Creating and maintaining the right personal image for you and your company

One of the major blocks to an image transformation that brings out 100% potential from a client, is a client's own unwillingness to change.

Change what? Changing the habits of the kinds of clothes that they wear! We all have habits that dictates our preferences for colors and styles. Sometimes we hold onto concepts of what a certain color or style that is bad for us (for eg, someone can say "I hate orange" but cannot name a reason for it). It can be quite frustrating for me at times to deal with such situations. Afterall, they have hired me to help them change. I've identified what needs to be changed. And all of a sudden old habits kick in.

I can just go along saying it is fine to go back to those habits, and accept the monies that come from the client without doing much, but that is unethical. Truly, I'd rather tell those clients that if they hire me for an image transformation, yet they are unwilling to change, I have to question why they have hired me first of all.

I understand that habits are hard to change - the pattern of how we do things are ingrained in us years ago from a need. But if the results produced from your current habits are not working for you - either results from your career, or results you feel internally about yourself, it's time to re-evaluate your habits.

Habits don't need to be changed all at once. Most of the time, unless something traumatic happens, our minds have a hard time changing habits. Take it a step at a time. For example, if you haven't worn make up before, but want to look more professional at work, begin with lipstick and foundation. Try it for 2 weeks. Then the third, week, add concealer and groom your brows. Keep adding on until you achieve your desired professional image.

Same with clothes - if you are not used to wearing, say, a certain range of color that is identified to be the best colors for you.  Try to wear that one color for a few hours for an occasion. Then in the next 12 months or so add some more of that range of color in your tops and bottoms.

The good news is, once you've managed to change a habit, you'd be surprised at the level of open mindedness you will develop. Changing habit, even a small one, is a breakthrough in and of itself. change your habit enough times, and you will be more willing to try new things, accept new ideas, and open yourself more to the world at large. There will be less fear for the unknown.

Try it, and see what surprises you discover about yourself. Change habits that do not work for you, and you will discover what work better for you.