I met Gena Hansen for the first time when I was trying a new coffee stand. Gena's beautiful and genuine smile caught my attention. Immediately, I knew I had met someone special - someone who was happy! The staff was warm and friendly... the coffee was amazing! After just moments of pleasantries, Gena asked me, "Are you a hairdresser?" As I later found out, Gena too, had been a hairdresser. The rest is history!
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As I got to know Gena more-and-more each day due to the convenience of THE HUMAN BEAN drive through, great coffee and first-rate service, I invited her to join me on my Health and Beauty Segment because she had a story, which I felt needed to be shared.
For those of you who may have missed our Thursday morning live interview, the following is an outline of what we discussed:
In Gena's own words:
Finding the “why” for me is more of finding the “what”…..
What is really important in life? Never lose focus on these things. You don’t get to live life over and if you do get a second chance at anything, live it to the fullest.
The “how to”….
1. Your past can motivate and inspire or it can cripple you. Don’t let others actions define how you live. It is your choice if you will grow or shrivel from life’s experiences. Moving forward is a choice. Living inside of mistakes, regret or hurt will stunt you, but choosing to break out of these things will propel you forward if you choose….
2. When you know something is right (after research, advice and planning) jump in. Don’t be foolish, but do be brave.
3. Be the best at whatever it is you do. Have pride (don’t be prideful) and have passion. Don’t waste time on something uninspiring.
4. Surround yourself with positive people. Friends and family are a necessary support because a new adventure will always have its challenging moments.
5. Attitude is everything. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.
All of these points helped me to move from one career to the next. Being a hairdresser was motivating, inspiring, creative and fun, but having the chance to be a parent was my definition of success, and when Nevaeh was born, well she is definitely my passion. The chance to be involved in the Human bean is a great thrill, because it is the future for our families and working side by side with my husband makes me appreciate him even more. It is challenging and a bit of a rollercoaster ride, but the relationships being built and the fun make it all worth it.
I believe the most important role of being a parent is to give your child courage, strength, and mostly compassion. We need to take it seriously that as a parent you are helping to sculpt a human being! We need to teach them to look outside of themselves and not live in a small selfish bubble. We need to give them value, worth and treasure them. Respect and be kind to them, even more so than you would a business associate or friend, and never forget that discipline is part of helping them to grow and learn. If you get to be home with your kids full time, know you are valuable and take as much time as you can to simply be with them. Make sure your kids, and everyone else in your life for that matter, know how much you love them.
I would challenge others to answer these questions and frequently think about their response.
1. Imagine living life backwards, how would this help you define success? What can I do today to propel me to that success?
2. What is good in my life?
3. What can I do today to bless someone else?
4. What would I regret not doing today if this was my last day alive?
5. What is my life motto?
Because I believe success is different for everyone, I believe being focused on the good things makes a person more successful and making your life count for something is a true measure of success.
Kindest regards, Gena Hansen
Gena presented me with a writing her father gave her, on ATTITUDE by Charles Swindoll. I can attest, this is the Gena Hansen I know:
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more than just facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you, we are al in charge of our attitudes.
~ Charles Swindoll
Thank you Gena and Scott Hansen, (to Gena I've given the title of: The Coffee Princess), The Human Bean Staff, and thank you to (all of the listeners) for making THE ALICE 96.5 "Health and Beauty" Segment into the Top 10 for 2007.
Sincerely,
Dorlon Peckham
Genesis Salon
250 Crummer Lane
Reno, NV 89502
775-828-9797
www.genesisreno.com
