12 Questions Every Salon Owner Should Ask Themselves If They Want to Grow

If your salon feels stuck — or if you feel like you are stuck — it’s not your talent holding you back. It’s not your team. It’s not the economy.

It’s usually a lack of clarity, confidence, or commitment — and that can be fixed.

In Episode 54 of The Mirabella Mindset Live, I shared 12 essential questions that every salon owner, stylist, or industry leader should ask themselves if they want to grow. These aren’t fluffy, surface-level prompts. These are real questions to help you get honest, take control, and start leading like the CEO of your future.

1. What’s Your Ultimate Goal?

Without a clear, driving vision, you’ll end up busy but directionless.

“If you find yourself getting lost or discouraged, you have to ask — what’s the main goal, and are my daily actions aligned with it?”

Set a big, audacious goal — then break it down into bite-sized, believable steps that build your confidence as you go.

2. What’s the Biggest Obstacle in Your Way?

Grab a piece of paper. Write two columns:

• What’s moving you toward your goal
• What’s pulling you away

Then circle the #1 thing that, if removed, would move you 80% closer to your dream.

“That one thing is your focus. Remove it. Replace it. Let it go.”

3. What Would You Do If You Had Zero Fear?

This question is a game-changer. Would you:

• Fire that toxic team member?
• Raise your prices?
• Start building your own salon?
• Finally go all-in on content?

“If success were guaranteed, what would you do differently? Do that.”

4. What Does Your Salon Look Like a Year From Now?

Close your eyes. Visualize:

• The team you lead
• The client experience from check-in to checkout
• Your schedule
• Your income
• Your impact

“See it. Feel it. Make decisions today that move you toward that version.”

5. What If You Could Achieve Your 1-Year Goal in 3 Months?

What would you:

• Stop doing?
• Start doing more of?
• Delegate?
• Who would you need to help you?

“You don’t need more time — you need more focus.”

6. What’s On Your Plate That You Should Delete or Delegate?

Break your tasks into 3 buckets:

• ❌ Irritates me
• 😐 I’m okay with it
• ✅ I’m excited to do it

Delete or delegate anything in the first bucket.

“80% done by someone else is 100% better than YOU being stuck in the weeds.”

They might even do it better than you.

7. Is This a People Problem or a Process Problem?

If things feel chaotic, the root issue is usually:

• A people problem (wrong team, no accountability), or
• A process problem (no systems, poor structure)

Solve the right problem, not just the loudest one.

8. Who’s Missing From Your Team?

Are you missing:

• A right-hand leader?
• A strong assistant?
• A marketing or guest experience person?

Or… is someone on your team slowing the whole thing down?

“It’s not ‘how will I do this?’ — it’s ‘who will help me do this?’”

9. What 3 Things Do You Need to STOP Doing Immediately?

Bad habits and routines are momentum killers. Stop doing the things that:

• Drain your energy
• Distract your focus
• Disrespect your boundaries

Progress starts with subtraction.

10. What Advice Would You Give Someone in Your Exact Situation?

Imagine a salon owner with the exact same challenges as you:

• Same team drama
• Same financial situation
• Same limiting beliefs

What would you tell them to do?

“The advice you’d give them is the advice you need to take.”

11. Are You Tracking Your Numbers — Or Avoiding Them?

Numbers tell the truth. Period.

• Know your cash flow
• Read your profit and loss
• Track retention, rebooking, and retail

“You can’t pay rent with passion. You pay it with profit.”

If numbers scare you — hire a bookkeeper. That’s leadership.

12. What’s One Thing You’ll Commit to — Regardless of Fear?

This is the big one. What’s the ONE thing that would change everything — if you just had the courage to follow through?

“Commit. Go all in. Burn the plan B.”

Fear doesn’t go away. But neither does your potential.

Final Thoughts: Progress Starts With the Questions You’re Avoiding

These 12 questions are more than mindset work — they are strategy starters. They help you step out of reactive mode and into intentional action.

🎯 You don’t have to figure it all out today — just take the next courageous step.
💡 Progress builds belief. Belief builds momentum. And momentum builds everything.

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