Fashion Career Expert: Maria Pesin

TGIF

I like Fridays!  I know some people who prefer them to Saturdays.  They like looking forward to the weekend even more than the weekend itself.  Personally I prefer the weekend more than looking forward to it.  Now that it is springtime I find it especially enjoyable.  I can garden, hike, barbecue, and watch my son play baseball.  Some people are workaholics and cannot relax.  I am not one of them.  I would suggest that you try not to be one of them too.  It is important to have downtime. It helps you to do a good job and keep your mind fresh.  Burn out doesn't do your career any good.  So relax this weekend and then come Monday you will have the energy both physically and mentally to be successful at your work. 

Help!! I Gained/Lost Weight And I Don't Know How To Dress. Part 2

The first 3 things you must do to recreate your wardrobe is as follows:

1. Figure out your life style.  Are you a stay at home mother who needs more casual clothes or a business person who must dress professional.  Or maybe you are both.  This will determine the kinds of clothes you need.

2. Figure out your body type.  Are you curvy, plus size, an apple shape,  maybe boyish, or petite?  The list is endless, but knowing your shape will help you determine what you should look for when shopping.

3. You have to find a shopping partner who's opinion you trust to tell you the truth about how you look, but, that also has the taste level you respect.  Many times when our body changes drastically we are unable to see ourselves as we really are but how we used to be.  So having your partner is important.

You can then sketch out what your basic needs are.  First go for the woven pieces you need.  Enough with the baggy sweat pants that you wear because you don't know what else to put on.  Baggy clothing makes you look fat when you are overweight and fat when you are thin.  They are a no no.  Your first pieces to look for are your bottoms.  for the casual dressers - jeans are part of the uniform.  For the professional woven pants in twill, gab, flannel, or novelty are the way to go.

Go to the store you like with your shopping buddy and try on a whole slew of different styles to see what looks good on you. 

My next blog will discuss what shape pants/jeans look best on what body type.

 

How To Deal With Stress At Work

Everyone has stress at work, whether you are a cashier in a supermarket or the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.  The stresses are different but they are there.  Some jobs have more than others.  And while you cannot necessarily change the situation there is something you can and should do. 

Author Jack Canfield writes about this in his book "The Success Principles".  He speaks about how your reaction to events is what causes stress.  So by changing your reaction you change how you feel about the event.  This greatly reduces stress. 

So when something that would normally put you in a tizzy occurs change the language that runs through you head.  Instead of saying all the things you normally say (my job sucks, my boss is an idiot, I can't believe this is happening again)  change it to something positive.  For example:  "What can I do to fix this problem? "  or "I know I made a mistake but this is what I learned from it". 

To find out more about this topic from Jack Canfield, buy his book by clicking the link below.