Jun 14
When Covid hit the U.S. in 2020 and hair salons all across the country shut down, more and more people started taking the scissors into their own hands, often with disastrous results. While the rest of us were laughing at quarantine haircut memes (or creating our own), Jayne Matthews was brainstorming a solution: What if she could teach people how to cut their own hair using the same technique she used on clients at her salon? Now less than two years later Jayne teaches people all around the world how to give themselves stylish haircuts in a way that’s intuitive and easy to follow. This ability to problem-solve in the face of seemingly unsolvable problems is a skill Jayne attributes to her ADHD and is one she believes is the key to her success.
Join me this week as educator and trendsetting hairstylist Jayne Matthews and I discuss the importance of blazing new paths rather than trying to fit in, how to be okay with not being great at everything, and some favorite ADHD workarounds.
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"I never try to be overly professional, I think that’s another thing. The more overly professional we are the more we’re hiding our ADHD thing and our creativity and our connectedness."
- Jayne Matthews
"I’m terrible at like 50 billion other things, but teaching is the thing that I can do. I can explain something through metaphors in a way that people get."
- Jayne Matthews
"If I’m not happy with my job I change it. I won’t waste one minute being unhappy with my job."
- Jayne Matthews
- Jayne struggled with ADHD as a child, thinking she was not smart or responsible.
- Jayne discusses her experience with ADHD, describing it as both a challenge and a strength that allows her to solve problems creatively and inspire others.
- Jayne shares her experience growing up with ADHD and how it influenced her approach to starting new things, including opening her own hair salon.
[23:16 - 36:01] Hairstyles, ADHD Traits, and Creativity
- Jayne's fear of people messing up their hair during the class was alleviated by the positive response and respect for her work from the participants.
- Jayne shares her thoughts on hairdressers and their craft, emphasizing the importance of finding the right stylist for your specific needs.
- Jayne highlights the importance of finding the right hairstyle for one's face shape and nuances, as well as the potential for long hair to make one look older.
- Jayne shares her authentic approach to social media, where she creates content on the fly without a plan, and finds that being overly professional can hide her ADHD and creativity.
- Jayne believes that social media should be less overly professional and more genuine, as seen in her own podcast where she shares personal stories and connects with her community.
- Jayne shares her ADHD journey and tips for managing it in her salon business.
