
Polish Your Persona
By Janika LeMaitre
Janika provides a road map on self-awareness, self-presentation, dressing, dining etiquette, social media, personal correspondence, core values, and more.
You’ll learn the basic concepts behind what makes certain behaviors polished, how you can adopt these habits, and create an elegant reputation for yourself.
Visit her website: www.better-professional.com.

Polish Your PersonaJun 15, 2022

Why Invest in a Personal Stylist?
In the final episode of Season 2, Janika and Maria discuss building a trusted team around you of people who provide services to help advance your agenda when polishing your persona. And, this may include a personal stylist.
Their discussion covers how a stylist is a secret weapon for people evolving their style, how to look for one that compliments you and your needs, and questions you should ask yourself to prepare when interviewing a stylist.
They end the conversation with three key takeaways to ensure you are well equipped for the next steps.
For any questions, insights, and feedback, please email us here: inquiry@better-professional.com.

When & Why You Should Dress Boldly
Everyone has a different definition for what 'bold' means. But, how can you apply it to your physical self-presentation?
The topics covered in this episode:
• Using color intentionally.
• Descriptive words for being bold.
• Signature style and people who have their own.
• Power dressing and knowing when you want to stand out.
• How to balance intimidation and softness.
Janika and Maria finish the episode with three key take-aways with hopes to motivate you to dress boldly for yourself!
For any questions, insights, and feedback, please email us here: inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

How to Present Yourself as an Expert: Communicate Through Clothing
Janika and Maria provide light on why your self-presentation is as important as your message and how communicating your expertise through dressing can work in your favor.
Learn about:
• How and when people make assumptions by knowing the "seven-second rule."
• Adhering to your own standards, circling back to capsule wardrobes.
• Creating consistency to compliment your "brand."
• The feeling you get when you dress a certain way.
• The effect of fashion labels, tailoring, cut, fit, color, etc.
They provide two key take-aways at the end of the episode.
For any questions, insights, and feedback, please email us here: inquiry@better-professional.com.

Intentional Dressing: What Does That Mean To You?
Intentionally dressing to step into your persona is not without challenges. Some of the questions explored include in this episode:
1. How can you identify your changing needs?
2. What does it do psychologically for you?
3. Can you come up with your own practice helping you create alignment?
Janika and Maria conclude the episode by providing a few take-aways to inspire you to take action for "dressing intentionally."
For any questions, insights, and feedback, please email us here: inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

Myth Busters: Five Things to Ignore About Your Professional Wardrobe
There are some myths you may have heard about dressing professionally and in this episode Janika and Maria explain why they should be ignored!
Common myths uncovered:
• The concept of a 'uniform' is minimal, colorless, and always the same.
• You must power dress in pant suits to show your status.
• Color analysis is not effective.
• Items are not worth tailoring and should be purchased off the rack to fit you.
• Dressing for the job you want and how it is not always a true statement.
Listen as detailed truths about each of these myths are unfolded. Know what will help you make better decisions with your wardrobe.
If you have a topic you'd like discussed or questions you'd like answered, please contact inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

Is Decision Fatigue Real When It Comes to Dressing?
How many decisions do you make each day? How can you create simplicity? What clothing choices are you making to set you up for success?
Janika and Maria discuss the idea of creating efficiency and a streamlined wardrobing process. They also talk about why giving yourself an advantage and intentionally setting your day up ahead of time will create good energy. In addition, you'll learn two critical takeaways for guiding you around decision fatigue.
If you have a topic you'd like discussed or questions you'd like answered, please contact inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

Gray Areas of Dress Codes
Dress codes are a topic of interest, and a sensitive one. Listen to Janika and Maria discuss their take on dress codes as they affect you today. They talk about the real sense of empowerment when you feel confident in your appearance, why it matters, and leave you with five key takeaways on how to develop your self-appointed dress code standard.
If you have a topic you'd like discussed or questions you'd like answered, please contact inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

The Great Fashion 'Pivot'
Janika and Maria have a casual conversation about the impact of the past few years on how dressing expectations have changed. They explore how physically being in the workplace to working from home has impacted wardrobing, what is known as the 'great resignation,' and leave you with four must wear items when you're on a virtual call.
If you have a topic you'd like discussed or questions you'd like answered, please contact inquiry@better-professional.com.
Visit better-professional.com to learn more about Janika's consulting services.
And, visit mfdstyle.com to learn more about Maria's services.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑴𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒕𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆 & 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒔, 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒃𝒂𝒈𝒔 & 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒔

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆: 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑯𝒐𝒔𝒕 & 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝑮𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕

𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉

𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑼𝒑 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒃𝒂𝒈𝒔, 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒕 & 𝑺𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒔

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑶𝒏 𝑷𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒖𝒑

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑵𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 & 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑯𝒚𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆 & 𝑨 𝑯𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒇𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 & 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 & 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 & 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆

𝑽𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 & 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆: 𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒙𝒊𝒕 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒚

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 & 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑷𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑬𝒕𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 & 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 & 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔
