So What’s The Secret to Comfortable High Heels Anyway?
“So what was the secret to comfortable high heels anyway? Some kind of insert?” (– Question from Uniquely Savvy’s fb business page) Here are my personal best practices for heels. Fit – Buy the right size and spin around the store a couple of times before buying. Ensure your toes aren’t pinching and that you’re not squeezin’ into a pair you think you just gotta have, but are for the girl next door – not you. Get your feet measured often. Did you know your feet grow longer and wider with...
read more(Video) Dared to Jump. Then Dared to Turn Down a $3k Speaking Engagement!: Lessons Learned from a Trapeze
A real time example of building the courage muscle….. (Trapeze Debut: I Dared to Jump! ) This was my first experience on the trapeze; it was both exhilarating and scary at the same time. Believe it or not, facing my fears in this social, “out-of-the-office” setting gave me the confidence to “find & use my authentic voice” in an extremely difficult professional situation later that same day. Having chosen to face my fears and jump from that ridiculously tall platform, I left feeling empowered and aligned on the...
read moreCathy Inspires From The Inside-Out…You’ll Want to Check Her Out!
I always appreciate it when people share about their style progress & success -whether we’ve worked together or not. When I do have the privilege of collaborating with someone on their personal style & branding, one of my goals is to not only wardrobe them such that they look and feel a-mazing, but also give them sustainable style tools, tips, and tricks for their inside-out style journey. A huge TREAT (pic above) landed in my inbox from a past client turned lovely friend – Cathy. “Thought you’d be proud I...
read moreTrue or False: Men Who Are Attractive Enjoy A Premium On salaries, Upwards Of 10% Compared To Their Less Appealing Colleagues.
True: Attractive Men Earn Higher Salaries. Source – “Beauty and the Labor Market,” a paper by Daniel Hamermesh and Jeff Biddle. Published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. …Guys, don’t be ashamed to take an honest look at your visual presentation and attractiveness. A stronger sense of “attractive” can be achieved in small steps & in phases if necessary. Consider the way you wear your clothing (fit), or the language of your look (the visual story that’s being...
read moreVideo: Sophia Verara’s Hottest Looks of 2011
Watched an old episode of Modern Family last night and was moved to Google! WOW! ……Now here’s a gal who really knows how to dress her shape & style. The fabric graces in just the right places, the silhouettes maximize her assets and minimize her challenges (we all have them!). ….She Looks confident in her skin AND her style! Tip: Lightweight fabrics grace and drape off the body more beautifully than heavier fabrics. Especially where you are broad, curvy, or full figured, consider lighter weight fabrics to...
read moreGettin’ a Jump Start on 2012: A Magical Inside-Out Vegas Weekend!
So, many of you know that I went to Vegas to run the Vegas Rock ‘n Roll ½ Marathon…..yahoo, my second one in 2011 (my first one ever was to usher in my 40th birthday back in June)!…The magic I experienced was SOOO much more than I could have ever imagined! As a matter of fact, I was simply goin’ to run and had no plans of much else, thus I didn’t pack for all the glitz and glam that Vegas has to offer (From shoppin’, to the rodeo, to the race to benefit Colitis, to the American Country Awards to meeting the cowboys, a...
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