Style Quote Saturday: 2

We all have things we want to do in life. And sometimes those goals seem far away. Or we don't know where to start. I think what you wear has the potential to really help you or hurt you on your way to reaching your goals. Edith Head agrees.

"You can have anything you want. If you dress for it." -Edith Head
Now, I'm not saying that wearing a fabulous suit with a killer pair of shoes is going to land you your dream job or anything. All of that hard work you've been doing is going to pay off too! But there is a definite connection between how we look and how we feel, especially for women. When we feel great, we want to do great things.

When I was an undergraduate, there was a guy in my biochemistry class who always wore slacks, a button up shirt and a tie on exam days. I can't imagine that wearing a tie helped him remember the metabolic pathway for glucose or anything but it did set him up mentally for success. Look good. Feel good. Do good. And I think there is sort of a synergistic effect when you are physically, mentally and emotionally prepared for something.

I use a cleaning program called FlyLady. It's got heaps of great tips to help you organize your housework, declutter your life and keep you from being overwhelmed. One of the things they stress is getting dressed to the shoes every morning. Get up. Get dressed. Brush your hair. Put on some makeup. Lace up your shoes. Then go forth and face the world even if "the world" for today is two kids, a dog and the inside of your house.

In particular, they stress lace up shoes. There's something about a pair of shoes with laces that gets you into that ready for action mode. They remind you that you are supposed to be doing something. So get up, get going and reach your goals.

Now, I don't do this. I hate lace up shoes especially sneakers and I really prefer to be barefoot around the house (And I suspect many of you are not a huge fan of sneakers either), but it just illustrates that connection between how we dress and how we act. So maybe your "lace up shoes" is a full face of make up with a perfect cat eye or a fabulous hair do or just wearing clothes everyday that make you feel amazing.

And guess what.

You can have anything you want, if you dress for it.