maximizing your style at minimal cost
Lessons Learned & PROS & CONS Having worked from home for the past 20+ years, I have learned a few things. Helping many solo entrepreneur clients who work from home has shown me even more. During all the years I had to deal with rush hour traffic, I constantly mumbled […]
Tweaking and building on my brand is an ongoing pleasure for me. Branding your business is an indelible impression, so much like a tattoo, you want to give a lot of thought to it. During my very early years in business, on a shoestring budget, I visualized Service Icons to […]
I write regularly about personal image, a subject I am passionate about and have been for many years, even decades before I was trained as an image consultant. As a young person, I noticed how people were treated differently based on their how they acted and the way they dressed. […]
What dressing, grooming or shopping habits have you developed over the past 30, 40 or 50 years? Are all those habits serving you? Along the way have you become stuck in a rut but keep doing it that way because you don’t know what else to do? While I’m in […]
Don’t wait to lose weight before updating your wardrobe. Celebrate your NOW body. I often hear people tell me that when they lose weight, they will invest in their wardrobe. I’m suggesting you instead dress your best each and every day to keep your energy and goals more focused. Use […]
I often hear clients say they want to be polished and appropriate for all the events they need to attend. Their real goal is to not embarrass themselves by appearing that they do not know any better by over-dressing or under-dressing. Usually it’s the horror of having experienced one of […]
Each month we talk about the important tool of using our wardrobes to present the best version of ourselves. In this issue let’s talk about another equally important dimension of our image—our social giveback image. I see it all the time, as I’m sure you do … the social connections […]
It’s an emergency call that for some reason always comes in the wee hours of the morning: “Something has happened. How soon can you be here?” Perhaps you’ve experienced such a family emergency or a work situation that had you suddenly throwing clothes into a suitcase and buying an e-ticket […]
As soon as December 26 arrives, every other email or Facebook posting is about resolutions, health improvement, diets, getting organized, finances, buying a house, remodeling your house, and head-to-toe makeovers. In my many years on this earth, and with my experience in the business of image, it seems most of […]
We hear all sorts of advice as to whether we should (or shouldn’t) make New Year’s resolutions. Apparently, it takes only three weeks before we all give up on them. Is that true for you? Could You Do With Some More Confidence? But what if you really want to […]
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