind her to trust herself.

Jay is having difficulty managing his beauty and wellness business because his personal life requires more flexibility than his business allows. He continually has time conflicts between the two. On which of the following must Jay work to run things more smoothly at work and at home?

His prioritizing

Ignacio thought he had run his business perfectly. He had carefully and thoroughly written down the purpose and values by which his business would operate; he had always treated his customers, clients, and employees with the utmost respect and dignity; he had managed his personal time and the time devoted to his business perfectly; and he had made certain he and his business embodied self-care, integrity, discretion, and effective communication. In addition to all of this, he was in constant pursuit of setting specific and thoughtful goals for the next business day and the week ahead. Knowing all of this, which of the following would be the MOST LIKELY reason Ignacio's beauty and wellness business failed after just two years?

Ignacio did not set long term goals

What is important to do when designing your time management system?

Make sure it will work for you

Jeremy is almost there. He has studied the various principles that contribute to success. He has increased his self-esteem. He has been kind to himself. He has even practiced these new behaviors. What he still lacks, however, is the ability to imagine his own workspace, his own clientele, and other people working with him toward the success of his dream business. What would you tell Jeremy to work on next?

Visualizing his success

Harvinder has mastered his study habits he knows that for the exam tomorrow he will be able to recall the rules of attentiveness creativity and excellence by remembering ACE which of the following has Harvinder employed in his studies

acronyms

Mohamed has, in all 17 years of running his beauty and wellness business, remained tactful in dealing with different types of customers and clients. He makes it a point to deliver truth, even when critical or difficult, but always does so in the kindest way possible. What has Mohamed been able to maintain over his 17 years in business?

diplomacy

self-esteem is based on ____

inner strength

David is studying for a career in beauty and wellness. Which of the following will David need to achieve self-actualization?

lifelong commitment

Ordering tasks on your to-do lists from most important to least important is a form of _____

prioritizing

Narina is nervous about being a first-time student going into a career in beauty and wellness. Which of the following tips should she NOT take if she wants to increase her chances of success in her studies?

study harder instead of asking for clarification when something is not clear

What is the best term to explain diplomacy?

tact