Rescue yourself from passionless work by integrating what you love about life with what you do for a living.
Meet ImageCube client Marie; she works in finance where she has been successful for some time, yet in spite of her success she was missing a connection between who she was internally, and what she did for a living. Her true passions were art, pottery, and fine wine. She studied how wine was grown, cultivated, and mastered and had even taken classes on how wine can be an investment opportunity. Every morning, when she looked in her closet she saw a sea of grey, black, and various shades of tan and she felt underwhelmed as she got dressed. Her image wasn't expressing who she was in an authentic way, yet because of her professional role in a banking environment she felt trapped by the dress code that defined her career.
Meet ImageCube client Marie; she works in finance where she has been successful for some time, yet in spite of her success she was missing a connection between who she was internally, and what she did for a living. Her true passions were art, pottery, and fine wine. She studied how wine was grown, cultivated, and mastered and had even taken classes on how wine can be an investment opportunity. Every morning, when she looked in her closet she saw a sea of grey, black, and various shades of tan and she felt underwhelmed as she got dressed. Her image wasn't expressing who she was in an authentic way, yet because of her professional role in a banking environment she felt trapped by the dress code that defined her career.
Working with Marie allowed us to reveal that the disconnect she was feeling was a real and growing threat to her long-term prosperity. It turned out her Myers-Briggs personality type was ENFP, which describes a person that is Extroverted I'N'ntuitive Feeling and Perceiving. ENFPs have the ability to inspire and motivate others, ironically these personality traits aren't often associated with finance. Marie and other ENFPs thrive on high-energy in life, color in fashion, and have a strong need for aesthetic stimulation. The kind of excitement that was missing from her closet was also missing from her successful career. After working together we found a creative way for Marie to integrate her passion for fine wine, with the work she does for her financial clients. In the past Marie had done what most professionals do for their clients: held quarterly workshops in her branch office to share investment advice. After considering how Marie wanted to look and feel, we created a strategy for 2012 that would combine Marie's personal passions with her wealth of knowledge in the financial industry. Instead of holding another workshop in her branch office, Marie would host unique wine tasting events with financial advice added throughout each gathering. Now, several years ago she had purchased an exciting and stylish crimson-red Bolero jacket while traveling in Spain... that she had never worn. For Marie the combination of what she loved in life, and what she did for a living created an opportunity for her to finally wear that stylish crimson-red bolero jacket and deepen her relationship with her clients while differentiating herself professionally. Sharing knowledge and insights about wine and finance, while wearing her favorite red jacket, Marie found herself enjoying her clients and her work more.
Marie's enjoyment was precisely because she was experiencing harmony between what she did for a living, and who she was as a person. This is what it means to be more YOU in 2012. Find ways to create harmony across your personal and professional environments. This is just one example of how ImageCube helps professionals share their best image and raise their level of authentic communication with clients and peers at the same time. The result of our collaboration has meant that Marie enjoys getting dressed every morning, and looking and feeling her very best has never been easier.
If you're ready to look and feel great in all aspects of your life, like Marie, connect with ImageCube today. We wish you all the best and a very Happy New Year!
Sola Adelowo
Clarity. Confidence. Growth.
Sola Adelowo
Clarity. Confidence. Growth.
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