Sunny Angel

welling
May 21, 2011 at 3:32 am 

我們是從事美甲業，台灣的美甲業因為惡性的競爭造成產業的封閉。 我們的店也一直以不抽成制度邁進，我們經由不指定的方式讓美甲師間沒有惡性競爭的情況。AVEDA一直是我們店長的夢想，希望有一天我們也可以走向沒有抽成制度。 常常看您的部落格，也讓我的思想改變很多，也希望您能繼續的與大家分享您所看到、聽到的一切。謝謝您，我們也很愛AVEDA的產品喔!哈

Ping Chu
May 22, 2011 at 12:13 pm 

Dear Welling: 

The low entry barrier of nail care business is part of the reasons that you have such a dysfunctional industry. Like most commission based business, nail care business is also a no loyalty, only self-interest driven cash cow business. 

Let’s face it. We cannot change the entire industry. All we can do is to be the change and set a new option and new possibility. 

Ultimately, it is the consumer behavior that will determine if we can sustain a more abundant and holistic business. Without people like you to support Canmeng, we simply cannot sustain our goal with higher purpose. 

This is why I want to change ” commission based ” reward system through recruiting a new generation of hairstylist at Canmeng Institute. Again, it is an upstream battle. The fear of insecurity and the wealth chasing is our society’s value system. It is difficult to enlighten our young generation with a new life value and purpose. 

As a consumer, please support those salons that pay tax and encourage non-commission system. You can ask for invoice and be a daymaker to hairstylists by knowing more than one hairstylists so you don’t become a hostage of one hairstylist. You will have a fresh look by different hairstylist’s talent and interpretation. It is this abundant life philosophy that you will live a happy life. You should not be anyone’s hostage. You are free only if you take risk of being a Daymaker to many hairstylists in your favorite salon. 

Only through the enlightened consumers, we can have a better world. 

We vote with what we buy. 

Be the change, 

Ping

Welling
June 23, 2011 at 5:05 pm 

Dear Ping: 

Thanks for reply me a long words. 

Yes, I know I’m in a dysfunctional industry. We also Know we can’t change the entire industry. 

We can do it create a new rules and find the people who think the same way. 

Urania may not have such a great asset like Canmeng. But the faith will drive us to a better world. 

Sorry use such a poor English.

Thanks for your advise. 

Best regard, 

Welling

ping chu
July 13, 2011 at 11:41 pm 

Dear Welling: 

A dysfunctional industry is the best place to be, if you are determined to reinvent this industry. 

If I want to start any business, I just love to find an industry that is dysfunctional. There are too many old guards or establishment simply don’t want to change to protect their own interests. 

Again, this will require a fearless mindset with a long term commitment. 

Be the change, 

Ping 

Please don’t mind about your English. English is the easiest language in the world. All you need to do is to use it more often. My English is not so good either.

Welling
August 5, 2011 at 2:51 am 

Dear Ping: 

In AVEDA service include “NAILS” part. I’m so curious to know how to train the nail service personnels. 

Like you said, I’m in dysfunctional industry.How can you find the person think the same way like you? 

I went to Canmeng Institute to cut my hair. I wanted to feel why some people want to spend a lot of money to cut hair. 

After I went, I knew. We spent money no only to cut hair but also feel the experience. 

So comfortable place, the AVEDA products smell great. That’s “we vote with what we buy”. 

Now we want to change the industry, we think we should start from Institute. I hope to listen some advice from you. 

Thank you for share so many things to us. 

we are changing 

Welling

Ping Chu
August 15, 2011 at 1:51 am 

Dear Welling: 

嚴長壽先生 is my hero. I have the privilege to becoming his good friend in Dulan, Taitung. Every time, I talked to him, I felt we, in Taiwan, are so lucky to have 嚴長壽先生 as our torch light to steward us to be unreasonable and liberate our God given talent. He is devoting his life to educate the underprivileged kids. I am his ardent follower. 

You can be 嚴長壽先生 too. Nail care should have a proper school to raise the conscious level of being a nail artist. To have a nail service could be an emotional experience too. We all remember the time that our mother is the one cutting our hair when we were little. It is kind of pampering out of unconditional love that make us feel vulnerable and being needed. 

I used to challenge man in Taiwan to have a nail service. Life is a collection of experience too. Nail care has nothing to do with metro sexual or being vanity. Nail care is only a way you take good care of yourself and making friends with Nail artists. Of course, after you experience once, you can decided if you want to make it part of your lifestyle. 

I challenge all men readers of this blog to book a nail care service and share it with us.  

Thank you for your kind words about Canmeng Aveda’s salon service. As you must notice that people can service from their heart even they are not paid by commission. Money should not be the pre-requisit issue to have a priceless service experience. Commission system is a lazy system for the owner. They just use the lowest denominator ( greedy, insecurity, self interest, survival instinct, feat…) to drive people work harder. Again, it is an upstream battle. Most of young worker simply did not have a chance to experience the trust based reward system. 

Again, I am not saying commission system is bad. It is just not fit into my personal belief system. This is why we need more people who want to have their hair/nail service at a non-commissioned salon or nail studio. 

It is my biggest job to remind general public that they can change the society’s value system through their own responsible and ethical consumerism. 

Canmeng is too small in nail care business that we really don’t know if we have the best practice in education of a nail artist. However, you are welcome to contact Winnie at Canmeng and share with her what is in your mind. 

We vote with what we buy, 

Ping