And that includes me and any of my outfits Benjy Chavez Siempre Humilde shirt. And I don’t try to be perfect. I just strive for continual improvement and good enough. In fact, I don’t believe in perfection or perfectionism (I find for me it’s a form of fear that drives procrastination). As humans we are imperfect and nothing we do is ever perfect, but we are definitely enough. Just being alive means you’re good enough. It’s very easy to tell yourself that you’d never speak to someone else like the writer talked to me, but do you talk to yourself in a negative way? Do you tell yourself you’re too old, too stupid, too fat, too unstylish, too… yet you’d never ever say these unkind words to anyone else? Recently I did a fun jewellery-making class and I overheard one of the other participants, who was getting frustrated with herself saying “you stupid, stupid woman” and it made me sad. I’m sure she’d never ever say that to anyone else, and learning a new skill can be frustrating at times, but it’s no reason to be so harsh and mean to yourself. It’s a great reminder that you need to speak to have the same standards for your self-talk as you do in talking to others. Now I don’t want you immediately criticizing yourself for your poor self-talk habits, but it’s good to catch yourself and remember to stop yourself before you keep going and really run yourself down. Then I stumbled over this graphic below – click the > on the right to see it – from author, podcaster and organisational psychologist Adam Grant (author of many great books including Give and Take, as well as Think Again) which I think is a great reminder of your best will look different on different days and that’s completely OK.

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I like to challenge myself to regularly to create new outfits from all my existing clothing, Benjy Chavez Siempre Humilde shirt rather than just wear tried and true combinations. I suggest you spend some time trying on different garments and creating outfits around them. I like to start with a hero piece – it could be a jacket or a patterned garment, then see just how many different ways I can style it with other existing pieces for different moods and occasions. Take a photo of each outfit combination that feels right for you. Think about using my “make it an 8” idea for these go-to outfits – it can be used not just for shopping, but also for rating how well your outfits are working!. Knowing the accessories, the shoes, and how the whole look works together means that you’ll spend less time day-to-day, standing in front of your wardrobe wondering what to put together, yet not reaching for the exact same outfit you wore a few days earlier. When you are playing in your wardrobe, there are absolutely no limits! You can try every type of shoe with every style of bottom with every type of top. That doesn’t mean every single top, just the cut, and style. This way, you can discover some great combinations that you might not have considered wearing together before. When you wear an outfit that you love, take a photo of it with all the accessories and save it in an album on your phone for easy reference. This album of go-to outifts you create is a perfect resource for you for when you are pushed for time and you don’t have that time to create something new, you can quickly flip through the photos you’ve taken to find an outfit that makes you feel good and will be appropriate for that day’s weather and activities. Jeans/Pants and a knit top with a jacket – these are the core elements, then I’ve added in statement jewellery or embellishment along with some ankle boots. I’ve chosen to use colour in this outfit to create interest, with the cobalt blue jeans and hot pink knit top, then paired with the neutral moto jacket, that links in colour to the snakeskin boots and the statement necklace. The snakeskin boots add some pattern to the outfit for an additional focal point.