Ready to reach your goals this year? Here’s how your image impacts your success
I can make one educated guess about you.
As a high-achieving professional, you likely have major goals for the year ahead.
You’re after that promotion, or you’re ready to hit the dating scene again, or you’ve finally cut the ribbon on your new business.
Basically, you’re ready to take on the world this year. Am I right?
I also know a few things about your goal-setting strategies. Your goals follow the S.M.A.R.T. goal-setting framework faithfully. You’ve broken down your yearly goals into quarterly milestones. You’ve ticked the typical boxes of common goal-setting strategies.
But there’s an integral aspect of reaching those goals that you likely haven’t even considered.
The forgotten key to achieving your New Year’s goals?
Your image.
Style and color communicate a message to others—without you needing to speak a word.
So what is your wardrobe saying about you? How can the pieces you wear support your big New Year’s goals?
If you’re ready to make your mark on the year ahead, you need the partnership of an image consultant.
What is an image consultant?
While there are several crossovers between a personal stylist and image consultant, the two roles are not the same.
An image consultant uses your personality, goals, and color & style theory as a guide to styling you. For instance, I may advise you to wear blue and red to a corporate meeting; blue suggests trust, while red suggests confidence—two things you need to project authority in the boardroom.
A personal stylist, on the other hand, may only advise on what looks fabulous on you without considering how these clothing choices can support your goals.
An image consultant cares about the message your image is communicating to the people you’re encountering.
So while yes, as an image consultant I guide your wardrobe choices based on style principles, I also take color theory into account to make you look your best.
When you look your best, you feel your best. That’s simply the science of style.
And feeling your best can have big payoffs: like, let’s say, a major promotion.
That’s what one of my client’s experienced after a color and style consultation with me.
She landed a major promotion 4 months after her color & style consultation.
My client came to me with big career goals in mind—she had been in the nutrition field for the last decade of her career, and she was making a major leap into human resources.
It was a huge transition, and she needed guidance in developing an image that supported her career goals.
When she came to my studio, I introduced her to my color process, determining that she was a Jewel Winter. This meant that cooler colors compliment her skin tone, making her look radiant, confident, and credible.
But I didn’t just stop at this color discovery and send her on her way. As an image consultant, I guided her on how this newfound color & style knowledge could impact her goals.
For instance, she told me some challenges she was facing in her new HR role. She was struggling with co-workers coming to vent to her, rather than respecting her position.
I advised her to wear a blazer or jacket to communicate her authority.
She later reported that the inappropriate complaints were no longer an issue at work; she felt increased confidence in being direct with her fellow staff members.
It’s incredible what a simple piece of apparel can do to influence the tone of a situation.
The biggest victory?
My client landed a HUGE promotion just 4 months after our consultation!
This year can be your year of big victories, too. Let’s define your signature style & color to tackle those goals with gusto.
If you’re local to the Cincinnati, Ohio region, I invite you to invest in your goals by investing in your image.
Learn how I can help you through a color consultation or style consultation.
