Browsing articles from "March, 2011"

Invest In Your Image Because You’re Worth It

Mar 29, 2011   //   by Joseph Rosenfeld   //   Attitude, Personal Image  //  No Comments

People regularly wonder what it’s like to work with an image consultant, and specifically to work with me.  While the appeal is strong for many, I conclude that without seeing that you are worth it, you’ll not ever experience the opportunity.

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Create Demand For Your Brand

Mar 22, 2011   //   by Joseph Rosenfeld   //   Attitude, Personal Branding  //  1 Comment

If you’ve ever felt held back from reaching your ideal professional audience or from effectively communicating your strengths, it could very well be that your personal brand needs your attention.  Even though there is a lot of buzz surrounding the concept of personal branding, I realize there is skepticism about it.  But if the Kardashian sisters can connect with millions and make zillions on their brand, you can become wildly successful, too.

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How You Can Fight Against Beauty Bias

Mar 15, 2011   //   by Joseph Rosenfeld   //   Professional Image, Self-Care  //  6 Comments

As we all well know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what if the beholder is a hiring manager?  No matter who you are, beauty bias may be holding you back.  And it’s not illegal.

While we enjoy certain protections under the law, thanks to the Civil Rights Act and other various federal and state laws, there’s absolutely no law protecting us against beauty bias.

Okay, fine.  There’s no law.  So what?

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Business Casual Defined – Be Appropriate by Dressing with Intention

Mar 8, 2011   //   by Joseph Rosenfeld   //   Professional Image  //  3 Comments

Defining “business casual,” is downright challenging.  Entrepreneur Magazine recently did a feature on it, and created even more confusion, based on reader comments and tweets.

As your certifiably crazy image consultant, I suggest we take a collective deep breath because I’m going to give you what I believe to be a solid definition of “business casual” right here.

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2011 Oscar Gowns: Teachable Moments

Mar 1, 2011   //   by Joseph Rosenfeld   //   Fashion, Personal Branding, Personal Image  //  2 Comments

Now that the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been handed out, it would be easy to give a sharp-tongued critique of whose stars came crashing down on the red carpet.  But this is going to be different than other reviews.  Instead, this is a constructive commentary about the red carpet fashions, which will attempt to explain why people are poor at self-assessing themselves, and why it’s possible everyone else sees what is so obviously wrong or out of place.

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