>>You have full permission to do WHATEVER you need to do to protect the essence of you.<<
I think about self-care as giving the depth of your soul what you need—like truly and deeply.
A face mask is great, but what you really want is to say no.
Or to not share yourself.
Or to set a boundary.
Or to stay home.
Or to grow.
Or to not engage with that person.
You have full permission to do WHATEVER you need to do to protect the essence of you.
You’re here to do big things.
You’re here to do big things.
You’re here to do big things.
And when you’re here to do big things, your energy and essence are your biggest priorities.
Because no one else is you. No one else has the same gifts, skillset, and passions!
You have permission to protect your energy, radically, fully and completely.
So what do you *actually* want?
"Most people are not going after what they want.
Even some of the most serious goal seekers and goal setters, they're going after what they think they can get." -Bob Proctor
So what do you *actually* want?
What does your highest self wear?
Creating Your Upleveled Style Avatar-- When I was merchandising at Anthroplogie, we always had Avatars that we would merchandise for.
Each section of the store had a CLEAR distinction.
Before merchandising, we would spend DAYS creating brand boards for each avatar.
We always ask: Who is this woman?
What was she inspired by?
Where does she travel?
What is her income level?
What are her ambitions?
What are her aspirations?
What are her catch-phrases?
Where does she spend her weekends?
Where else does she shop?
What would push her edge?
What is her color palette?
And the success of the merchandising was OFTEN how much we really understood and LOVED this women.
I think about this a lot because when I'm building a wardrobe or a next level style for a client, these are the questions that I am constantly asking myself.
And when we're UPLEVELING through fashion, we ask these questions FROM THE VANTAGE point of you ALREADY being there -- so we're LITERALLY creating your future style avatar.
And then bringing her into reality.
So we're going to create your Next Level Style Avatar for the women who makes six (or seven) figures, for example.
I feel like this is taking the genius of merchandise marketing and using for your manifestation game.
You're welcome. ;)
You are welcome here.
You are welcome here.
Your imperfections.
Your “too-muchness”
Your fear.
Your bigness.
You are welcome here.
You can take up as much space as you need.
And if you’re new, let me tell you about this little corner of the internet — we believe in progress over perfection.
We celebrate our wins.
We love our pain.
We take big risks.
We speak gently and love fiercely.
This is a place of exploration, self-expression and fun — so welcome.
Dress your way to 10k.
Be brave with your life.
Paris Photoshoot
em·bod·i·ment
/əmˈbädēmənt/
noun
a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.
This is what a photoshoot does. It is the PHYSICAL and visible form of a feeling and a way of being.
I can see that every major life shift in the last three years has been proceeded by a NEXT level photoshoot.
It's visual manifesting.
It's capturing the essence of your next level.
It's giving you the COURAGE to act from that place.
I have to share -- my divorce is final today, and I was looking back on my Paris photoshoot -- which is the one where I really saw the next level version of me.
The Queen.
The ruler.
The kind and grounded presence.
The woman who speaks her truth in love.
The woman who owns her desires, her truth, and her calling.
And I captured her essence. I gave her permission.
The direct result of this photoshoot was:
Transition a marriage into a friendship
Booking my FIRST ever business class ticket from Paris to LAX.
So my question for you is this: What does the next level version of yourself BE? How does she show up?
And I want to let you know that I have SEVEN spots open for a the Personal Branding and Styling Photoshoot Experience in Santa Barbara.
Are you ready to claim your queen?
What past clients have said about this experience:
“I am so honored you would use my photos to share about this!!
I’m going to go ahead and share some of my own reflections here for anyone who is thinking about investing in this. (Seriously, just do it.)
I was at the beginning of a very difficult, non-cute healing journey when these were taken. I had just broken up with a malignant abuser a few weeks prior. I was not in a place where I felt vibrant or next level at all. In fact, I felt broken and was struggling to even shower on a daily basis let alone pick out cute clothes to bring for a shoot.
I’m so grateful for all the elements that went into this experience. The photos are obviously amazing, but being in that hotel room with you, the photographer and the hair and makeup artist was such a special moment for me. It felt like a bunch of bridesmaids getting ready together!
I had gotten so used to feeling criticized and having my spirit chip away at on such a regular basis and being there with a small group of women who were kind and warm and willing to sit and chit chat with me..!!
You just can’t even begin to understand how healing all of that was for me.
Thank you for this, Elissa!!!!!!”
“I connected to my highest self and looked at her!
Elissa created the space to ground the breakthroughs I experienced. And held the space amidst breakdown too!
I gained a greater vision for myself this weekend. It has been all about allowing abundance in. I know what my next level looks like.”
