Your Next Level Life by Karen Arrington

Author:Karen Arrington [Arrington, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642500318
Publisher: Mango Media
Published: 2019-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

Rule #5

Position Yourself like a Star

The secrets of self-presentation.

How to style yourself, promote yourself with elegance, and feel amazingly confident.

As the founder of the Miss Black USA Pageant, I’ve coached some of the most elegant, glamorous, and well-spoken women in the nation—women who are far more than just “beauty queens,” but community leaders, scholars, and rising artists. They’re amplifying their voices, and the world is taking note. Because when you show up—confident—in six-inch heels and red lipstick, you give other women permission to show up in a big way, too.

Do you want to command attention, land that promotion, dazzle an audience, or score that big gig? Talent, intelligence, and personal conviction count—but you’ve got to package yourself powerfully too, from your clothes, to your message, to your posture. That’s how you’ll seal the deal.

Approach everything you do as if you’re auditioning for the starring role. Channel your inner Ciara, Bey, Kerry, Taraji, Michelle, and O! It might sound silly, but practice walking across your bedroom with Queen Bey-level confidence and grace. Walk, walk, walk, and pose. Be you. Be authentic. Be unapologetic. When you walk into a room, let every inch of your body say, “I’m heeeeerrre!” Take five steps across the room and pretend you’re walking onto a TV set for your big interview. Pretend you’re walking into the White House. Pretend you’re walking onstage to give a speech at the Essence Festival. How would you walk? How would you wave? How would you smile and carry yourself in that moment? Practice until it doesn’t feel silly, until it just feels real and right.

Confidence is everything. When a woman walks into the room, her confidence must arrive first. Consider a woman like Meghan Markle. The Suits star went from TV actor to the Duchess of Sussex. And she did it flawlessly, being true to her roots.

Just when you thought Michelle Obama’s star power couldn’t rise any higher, she released her best-seller Becoming. The former First Lady and Barack’s better half got all the rave reviews on the final stop of her book tour where she stunned in four-thousand-dollar killer gold Balenciaga thigh-high boots and a bright yellow silk shirt maxi dress. Though Michelle is no longer First Lady her star power is undeniable! When she opens her mouth, the world listens. She presents herself like a warrior, like a champion, like the shining star that she is.

A Few Time-Tested Secrets

Dress like you already have the job. (And when I say “job,” I mean the job, grant, scholarship, prize, client, agent, book deal, TV deal, whatever you want most.)

Act like you already have the job.

Speak like you already have the job.

May all your vibes say, “I got this.” Energy is contagious.

Find your voice. Use it and amplify it like Forever First Lady Michelle Obama.

Find a cause you’re passionate about. Appoint yourself as the official spokesperson.

When you’re genuinely passionate about something, then you never have to “fake it.” You feel naturally confident. It radiates from within. Your tone of voice always feels strong and powerful.

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