Ep 223 - The Impact of Image: Boosting Confidence and Success with guest Jen Auh

What if the way you present yourself could open doors to new opportunities, elevate your confidence, and even change your life? In this inspiring episode of The Quiet And Strong Podcast, host David Hall sits down with Jen Auh, a leading image consultant and founder of  Style Konsult and STYiLES, to explore the powerful connection between personal image, self-belief, and success.

Tune in to discover how looking the part goes far beyond fashion—it’s about showing up as your most authentic, confident self. Jen shares her journey from web designer to sought-after image professional, stories of transformational client experiences, and actionable advice on how anyone can improve their image—no matter their budget or starting point. Learn the secrets of aligning your appearance with your personal brand, why consistency builds authority, and how even small changes in daily routines can bring lasting impact.

Whether you want to boost your confidence, enhance your professional presence, or simply feel great about yourself, this episode is packed with practical tips and motivational insights. Listen now for a fresh perspective on the importance of taking care of yourself inside and out—and be strong.

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Jen Auh is on a mission to help 1,000 image professionals empower 1 million lives by May 25, 2025, through Image Business Accelerator and STYiLES. As the founder of Style Konsult and STYiLES, she is dedicated to elevating the image industry by providing the tools, knowledge, and global exposure professionals need to thrive.

With over two decades of experience in fashion, beauty, and branding, Jen has worked with top brands like Macy’s, Too Faced Cosmetics, and Bliss. She shares her expertise in STYiLES - The Definitive Guide to Building an Elite Image Consulting Business and through her framework that help image professionals grow their businesses while making a lasting impact.

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Transcript

Jen Auh [00:00:00]:
I realized that because I was always just surrounding by the people that looking really good and then we're really confident. Then it wasn't norm for me because I was surrounding and I was in that environment. But outside in the environment that I went out to helping my friends, they literally their whole demeanor changed. They feel more confidence. Their confidence attracted more opportunities so they can do more, achieve more because they literally looking the part. So seeing that the influence, just looking the part that made you actually do what you want to do and achieve the goal that you dreamed of, it really changed my world.

David Hall [00:00:56]:
Hello, and welcome to episode 223 of the Quiet and Strong podcast, especially for introverts. I'm your host, David Hall, and the creator of quietandstrong.com. This is a weekly podcast dedicated to understanding the strengths and needs of introverts along with strategies for success. Introversion is not something to fix, but to be embraced. Normally, we will hire each episode on a Monday. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite platform. Leave a review or a rating. That would mean a lot to me and help others find the show.

David Hall [00:01:25]:
Tell a friend about the podcast and help get the word out there that introversion is a beautiful thing. Jen o is on a mission to help 1,000 image professionals empower 1,000,000 lives by May 2025 through Image Business Accelerator and Styles. As the founder of Style Consult and Styles, she is dedicated to elevating the image industry by providing the tools, knowledge, and global exposure professionals need to thrive. With over two decades of experience in fashion, beauty, and branding, Jen has worked with top brands like Macy's, Too Faced Cosmetics, and Bliss. She shares her expertise in styles, the definitive guide to building an elite image consulting business, and through her framework to help image professionals grow their businesses while making a lasting impact. Jen's vision is clear to create a ripple effect where empowered image professionals transform the lives of their clients, shaping confidence, success, and opportunity on a global scale. Alright. Welcome to the Quiet and Strong podcast, Jen.

David Hall [00:02:37]:
Jen, it's so good to have you on today.

Jen Auh [00:02:39]:
Oh, thanks for having me.

David Hall [00:02:41]:
We're gonna talk a lot about the work you do as an image consultant. Tell us about your journey and how you got to be doing the work that you're doing now.

Jen Auh [00:02:52]:
So, basically, my career starting as the web designer, specialized in the beauty and fashion ecommerce. Actually, I talk talk about this with my friend last night, literally, because we talk we work in the same company for five years. I'm still, like, we are still keeping touching our being friends. So during that time, people knew about me that I help my friend looking good and then feeling better about themselves and that they really excel personal and a professional level. So that's how I start getting people that okay. Can you do the same thing to your friends? So do image consulting. I still had a full time as web designer. So I help people after work in a weekend, and then that's how I scale up.

Jen Auh [00:03:40]:
I do I do image consulting full time. That was eight years ago.

David Hall [00:03:46]:
Okay. So what got you interested in helping people with their image?

Jen Auh [00:03:52]:
I realized that because I was always just surrounding by the people that looking really good and then we're really confident. Then it wasn't norm for me because I was surrounding and I was in that environment. But outside in environment that I went out helping my friends, they literally their whole demeanor changed. They feel more confidence. The confidence attracted more opportunities so they can do more, achieve more because they literally looking the part. So seeing that the influence, just looking the part that made you actually do what you want to do and achieve the goal that you dreamed of, it really changed in my world. That, oh my goodness. Just as you're looking the part, it could be just to change in some people's life.

Jen Auh [00:04:45]:
So my friends, me, without intention, actually, just making them looking better, they start their own business. They got promotions. They got into really great relationship. So these are everything just changed. They're it's amplified their potentials. So that really made me to think this is just great because I wasn't really good at what I was doing, by the way. I was very happy with my with the same job because you're doing the handle with the beauty and fashion. I I really happy where I was.

Jen Auh [00:05:20]:
However, that when I saw that making people looking better, feeling confidence, you will actually impact more life. So the the work that I do as a web designer, obviously, I wanted making the product where the brand appealing to customers so that they can see the value of getting the product or get to know the brand. But then when I apply the same strategy to people, it actually make their life difference. So they can do better. They can get more. Also, they literally live their dream life. One of my very first clients, he was a nurse. So she she was he promoted to be a manager of this hospital.

Jen Auh [00:06:15]:
So once you'll be a manager that you don't wear scrub anymore. You have to wear young clothes. So that really was challenging for him that I helped him to present him as authority figure with confidence and then expertise. That a few years later, he started his own health care business. So that being a nurse for decades, step up to the manager level, but then he should knowing that how he present himself and then looking the part, you really push the confidence so that he was confident enough to start his own business. And then he would also start new new relationships, so he was happier, healthier, or still wealthier as well.

David Hall [00:07:05]:
Yeah. Yeah. So if he's used to wearing scrubs all those years, that is a big change to, you know, dress dress more professionally. Right?

Jen Auh [00:07:13]:
%. Yeah. Because he's boss literally pull him into the office, the director of the company, the hospital. You need to dress him better. He was told to dress him better because you don't look like a manager. That really make him really frustrating because he didn't know that what to do. So when my friend actually was his friend, so my friend introduced him to me. Hey.

Jen Auh [00:07:41]:
Maybe they can help you. So that's how it got really started. Because before then, I was just helping my friends. Helping friends is different than helping someone that who's a job is on the line. So I took it very seriously. Oh my god. He said, I'm gonna make it work. And then when I make the work, he got the compliment the next day.

Jen Auh [00:08:04]:
They're wearing the new wardrobe, and then he feeling much better about himself. And then he got the compliment the next day. He boosted the confidence that, okay. This is great. I could do this job, and then he really excel at his whole ability to taking care himself as well as his professional career. So he then he started his own business.

David Hall [00:08:31]:
Awesome. So, yeah, we have so much to talk about today. But but first, you know, you were a web designer in fashion. You loved helping your friends. How did you make that move to doing this full time?

Jen Auh [00:08:46]:
So I was really happy with what we're doing as a web designer, but then when I see that, like, the impact I could make on people's life, Because simply, they didn't know that looking the part will change their life. Just they just didn't know it. And I didn't know that either until the eyewitness, the impact, the influence of being looking the part. So really made me thinking, okay. I I was feeling really great when I see them smiling. Because if they see themselves in the mirror, then they they can see that they they're looking great. When you see yourself in the mirror that you really like what you're seeing in the mirror, everything change. It changed my life too.

Jen Auh [00:09:30]:
So, okay, this is what I want to do. Maybe this is what I meant to do, and then I make the decision that, okay. I really want to go to full time on this so I could help more people. So that really gave me that the purpose. It's not just the, being a designer and then making things like a beauty and fashion product or a brand appealing to client or the customer. But then I wouldn't know that how those product or brand will change people's life. I wouldn't know that. I wouldn't know that data what end end goal or the what's the outcome.

Jen Auh [00:10:07]:
But when I work with these people that changing their lives, and I could see that how elevate how much they their image can elevate the quality of their life. Just everything changed. So I was happier. I was working at night. I work in a weekend. And then you at the time that you want to work for me, I was thinking about, oh my god. You know what? This is actually do if I do this, and then they will actually look better. I was thinking about, you know, what other stuff I could do for them.

Jen Auh [00:10:43]:
So I kept thinking about, even though I wouldn't work as a web designer. So I saw that this is what I wanted to do, and then the all this time, what I learned at work as a web designer for the beauty and fashion, that actually prompt me to do the stuff that what I do now. Like, last night, when we had a dinner with my friends, because I have all this, like, a retail experience and a design creative strategy, three sixty marketing. All that, it applies to what I do, actually. Because I have a holistic view that what actually what pieces you need to be aware to make that difference because that's what I used to do with a brand or a company. But then the that same strategy actually applies to people too.

David Hall [00:11:37]:
Yeah. And so I know this is gonna be most of our conversation today, but why is it so important that we feel good about how we look? You know, I know this is true for me. Like, if I let my hair go too long without a haircut, I don't like it. Or, you know, I need to feel good about the clothes that I'm wearing. So why is that why are our looks so important to our success?

Jen Auh [00:11:59]:
Because seeing is believing. So when I saw my clients that they're smiling because they see themselves looking really great in a mirror, it is that is something that I don't have to convince them. They're already seeing it. When you see something, you believe it. Very simple. The term is that we often say you cannot judge it by book, by each cover, but we do. We judge it both by each cover. If we don't like the book cover, we don't even grab the book, read what's inside or what's the content.

Jen Auh [00:12:37]:
We don't even care about what's the content. We just don't like the cover, so which is a pass. I'm not interested in it. But when you're looking good, that actually attract people get to know you. They want to know that they're intrigued. Oh, who is the person? Like, the other day, actually, I was just sitting in this subway. It's very crowded, but then this lady literally came up to me. I really love how you look.

Jen Auh [00:13:03]:
I was just sitting there. I didn't even see her coming to me until then she literally attacked me and then talked to me. I love how you look. I mean, I didn't mean to attract her to telling me that. However, how I look and then put together that attract the people, and then she just came to me saying that, and then she just left to self wait. That was it. But then you feel thinking about that what if it was a business event? What if it was an important meeting that you're walking to? And then, yeah, it will be people we, actually, we all do the same. We judge each other.

Jen Auh [00:13:50]:
Unintentionally, obviously, but subconsciously, we do all the time. So why not make that whole every impression count? It actually start with you, though, because it when you feel good about yourself, but your posture change because you feel good about you yourself so that you stand taller, also your voice have a more weight because it you you're confident about what you say about the things that you want to share with others. The whole the whole demeanor change and the vibe change, that actually start with you. So like you said, if you don't like the when your hair did grow too long and then you don't you want to wear that what you feel like that you look good, that whole thing actually attract people. To bring attention without you screaming, look at me, you don't need to because you look actually say thousand word before you say a word. So that's why it's very important that how you present yourself. So that if you are going to this network event or this business meeting or even just interview for the new job. If you look better and then you'll know that you look great about then you will really bring your confidence up, and then you'll be more assertive of your your opinions, and then you'll be more confident to share.

Jen Auh [00:15:24]:
And then those are confident actually attract more people. They attract more opportunities. So you give that give you the options to choose. Now you have upper hand. It gives you the upper hand.

David Hall [00:15:38]:
I was gonna ask you about that because if if we feel good about ourselves and how we look, then we are more confident. And in addition to looking good, the confidence is attractive itself.

Jen Auh [00:15:51]:
Absolutely. Absolutely. That give you the more opportunities. I mean, these are just there's just so many things that are going on, like, every day. There's a lot of noise around there too. But what if we you just stand out simply because you're looking great? I mean, I was literally sitting in this subway, the train, that was packable people, and it wasn't like I was standing or I was doing anything. I was just sitting there. But then the how I looked, it attracted the random stranger came to me.

Jen Auh [00:16:25]:
That was enough to attract the people saying that I love how you look. She didn't have to say that, but it really compel her to she wanted to tell me that how it was a really great experience, actually, because the way I look, it actually attracted the strangers, and then they gave me that compliments, and then she left.

David Hall [00:16:49]:
Yeah. So, Jen, how do you start with clients? You have a new client. What what do you start with?

Jen Auh [00:16:55]:
So when I have a new client, we talked about why do the person need think that need image consulting. Because we need to thinking about the why and then how we're gonna achieve the goal. So we talk about a lot of stuff. So it's not all about, like, what they wear and then what color it will be good for them or the what kind of fit. The whole thing is actually secondary. Because once you know that what you want to achieve, that clearly actually give you that motivation. Because you you now you know that, okay. This is the what I want to be and how I want to be the one.

Jen Auh [00:17:36]:
Then every step, it's going to be applied to achievable. If you don't know that where you're going, it's like you're walking in this sort of fog. You don't know that which direction you're going. But then, yeah, when we have that first meeting with my client, we have an entire road map with the light on, with the compass on. So they know that which direction we're going to, which is that we are taking so they have a clarity that, okay. This is what we're doing. So that's a very important thing about knowing that clear goal because that's going to be your motivation. And then every step is going to be how we are actually achieving the goal.

David Hall [00:18:21]:
Yeah. So we're definitely talking about inner beauty. We've been talking about outer beauty. How does that correspond with inner beauty, and how do they relate to each other?

Jen Auh [00:18:35]:
So as tech consultant, what we do, we use this outside in method. Okay. You know? Because once you look good, it kept you motivating to get better. So when you're changing the outside, it's very quick. It's the wardrobe or even haircut and then the accessories. That's easy to change. You just need to wear the different wardrobe. But then the instant chain, that boosts your confidence immediately because you're looking good.

Jen Auh [00:19:09]:
So once you do that, now we have a time to work on your in inner beauty. Because when you're working on the inner beauty, you really cannot see it. It takes a time. And then you need to be patient, and then you need to get the routine because of what you do, small things every day, it add up to the the huge impact the end. But then when you start from outside, because you're already confident you could achieve that inner beauty, in giving you that motivation. So that that's why then we start from outside. What you can see that you can believe it's happening in front of your eyes, then we'll be working on your in inner beauty along the way.

David Hall [00:19:54]:
And how does this all fit in how you look to your personal brand?

Jen Auh [00:19:59]:
Your personal brand is actually based on how you look. Because if they when people see that, people believe that's who you are. Because align with your look, with your brand is very important. So it alignment is about consistency with intention. So when people see that like, sometimes you probably miss someone that, hey. When I saw this person online or read what this person wrote about, but then when you kind of have a meeting online or talking to them, there's some people it's not what I thought will be. Actually, they sound different, or they they the whole thing is kind of off. It's not something that I I expected.

Jen Auh [00:20:50]:
That actually, it breaks the trust. It that takes, like, just a little a second that something is not right. What else is it am I missing? Or this person is not the person that I thought it would be. So the alignment is not just the look. Your alignment is, like, your look, your value, and then your mission, and then your goal. So everything needs to be actually consistent so that I always the voice about the important of our consistency. Consistency that build a trust, that make you be a a dependable. It also make you that you can people can count on you because you are who you are.

Jen Auh [00:21:34]:
You know, the we talk about the face value. We we need to be that one. You you are saying that who you are, but then it's not just saying, it's also doing too. So align your image with your personal brand. That's to that's to really close the gap. And then people saying that, oh, this person is what they're saying. What I see is who he is or who she is. So it's very important that you look in the first page.

Jen Auh [00:22:10]:
That's the cover that people see you, but then your brand is a whole book. So if you have this cover, let's say that your cover is about finance, but then the context is about fitness. Do we why are you talking about finance if you're the fitness guy? It makes no sense. So you actually need to be what you presented with your image, that needs to be aligned with your personal brand.

David Hall [00:22:42]:
Yeah. And how does all that play into building our authority?

Jen Auh [00:22:47]:
When you are consistent of what you say, it bring the clarity. Okay. This person is who this person is, and it make you the expert. Because you are sharing the same insight value of a specific topic. That make you the expert. But then you are not just talking about general things, but then you have this knowledge you share with others. So but it consistently it's the same thing. That's very important.

Jen Auh [00:23:19]:
That's what the whole alignment and consistency that build up people's trust. That's what if there's any misalignment, it break the trust and the people doubting you or your expertise or they're doubting that maybe this person isn't now who he the person think that or saying that who this person is.

David Hall [00:23:40]:
Yeah. So I know all of this helps build confidence. What do you do to help clients build confidence when they're lacking?

Jen Auh [00:23:50]:
Well, actually, I do have a client who literally say that I'm ugly. How can I do this?

David Hall [00:23:56]:
Yeah. Yeah. So how do you help someone that's that's feeling that way about themselves?

Jen Auh [00:24:00]:
Exactly. So that the I when you actually have a self doubt, it's more like a unit of some validation. So then what I give it make sure is that I just say straight out, Do not. Just don't. You're not ugly. It's just in your head, and then you are not ugly, so they don't even say that. So what I give to them is, like, a solid validation. You need to actually be heard.

Jen Auh [00:24:26]:
You need to hear that you are not if you have a self doubt because it's usually in your head. And then when you share it, I really appreciate that actually he said that. Because if that's what he was thinking, he need to voice out. When you're actually keeping your head, it's not going anywhere. It's just you literally, like, circling the same self doubt. But if we in order to break your self doubt, you need to say it. That's how you actually break the cycle. Then you will get the help that that validation from our side so you will not get back to your cycle again.

Jen Auh [00:25:05]:
So now he doesn't say any anymore. He doesn't say that I'm ugly because he knows that he is not because I gave him the solid validation. You are not. You're just not. There's no because because you're not. So, Hetia, when you people talk to us, why you think that, like, this is, but sometimes, there's no reason. Sometimes, there there's just a fact. If you want to find the reason why it's not, you will never get to where you want want to go.

Jen Auh [00:25:38]:
It's all about changing your perspective. So let's say that there's a there is a ball, and I think they're actually experimenting that done that before. So if we we have this, let's say am I heavy here? No. So let's say you have a ball, but they're half is black and half is white. But then the people who in this side, they only see white. Have this side, they will see only black. But then if for you to change the perspective and then that's to how people have a misalignment, but then when you start seeing that whole picture, that'll literally give you the, oh, maybe I am not. It just said I didn't see the other side of it.

Jen Auh [00:26:21]:
So that what I give it to my client is that give them the different perspective so that it should that's not how maybe that's the only thing that you see. However, actually, there is other side of it. Sometimes when you have self doubt, it's not easy to see the other side, not even pick up the maybe there's another option. So what I give to them is that there is a different way to see this and let you look at the the other side of it.

David Hall [00:26:49]:
Yeah. I love that. And, you know, I I don't want anybody to think that they're ugly. I think maybe if they've thought that maybe that's kinda crept into them not taking care of themselves. But by taking care of themselves, they can feel more confident, you know, more beautiful if you you know, the opposite of ugly. Is that is that what you're saying?

Jen Auh [00:27:14]:
Yes. But sometimes, you just need to have, like, a simple phrase that you are not. Okay. Sometimes, that simple phrase, it can break the cycle because self rejection is really real, because it's sometimes that we reject ourself before ever started. So, like, what I want my client is that they're very successful, by the way. They're very successful. They they from outside, you don't even see that. They would think something like that.

Jen Auh [00:27:48]:
But then, yeah, when they say something, the meaning that it really they've been thinking about it for a long time. When you actually say something out loud, it's not something that you're just thinking about it at at at the spot. A lot of time that you had that thought for long time. So, like, what I want them to do is that simply just flip this flip the coin. It does not. Let you see that the other side of it. Let's just flip the coin. That's it.

Jen Auh [00:28:20]:
But sometimes, they don't even see that if there's a other side, they can see it. So that's why you need a help. Like, because sometimes, what if I just flip it and then see the other side, and maybe that'll be different. But

David Hall [00:28:38]:
Yes. So you're saying it's really about also changing our thoughts. Exactly. You know? And stop telling ourselves whatever this negative thing is that we've been telling ourselves.

Jen Auh [00:28:48]:
Exactly. So sometimes it's just as easy as just to flip the coin and then see the the other side. Maybe you only see the head, but the other side is in the tail.

David Hall [00:29:00]:
Yeah. So, Jen, well, how do you define success? What does that mean to you?

Jen Auh [00:29:05]:
It's about how happy you are. It's about a compare because we're very easy to compare to the others, but then we all have a different value. So what to inform for you and then you actually set to your your success. Actually, I we talked about this one the odd last night as well at the dinner because she's just still working for the corporate, and then the I have my own business going on. So at the end, our standards are different. So I always looking for how can I move more from my calendar? I'm I'm very focusing on doing less than doing more. But then the, her point of view is that she need to do more because she is working for corporate. That's how she actually maintain her status because she's high up.

Jen Auh [00:29:55]:
So she's doing more, but I'm doing less. But then, yeah, it doesn't mean that she's more successful or I'm more successful. It's we all have a different center and then see that how the success actually mean to me. To me, the first success means they're doing less so that I can enjoy doing more the stuff that I enjoy. So for everyone, it's very easy to compare who do doing more and then who has it more or the who do doing what. But then they really need to thinking about it's relevant to you. It's all about the relevancy. I don't want to, like, do all that, like, whole the stuff that maybe, like, other people do, because it looks very attractive, but it's just not me.

Jen Auh [00:30:45]:
I wouldn't enjoy it. And then it then means that it's not success. So but they're very successful people, and then they are very highly motivated. They are very they achieve a lot. But then the, you just need to see that what success actually mean to you. It needs to be relevant to your value.

David Hall [00:31:06]:
Yeah. Absolutely. And then you mostly focus on men. Is that true?

Jen Auh [00:31:11]:
%. Yes. Because your very first claim was over so the nurse was men.

David Hall [00:31:17]:
Okay. So why the focus on men for you?

Jen Auh [00:31:21]:
Because, yeah, I guess because I was more accustomed to helping guy friends. That's how I started. Because now I'm thinking about it. I was doing image consulting for so long. Like, even before that, that's what term of image consulting. That's a little, like, start back in when I was in junior high school. So I helped my friend to put a wardrobe together to go to date. I even could wear youngs.

Jen Auh [00:31:50]:
I even dye their hair and then make them look gray so that they they could they could get a date or, yeah, they feel more confident about themselves. I know exactly what they have in their their classes. So they literally call me, hey. I have the date to go on. You know? What should I wear? Because we're all in school, so the dating was a huge part. But then when I was getting, like, a more like, start working, then I start helping my guy friends around me so that they can present themselves better, so they can get a promotion, or they have a more better more steady relationship. And then now that they have their own business. So I see that, like, I'm more accustomed to because men don't ask how they should wear.

Jen Auh [00:32:41]:
Unlike women, we we have a friend. We ask each other. Hey. What do you think about this? Should I wear this? Or what do you think about the hairstyle? But men don't do. And then they that's what they did need a help on unless they have a significant other to ask, but then they usually you wouldn't ask your guy friend, hey, dude. What do you think about my shirt today?

David Hall [00:33:07]:
Yeah. That's a great point. And and, you know, in lots of areas, men are less likely to ask for help. That's true.

Jen Auh [00:33:14]:
No. I mean, seriously, we they're men don't ask, like, about fashion advice or the style advice or, hey. What do you think of my hair today? You know? They don't do that. That's why I tell I have my guy friend. I knew what they what they needed so that they also very appreciate that I don't ask them. I don't ask what they need. Hey. This is what you need.

Jen Auh [00:33:38]:
You need to wear this, let you do this, and then I change their their hairstyle, change their hair color, and then they just build the entire wardrobe for them, and then they just loved it. That's how it worked. So I so that's how I help my clients too. It's more like the I don't ask them what they need. The that's what I did the first meeting that we have that we talk about their goal. Once I understand where they want to be, then I can tell them what to do. And if they have entire road map with each step, they will know that what kind of step they will be taking. I'm not asking them what they think that they need to do, achieve their goal.

Jen Auh [00:34:20]:
I don't ask that kind of question because they wouldn't know what they what kind of steps they need to take. So I give them the entire framework. This is the what you need to do, period.

David Hall [00:34:32]:
Yeah. So what advice do you have for staying up on the latest fashions and trends, you know, especially for men?

Jen Auh [00:34:40]:
Well, of our trend, it it actually have a ten year cycle. However, what you need to focus as a man is at something that's timeless because it you actually need only few pieces to, make your your wardrobe, and they'll look great. However, you you don't want to look like others. If you take a look at the models and all that, they look great because it clothes wear models. Models who don't wear clothes. When are you working on fashion, we chose a model to make the clothes look better. However, real time, we wear clothes, not the clothes wear us. So it that's why you will never look like what you'll see in the advertising or in a model.

Jen Auh [00:35:32]:
It's not going to happen because entire process would need to be flipped. We wear clothes. Model clothes wear a model. So what you need to actually focus is that finding what actually make you look good and feel good about yourself. Also, what you wear, it should be that should be very comfortable because either you'll be you'll be wearing the clothes and over and over. If you feel uncomfortable and you feel like you are you look like someone else but not yourself, then it's not the right image. So finding what works for you is very important. Remember, you wear clothes, not the clothes you wear.

David Hall [00:36:23]:
Yeah. And then what about someone that's starting out with a tight budget?

Jen Auh [00:36:29]:
Okay. So that their budget, it shouldn't be a problem because they're looking good. It's not about breaking the bank.

David Hall [00:36:37]:
Okay. That's good to know.

Jen Auh [00:36:40]:
%. Then I always tell people that you already have a few pieces that you could use a big same match. I don't think that you should throw away everything in the rebuilding. That is not the way to do it. Because if you have a certain pieces that you like it, and then you have a certain piece that you already know that you keep wearing it because you're comfortable with that piece. Then you build your entire look around it because it yeah. That is a part of you. That make you you.

Jen Auh [00:37:12]:
That's a part of your personality and a part of your character. So that there what you actually need to do is that if you wanna look better, you need to find those pieces that really make you feel comfortable, build confidence. If you cannot find it, then first, if you really don't have a really have a tight, tight budget, then you will be actually investing with your time. Because when you go to the the mall or the the the stores, try to close as many as possible. Try it on, cost you nothing, but it's gonna cost you time and energy. But then once you start knowing that there's certain pieces that you you can see yourself in the mirror look better than the other, you feel more confident than other, and then you can see that, oh, this is something I could wear all the time. That but you will learning it by investing your time. So it will be take a little longer.

Jen Auh [00:38:11]:
But if you do have a budget that you can invest in in your image, I highly recommending working with the expert because they will tell you what to do. You get your your whole thing within just a few hours, then you'll be building that whole routine that you can do in over and over so that then you get comfortable, and then you can see that how the entire process will make your life much easier.

David Hall [00:38:39]:
Yeah. We talked before, and and you also said there are some other things that you do with your clients, you know, to help them with their image. What are those other things besides, you know, the clothes they're wearing?

Jen Auh [00:38:52]:
The clothes is just one aspect, actually. Because when you wanna look % great and feel confident, the closer it's what where we start. Because either when you see yourself in the mirror, it motivate you, keep improving yourself. So it's all about the posture and your communication skills and then how you present yourself. And then if you have a meeting, how you're actually going to interact with others so that it's actually a whole package. If you're thinking about it, image is not just your look. Like, we talked about it when you see someone or miss someone and then when you start talking to them, you feel it off then because they are not who you think that you they are. So you want to be aligned with every aspect.

Jen Auh [00:39:40]:
Look how you talk, how you present yourself, and then how you take care of yourself because of what you do every day count. Because of that little steps that compounds to bigger impact. So what we do, we start with the outside, but we build a routine. That's something that you will be doing every day. And then this so it's more like a become, like, a breathing air rather than you're thinking about doing it. Like, in my case that I have a bipolar routine that I do same thing for over twenty years, actually. So the idea, now I do it without thinking it because my body remembers. So that's what you want to do.

Jen Auh [00:40:22]:
Your body remembers how you feel when you do the stuff. And then when you actually keep doing it consistently, we become the part of your team, so you don't have to thinking about it. So you get better and better.

David Hall [00:40:36]:
Yeah. So it's also just part of taking care of yourself, whether that be exercise or other things.

Jen Auh [00:40:43]:
Absolutely. It's a it's a whole package.

David Hall [00:40:45]:
Whole package.

Jen Auh [00:40:46]:
You when you are fit, you're obviously your clothes look better too. So it's a or so when you take care about your grooming, when you do every day, you'll look actually better every day. Because one of the things that I highly recommend you have the daily routine for your grooming because skin is the one clothes you're born with and then you cannot take off. So if you don't if you wanna look better, the the first thing that you do, obviously, the outer the wardrobe, but then you really need to take care of your skin, your grooming. So when you you're thinking that if you go to the dermatologist, like, once a year, you will do nothing. But if you do small steps every day, it compound. I look actually better than when I'm was in thirties. So I'm turning 49 this year.

Jen Auh [00:41:47]:
And then so when I compare myself in in ten years ago, I look better now.

David Hall [00:41:53]:
Yeah. That's wonderful.

Jen Auh [00:41:54]:
Thanks.

David Hall [00:41:56]:
Jen, this has been an awesome conversation. Very helpful. Is there anything else you wanna add today?

Jen Auh [00:42:02]:
Well, let me know if we have any questions. I'm here to answer about how you you can actually improve yourself, and then you can contact me at style console dot com.

David Hall [00:42:13]:
Okay. That sounds wonderful. Thanks again, Jen, for this great conversation.

Jen Auh [00:42:17]:
Thanks for having me. Thank you

David Hall [00:42:20]:
so much for joining me. I appreciate you. I hope you take the time to explore other episodes and learn from other amazing guests. Remember, if you're interested in getting to know yourself better, there is now a free Typefinder personality assessment on the Quiet and Strong website. This free assessment will give you a brief report, including the four letter Myers Briggs code. I'll add a link in the show notes. And I'd love to connect with you. Reach out at david@quietandstrong.com or check out the quietandstrong.com website, which includes blog posts and links to social media for Quiet and Strong and much more.

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