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More holistic than that actually. But it’s not entirely off. I’d say think of all the work that goes into the PR for exec/celebrities. There’s an image that is

More holistic than that actually. But it’s not entirely off. I’d say think of all the work that goes into the PR for exec/celebrities. There’s an image that is crafted and displayed. You get coached on how to talk to the media… etc. I’m not needing that entire level of consultation here. But it is beyond what a stylist would do.

ChuckMcM 4y ago
Okay, that helps. Are you open to the idea that what you seek isn't taught? Rather, it may be an aspect of one's presence that develops through experience and maturity rather than coaching?
- bradlys 4y ago
  I don’t think image consulting is about teaching vs experience. It’s consulting… It’s like hiring someone to help with tax optimization. Maybe you could learn the latest ways to do tax optimization - or you pay someone to do it so you don’t have to spend tons of time researching and then miss out on some crucial steps that aren’t well publicized or that are vital to your particular situation. Like any consulting - theoretically one can learn the skills but it’s generally more effective to pay someone else whose job is to stay up to date. Especially for things you won’t be doing very often - like hiring an image consultant.
  - ChuckMcM 4y ago
    Fair enough. I see it a bit differently, I see image "consulting" as more of a "accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative" sort of gig rather than a teaching thing. Your example about taxes is a good one. Tax optimization is taking a system, taxation, learning its ins and outs, and the optimizing it. One participates in the taxation system but you aren't the revenue agency. So the tax code exists and you're just looking for help to better exploit it. But images don't "exist", people do. The equivalent of a person optimizer is someone who knows a person as intimately as a tax nerd knows the tax code. But people aren't written down, the earlier suggestion of counseling was alluding to that. Work with someone (typically a counselor) to fully debug yourself and understand your ins and outs, and they can provide some insights from the outside () on how the way you are made up comes across to others. Then you can decide if you want to change them (or emphasize or de-emphasize them when with others). Of course if you just want to present a "character" to the world (which a lot of people do!) then consider some acting classes. Then it isn't so much an image consultant as an acting coach. The image is already chosen, the coach will help you make it more believable to your audience.

ChuckMcM 4y ago

Okay, that helps. Are you open to the idea that what you seek isn't taught? Rather, it may be an aspect of one's presence that develops through experience and maturity rather than coaching?

bradlys 4y ago
I don’t think image consulting is about teaching vs experience. It’s consulting… It’s like hiring someone to help with tax optimization. Maybe you could learn the latest ways to do tax optimization - or you pay someone to do it so you don’t have to spend tons of time researching and then miss out on some crucial steps that aren’t well publicized or that are vital to your particular situation. Like any consulting - theoretically one can learn the skills but it’s generally more effective to pay someone else whose job is to stay up to date. Especially for things you won’t be doing very often - like hiring an image consultant.
- ChuckMcM 4y ago
  Fair enough. I see it a bit differently, I see image "consulting" as more of a "accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative" sort of gig rather than a teaching thing. Your example about taxes is a good one. Tax optimization is taking a system, taxation, learning its ins and outs, and the optimizing it. One participates in the taxation system but you aren't the revenue agency. So the tax code exists and you're just looking for help to better exploit it. But images don't "exist", people do. The equivalent of a person optimizer is someone who knows a person as intimately as a tax nerd knows the tax code. But people aren't written down, the earlier suggestion of counseling was alluding to that. Work with someone (typically a counselor) to fully debug yourself and understand your ins and outs, and they can provide some insights from the outside () on how the way you are made up comes across to others. Then you can decide if you want to change them (or emphasize or de-emphasize them when with others). Of course if you just want to present a "character" to the world (which a lot of people do!) then consider some acting classes. Then it isn't so much an image consultant as an acting coach. The image is already chosen, the coach will help you make it more believable to your audience.