DO YOU FIND YOURSELF WANDERING THROUGH YOUR WARDROBE EACH MORNING, UNINSPIRED?

Maybe you feel stuck on the pieces of clothing you own, unable to progress to that next level when getting ready? I wonder, does your style make you feel empowered and the garments that you own speak to your level of professionalism or that version of ‘you’? Can you say with confidence that you’re dressing for the job you want, not the job you have?

These simple questions are exactly that; simple. They ask nothing more of you, than a yes or no response. But what you choose to do next as a reflection of your answers, holds the key to empowering your every move and controlling each first impression. Repetitions in behaviour have the potential to create clear and reinforced shifts in identity. This statement in itself; living proof that we have the power to change the direction of the story we are telling, at any point in time.

You have the choice, to be confined by the clothes you wear or allow them to be a tool to shift your identity. An item of clothing, holding a far greater place than just a materialistic piece that emits no essence. With each piece of clothing that holds its place in your wardrobe, it’s inevitable that a feeling, a memory or even a wondering will be ignited.

New or old, no item is ever meaningless in contrast rather powerful. In fact they spark a reaction, an impression and breathe clarity and confidence into the person wearing them. It’s about learning how to use these garments as tools, as opposed to seeing them through a black and white lens, as just clothes.

It takes a decision to change an existing behaviour, followed by practising that new behaviour daily. This act and the continued effort towards enforcing a new way of existing, brings about purposeful change that in turn translates to the way that we perceive ourselves and ripples through to the impact our presence leaves on others.

You have the power to initiate this ripple, to re-define or pursue the next best version of you. If you’re seriously invested in pre-empting the emotions that are incited through your clothing in toe with sparking a lasting impression, then it’s time to get serious about style.

Insightfully, your style and how it speaks to who you are. You can choose to present yourself daily, as a walking, talking vision of that very version of you, from this moment. You just have to prove it to yourself first. You need to commit the purpose and set your objective.

It’s about committing to embody that next best version of you, whether it be someone who is ready for that job promotion, a bold entrepreneur or the CEO of a major company. Wherever your destination, it’s up to you to present yourself as this vision, by showing up elevated and well put together on a daily basis.

This defines your next move, your habit. The habit of getting dressed each morning in outfits that do the talking for you, and speak to who you're becoming. This feeling, this perspective, this motion to create habits that are atomic in their nature, is so perfectly incited within the evidence-based words of Atomic Habits author, James Clear. A text that so powerfully demands its readers to challenge their current state, reflect on the person they are and utilise tiny changes to mould the person they endeavour to be.


Yours in style —
Kerrie