Intentional Dressing with Your Personal and Professional Brand
About Last night (our special edition)..
On September 26, 2023 at 7 PM EST, Mikara Reid hosted What's Your MIIEN! ? The Conversation Series on Instagram Live. In conversation with her that night was Artist and Real Estate Consultant Valerie Picardi, where the ladies discussed intentional dressing. Before they started diving into the fashion talk, Mikara Reid read a passage from chapter 3 of What’s Your MIIEN! ? Discover Your Fashion Identity, so Valerie could get a better understanding of what she was referring to when she talks about intentional dressing:
Intentions are essentially planned-out goals you have in mind. They are well thought out and have meaning behind them. It involves looking ahead, which is crucial for adults. Aligning your personal style with the activities in your life makes everything relevant to where you are going. The personal style that works for one woman will be quite different from what works for another; the same is true of their intentions, which are as varied as the women themselves.
Having an intentional image is important for several reasons. One of them is that it gives clarity on what your image says about you because, as I tell my clients, when you enter the room, your image speaks before you say anything to anyone. Make sure your image supports your reasoning in the most accurate way. When you assess what visually works for you, you’ll discover that there are strategies to looking good, just like in business.
Attention vs. Intention
Now that you have gotten to know yourself (Chapter 1: Mission; Chapter 2: Confidence) and it’s on paper, it’s time to put those thoughts and information into a planned action. Doing this helps you understand the importance and purpose of your bigger vision for your image and directs your mind and actions to help you achieve whatever you are aiming for.
Intention and attention sound alike, but their meanings are vastly different. Intention requires concentrated work that’s aimed toward a goal, while attention does not. You can give attention to anything and everything, but intentions are meaningful, long-term impressions on your image that will advance your opportunities. And Olivia was mostly interested in attention without having any solid intentions, which meant she put in minimal work.
WHAT’S YOUR MIIEN! ? DISCOVER YOUR FASHION IDENTITY
Your personal appearance is a business card. So does your image speak as soon as you enter the room? As an emerging leader who wants to evolve in their profession or a highly visible professional in need of a better version of your brand, you realize personal style and a good fashion system routine play a role in your success and productivity. This take-action program Mikara lays out is straightforward yet not easy because your strongest possession, which is self-awareness, sits next to personal development and reflection that exude outward.
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As an artist by passion and a real estate consultant by profession, Mikara Reid found that Valerie has more of an advantage when dressing for her personal brand and professional brand vs other real estate consultants/agents. If you are interested in watching our Instagram Live, check us our every Wednesday at 7 PM EST. Want to share your thoughts on your style evolution and what Mikara Reid and Valerie talked about on September 27, 2023, leave us a voice message at 202.656.2306 or upload your voice notes to this link: MIIEN Notes Podcast, [tap the Send Voice Message].
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