I get asked this question often enough, that I decided to write a blog post on it. I often have business clients that want to make a change in their personal image so that they can work with me afterwards in having an effective business image that is in line with their personal image.
Often times, these clients have weight management concerns/considerations. They want to wait until they are at their ideal weight before we start working together on their personal image.
My response is always the same: Working on your personal and business image is not an overnight process, just as working on our ideal weight is not an overnight process. Even at our ideal weight, the scale “shifts” at least a pound or two here and there regularly. We are all human and there is no perfect weight/person. Self-confidence is measured from within us and not by what others see externally.
However, the process of working on your personal image will help you get to a comfortable and healthy weight. One process does not come before the other. Rather, the two work hand in hand- you feel better about your personal and your business image improving, you also then feel better about your physical body and are spurred on to a healthy body image and weight. It’s all about you doing something positive for yourself!
So please do NOT wait until you are at your ideal/target weight or place in life to work on your personal and business image. What if you are shooting at a moving target and never get to your target weight? You don’t want to sit out on life and on having an effective image- you deserve an effective image, an image that will help you get to your ideal weight/life goal. The proof is all my clients that have not waited it out, but have taken the plunge and emerged healthy, happy and satisfied.
Wishing You A Fabulous Image,
Katy
