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THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2024 • 5 Managing Editor Adam Brandy Contributing Writers Ciara Adise Karen Bartek Robin Beauchesne Brenda Blatt Farah Bunch Sue Cabral-Ebert Bill Corso Claire Alexandra Doyle Constance Foe Moira Frazier Teressa Hill Wankaya Hinkson Jani Kleinbard Colleen LaBaff Patrice K. Madrigal Natasha Marcelina De Poyo Vonda K. Morris Douglas Noe David "Raven" Petruschin Tricia Sawyer Julie Socash Vincent Van Dyke Karen Westerfield Publisher IngleDodd Media Office Manager Kathy Sain Mailing List Manager Kathy Sain The Artisan is published quarterly by Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists, I.A.T.S.E. Local 706, 828 No. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 Phone (818) 295-3933 Fax (818) 295-3930 All editorial and photo submissions should be sent to email address: hllywdmkupartist@yahoo.com To update member information, email to: dispatch@ialocal706.org Advertising: IngleDodd Media (310) 207-4410 muahs@IngleDodd.com www.IngleDoddMedia.com Officers of I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 President Julie Socash Vice President Kim M. Ferry Recording Secretary Daniel Curet Secretary-Treasurer David Abbott Sergeant-at-Arms Sherrita Cole Business Representative Karen J. Westerfield Official Magazine of Hollywood Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists. Published in the Interest of ALL the Members of Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists I.A.T.S.E. Local 706 " When you have too many priorities, you effectively have no top priorities." —Stephen Covey There is nothing routine about our business that is for sure. Someday we may be working on an air-conditioned sound stage in Hollywood starting at 6 a.m. The next day, we may have a call at 6 p.m. working out in the forest shooting until dawn. We may at times travel to other cities outside the "Los Angeles zone," out of state or even out of the country. Although work is usually one of our top priorities, many of us also have family, spouses, children, pets, houses to manage, school or classes to attend and other extracurricular activities that are extremely important. The whole notion of work-life balance, although it has somewhat improved since COVID, it oftentimes can be difficult to be organized and to set priorities. What can happen sometimes is that only a little in each part of our life is prioritized and that leaves everyone dissatisfied, including the main priority which is "yourself." There are several ways to go about setting goals and listing what is most important but no matter how you look at it or how you try to organize, the one thing you can never do is add time to the clock. After researching and looking at many different ways to achieve success and have time for anyone's top priorities, it always comes back to time management. It is vital to give more time to your top priorities and use the rest of your time more efficiently for tasks that need to be finished. Additionally, learning not to split your focus and give full attention when working or doing your job or any task, no matter how mundane. Lists are always a good way to start. A suggestion that may be effective to help work on time management is to take three note cards and line them up. On the first card, list all the people and animals that are priorities in your life. Don't forget to put yourself at the top of the list as you can never achieve true balance and happiness if you do not take time for yourself. On the second card, list all the activities with estimated times/calendars to the best of your ability that are important to you and that you find enjoyable. On the third card, list out top priorities that are also obligations and tasks. For example, on card three under work, you can list items such as house, college tuition because you have to work to pay for your mortgage, household expenses, children's education, etc. Next, look at the lists and eliminate anything you can that may not be your highest priority and especially tasks or obligations that you may be able to eliminate. Check to see if there is anything your spouse, a family member, or co-worker may be able to help you with or complete while you are working or on another task. Then continue by taking the top priorities you listed on each card to see how any can be tied together. Figure out the time factor and how you can be more efficient with how you and what you give your valuable time for and be especially frugal on the tasks you must do. If your top priorities are the following: health, spouse, and dog on card one; cabin visit, fine food, baseball game on card two; work, FROM THE PRESIDENT bills, mortgage on card three; find a way to combine them which allows more quality time for the fun activities. For example, make a plan with your spouse to get up early or in the evening to take a good walk in the neighborhood or park. Commit to that for three days a week. This helps with your health, and also the health of both your spouse and dog. The added bonus it gives you is quality uninterrupted time with them both. Maybe take a cooking class on healthy meals or look up recipes online. Carve out a few hours to watch a baseball game with the family while eating a gourmet meal whipped up from recipes you found. Give the children a specific time block to get their homework done and you get your work done, then have them join you for a fun evening of entertainment. This can help teach them and you how to focus and set priorities. We all know that you cannot provide a house or college education or even attend yoga classes without money, and you have to earn a living. So even if you love your work as most of us do, it is important to prioritize your workload. When prioritizing your workload, look at it like a call sheet. First, write down everything you have to do, who is doing what with you and how much time you have for each activity. The most important part is to then focus on one job or task at a time. If you need to break down your script, for example, sit down uninterrupted, put the phone down and focus on just the task at hand. It is amazing how much faster any job can be completed if you focus on doing just that one job and move on. How many of us can get the hair and make-up finished quicker uninterrupted. Figure out what the most important obligation is and delegate to others if you can. The most important word and action of all learn the art of "delegating." When done right, it saves time, money, and makes everyone look good. In our business, sometimes we have no control over the time we spend at work, so make use of that time and be efficient with tasks outside of work where you do have some control. If your priority is to have more free time and you don't want to work as many hours, then try to combine that with spending less money. Perhaps grab a friend or family member and spend time playing a game or if solo, reading a book or doing crossword puzzles. Instead of paying for a gym membership, put aside a room in your house or go outside with your iPad to do a Zumba or yoga class online. It is helpful for you to teach your children time management skills as well and use techniques such as time blocking. There are endless possibilities and ways to be creative with setting up your own timetable. It is a fact that quality time is infinitely better than quantity. It is amazing how much free time you will find when you finally get out of the weeds and learn to manage your true priorities. I hope these suggestions are helpful and leave you to mull them over as I move on with my own list of priorities. Julie Socash | President