July 2022 Newsletter

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You can remove every item from your closet and drawers and pile them on your bed to get a true idea of just how much clothing you own. If you prefer, you can just go subcategory by subcategory, pulling out all of your suits and blazers first, for example. Then, when you can see all of them laid out, pick up your favorite one and reflect on how it makes you feel when you’re wearing it: confident, attractive, maybe even invincible! Perhaps secretly, we all aspire to a professional wardrobe That is what “joy” looks and feels like when it comes that makes us feel that way every day, and there’s no to clothing. And that’s the way all your clothes should reason you can’t have such a wardrobe. Your closet can make you feel. become a source of joy rather than a place of dread, where you waste precious time each morning searching You should try on clothes to make sure they fit properly for things that go together, that fit well, that are still in – not too big or too small. Are they in good condition or are the sleeves starting to fray, is a button missing, style. are the elbows wearing thin or starting to pill? If you Apply the basic tenets of the KonMari Method® to your find yourself sighing and struggling to decide, try closet and you can have a splendid wardrobe where asking questions like “If I ran into my ex while wearing everything fits and looks great on you. To do this, follow this, how would I feel?,” “how much would I pay to buy the time-tested steps of the Method: categorize and it again?,” or “If I didn’t have this, what would I wear subcategorize, identify the items that bring you joy and instead?” Do not keep an item “just in case;” “someday” serve their purpose, recycle or discard the rest, and then almost always means “never.” If you’re promising organize into a way that makes getting dressed easy for yourself that you’re going to lose weight so you can fit into something, ask yourself if you’re 100% certain that you. “What is it about wearing a tuxedo or that little black dress, that makes us feel confident, beautiful, splendid, even invincible?” wrote novelist Vera Nazarian. I expect most of us can identify with a similar sense of confidence when striding into court or a meeting in an outfit that we know fits well and looks good on us. And a confident lawyer is a productive and happy lawyer.

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