personal style

How To Break Out of Your Comfort Zone Without Stressing Out

TEXT BLOCK You want to earn more money so you can live the life others dream about.... Stressing out about it will only hold you back. Begin by breaking out of your comfort zone and leave behind the old, stuck habits. We’ve all been guilty of getting stuck in old habits. Thinking that this worked before, so it should work now..... That’s your rigid mind playing tricks on you and trying to convince you to stay in its comfort zone. I get it. I like what I like too. When my son was young, I wanted to give him those extra things in life to become a well-rounded kid. My husband and I started taking our son to Jackson years

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How To Get In Alignment With Who You Are To Get The Results You Want With Iconic Moments [Video]

You know something’s off but not sure what it is… You know you need to get in alignment with who you are to get the results you want... But getting out there and stepping up can be confusing and scary... Don’t worry, here’s… What you can do to STOP hiding and BE the face of your brand! I was there once. I hid behind my business and didn’t represent because I was insecure and scared to be vulnerable. Truth be told, it was because the climate back in 1999 when I founded FocusOnStyle.com was not about personal brands but more about online magazines. Ironic, since the site developed from my personal style advice column that was distributed to 400 newspapers.

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Bridging The Gap: Age is Just a Number with Personal Style Blogger Laura Jansen [7 Days to Amazing Podcast]

#BridgingTheGap - Age is really just a number... Age, does it define us? Should it shape the way we see the world? How much better would life be if we could only appreciate the knowledge that every generation can offer to each other? What if there was a way to start bridging the gap? On this week’s episode of the 7 Days to Amazing Podcast, we help to bridge the gap between a millennial and a mid-lifer in a revolutionary campaign that will teach us that age is simply just a number and the attitude and the way you are looking at life is what truly matters in the end. I'm proud to be part of the Bridging the Gap

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The Personal Style of Legendary Authors and The Clothes They Wore with Terry Newman [7 Days to Amazing Podcast]

The personal style behind the words of legendary authors... I don't know about you but I find true personal style so fascinating. Not necessarily from a fashion point of view but as an extension of the soul of the person and how it plays with their being. The intrigue of the style message speaks as loudly as the written message, and it is magnified when it is echoed through some of our favorite authors. On this week's episode of the 7 Days to Amazing Podcast, we take a look into the lives of some of the most legendary authors in history and examine how their way of life, personal styles and ways of dressing had an impact on their works of

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Carson Kressley: Fashion Makeover Expert Advice to Unleashing Your Personal Style [7 Days to Amazing Podcast, Episode 1]

Wow, ladies. I am thrilled to have Carson Kressley, fashion makeover expert, TV personality, author, and Fairygodstylist as the kickoff guest of my new podcast, 7 Days to Amazing. If you ever wanted to know how to add the right extra something in your wardrobe to make you feel sexier in your own skin and unleash your personal style, you are in the right place! Tons of fun and frank takeaway tips on amping the style in your life. You don't want to miss this episode.       Subscribe in iTunes so you don't miss an amazing episode! We're new, so spread the joy and please leave an iTunes review or 5 Star rating. Get Social & Share The Love... Want more of

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Dress for Success: What Defines Your Style?

What really defines your style?  You've thought about it, and we've spent over 15 years online helping you explore the true meaning of style. And with summer just around the corner, what better a time for style motivation as the new season approaches?    If you crave some more style motivation, don't forget to check out my Daily StyleWORD here on FocusOnStyle. In this stylist advice post, I want to recap what I said to Tina Ann from San Juan Capistrano, CA during a free FocusOnStyle Insider's Community call the other evening. The best way to always be in the know is to be on The List. So get on it! -S.H. Click To Register: Don't Miss My F.R.E.E. Dress For The Success You

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Business Style Update: Three Ways to Upgrade Your Style Now Even If Fashion Is Not Your Thing

I was at a business retreat this weekend with fellow women entrepreneurs who suddenly found themselves in the spotlight. Sounds great, right? Nope. These otherwise smart, savvy and successful women looked like deer in headlights when it came to how they present themselves.  Simply because they never really thought about it before. It just was not their thing. And now, they felt insecure, irrelevant, inappropriate and out of touch. It doesn't have to be that way. Even if style doesn't come naturally to you, looking pulled together and relevant is mandatory if you want to be perceived as someone who has made it in your profession. Style can be intimidating if  you're afraid to take the chance. It’s so easy to

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Breaking fashion rules to make it right

Breaking fashion rules to make it right, dress out of the box and get some style... For this week’s reprise in honor of the 15th anniversary year of FocusOnStyle.com online, and along with the very welcome return of spring, let’s take a look at some timeless style advice about breaking out of the mold from 2005. From tights with sandals to matchy-matchy looks, here's what you should be trying, no matter what they say! –S.H. Top trends for most season's compose of breaking historic fashion rules to move forward with fabulous style Dear Sharon: My co-worker and I always go head-to-head about what to wear with what. She's of the type who believes that there are certain fashion rules that must be followed

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How to be Stylish: 12 Steps to Style

In recognition of what will be the 15th Anniversary of FocusOnStyle online, (craaaaazy!) I will be spotlighting some of my favorite evergreen, timeless style posts for you take note. Let's start with this post from 2007 about how to be stylish. Check out the old-school art, EEK… at least its color is THE color of THIS year… Damning dowdy with fashion tips for a wardrobe makeover Hell has no fury than a woman who lost her fashion mojo. Learn the 12 steps to style, now! >> MORE: Favorite posts from the 15 Years Online Anniversary Celebration Dear Sharon: Help! I'm a 27 year old social worker who works at a private university. I already feel like I've started to become "frumpy" in terms

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Shape your style with ICONIC MOMENTS. Play with me. On Pinterest.

... you're kinda doing it already and not knowing. A funny thing happened to me when I was building a Pinterest Board of Iconic Moments. Even after being in the fashion business for a couple of decades, my favorite images for everyday style that come to mind right off the bat, ironically, best represent how I like to dress and what inspires my style. Insert big drumroll here, MY iconic style moments are akin to my personal style. It all became BEYOND obvious once I actually had all the IMAGES in front of me. See... Some of my iconic moments in style from my Pinterest Board The same could be true for you.  Unless, of course,  your iconic style moments involve a

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Share Your Personal Style: Reader Lindsay Webdell is classically and affordably fun!

Lindsay Webdell
We are going to start a chronicle to look at the personal style of some of our FocusOnStyle readers. Hey, that could be YOU next time! Jump to the end to see how to share your personal style with us. Lindsay Webdell is one of our Twitter friends and jumped to the chance to share her look with all of us. Lindsay is pretty nifty too... she has a fun and colorful spin on French Chic style in her choice of classic pieces that flatter her figure while being extremely distinctive and modern.  Best off it's all affordable fashion. She's pretty cute, don't you think?  Now,  heeeeeeeeeere's Lindsay.... -S.H. Lindsay's touch of fun accessories I'd call my style "classically and affordably fun." I'm drawn to timeless

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Vintage Chic Street Style- Make It Personal

You don't need an oversized budget to have style, just some imagination. Hometown Style NYC: You don't need an oversized budget to have style, just some imagination. I spotted Jocelyn Spaar when she was on the job as a restaurant host and thought she looked so absolutely adorable that I had to share her style with you. Jocelyn Spaar So many women-- particularly ones in their twenties-- get caught up in a trend-by-numbers way of dressing. They have to have every conceivable trendy style because a celebrity wore it or all their friends have it and in the process they end up looking exactly the same... boring. Here, we have someone who totally thinks out of the fashion box when

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Iris Apfel, Personal Style Inspiration on Exhibition

Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel There are times when we all get stuck in a style rut. Times when some of us even drop the ball on fashion altogether and settle for the humdrum, ill-fitting, and perfectly blah daily uniform simply because we don't have to think about it. Well, start thinking! Everyone needs a little inspiration here and there. A style muse to get your creative juices flowing, to rethink what you have at hand and what you really must add to your wardrobe for a little zing. Not necessarily something to copy, merely something to get you thinking about you, about the chances you take, and the image you set forth. Something, someone to make

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