P: You talked about self-care both in your keynote at
the ISPA Conference & Expo and in Rise and Grind.
What led to your realization about its importance?
What are your self-care habits?
J: After working and talking with some amazing leaders
throughout the years, I thought to myself, “I need to study
these people and take better care of myself.” After 10 years
of Shark Tank, I have realized that we, as entrepreneurs, need
to set aside time to take care of ourselves.
My self-care habits consist of goal setting but, more impor-
tantly, setting aside time for family and prayer.
P: I’ve heard that you’re a big fan of Monopoly. How
do you use Monopoly to gain insight into other
people’s business philosophies and discover what
their values are?
J: Monopoly gives you a glimpse of a person’s character.
Watching how someone negotiates, wins, responds to
failures, etc., is quite telling. Does a person blame others for
his or her shortcomings? Do they get frustrated? Do they
collaborate or rely totally on the rolls of the dice? Do they get
analysis paralysis and lose without making any deals with
others? Do they quit when things aren’t looking good?
P: The spa industry is full of small businesses and
entrepreneurs. If you could give them one piece of
advice, what would it be?
J: Don’t overly concern yourself with what you don’t have
when you’re getting started. You can acquire or develop your
resources as well as your hard and soft skills along the way.
YOU are all you need to start. Start, take small steps, learn
from them and keep stepping. n