As I mentioned last week, I discovered my purpose and started doing what I could with what I had available to me. It’s true, I was determined to learn all that I could about this particular industry so the internet was my best friend. During my research I discovered a spa brand that I fell in love with. It’s called the Woodhouse Spa (formally known as Woodhouse Day Spa). When the dream was placed in my heart I told my husband two things, “I’m open to going the franchise route,” and “I do not want to offer hair services!” I may not have known much about spas at that time but I did know those two things for sure! During my research, I discovered that Woodhouse was, in fact, a franchise. I loved the support they gave from beginning to the end, they did not offer hair services, and I loved the overall look and feel of the brand as well as the culture. I tell you all of this to point out the main fact, MY PLAN (from 2011 until 2020) was to own a Woodhouse Spa totaling nine years of me believing and going after this dream. Nine years is a long time so I had to ensure I added this very important detail to my story as it is a huge part of my overall journey!
Becoming a franchise owner was my plan and I was sticking to it! No one could tell me otherwise and I’m not making this up…you can ask some of my former co-workers! I loved this brand so much that I wanted to learn as much as I could, and trust me I did! I had one prayer, that God would allow me the opportunity to work there prior to opening my own. I don’t want to spoil it & I want to ensure I share my story in the order in which it occurred, but a few years later you’ll see that God answered my prayer & I did eventually get the opportunity I hoped for! It was unbelievable! I’ll tell you more about this later as I don’t want to get off track here!
The moral of this part of my story is, it’s good to have a plan but we sometimes realize that things don’t always go according to how we expected! If you stick with me you’ll see how God had other plans! One thing that will always remain true, Woodhouse Spa will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart and it has definitely served as a stepping stone to get me where God is trying to take me!
Below I want to share some photos of my very first visit to the Woodhouse location in Orlando, Florida back in January 2014. This was an experience I’ll never forget and meant SO much to me!!!
Next week, I plan to share an actual journal entry I wrote back in 2014 sharing what it was like to finally transition to the spa industry! Stay tuned! More to come on this crazy journey!
