When you choose what to wear, it impacts more than you realize. Every morning, you make a decision that influences your confidence, communication, and presence before your day has even begun. What you wear can literally impact how your day goes.
There is a moment, the one where you’re standing in front of the closet trying to decide what to wear. Whether it’s quick or excruciatingly long, it’s your first leadership choice of the day. It doesn’t matter if you’re a stay-at-home mom, a manager, a leader, or in the C-suite. When you reach for something that makes you feel aligned, confident, and ready, or you put on something that keeps you playing small. The pieces that are too tight, outdated, uncomfortable, or you picked them because you are in a rush or on autopilot.
When you decide what to wear, that’s the moment when confidence starts. Not in the boardroom. Not on the conference call. Not during the client presentation. It starts in your closet.
Clothes Shape Confidence and Cognitive Performance (Research Shows It)
I share in my presentations and in one-on-one conversations the research behind “enclothed cognition,” which explains how what you wear influences how you think and perform. When you put on clothes that make you feel “smart” or powerful, your brain follows suit. You communicate more clearly. You carry yourself differently. You project authority, credibility, and confidence.
I often ask clients about their power outfit. It is not about looking fancy. It is about dressing in a way that activates your best energy and supports the version of you that you want others to see. Your clothing is working for you or against you long before you speak.
Command Presence: A Lesson From a Security Team
During a corporate training session for a security company, one of the team members shared something so powerful that it’s stuck with me for years. When I asked if there was a difference between wearing their regular military uniform and their dress uniform, he stood up and said, “Command Presence.”
Every day, you can choose to wear a power outfit, something that gives you confidence, presence, or not. When you put on the power outfit, you move, act, and show up differently. You stand taller. You bring your own form of command presence and take ownership of every room you walk into.
Whether you work from home, manage a team, lead clients, or run your own business, your clothes matter. Ninety-three percent of all communication is non-verbal, and what you wear communicates competence and confidence before you ever speak.
Does This Really Matter In Real Life? Yes, Here’s Why
Do any of these sound familiar?
• You feel rushed every morning.
• You have a closet full of clothes, but still feel like you have nothing to wear.
• You default to the same outfits because the decision fatigue is real.
• You want to reach the next level of success, but your wardrobe does not match where you want to be.
• You want to feel more confident walking into meetings and presentations
• You want your appearance to reflect your expertise, not distract from it.
• You have a closet full of clothes, but still feel like you have nothing to wear.
• You default to the same outfits because the decision fatigue is real.
• You want to reach the next level of success, but your wardrobe does not match where you want to be.
• You want to feel more confident walking into meetings and presentations
• You want your appearance to reflect your expertise, not distract from it.
Assessing what’s in your closet can help you start your year off with intention. When you dress with purpose, you’ll start your day with clarity instead of frustration. When you do that, you can walk into rooms ready, not hesitant. Small shifts can create measurable impact.
A Simple Reset Can Change Everything
You do not need an entirely new wardrobe to feel the difference. You need clarity. You need to understand what works, what does not, and what pieces actually support how you want to show up. That is why I created the Closet Reset Power Hour. One focused hour to help you:
• Identify what works and what doesn’t
• Let go of pieces that no longer fit your life or your goals
• Create new outfit formulas you can rely on every day
• Start the year with intention instead of stress
• Let go of pieces that no longer fit your life or your goals
• Create new outfit formulas you can rely on every day
• Start the year with intention instead of stress
You deserve a closet that supports your success, not one that drains your energy before your day starts.
If you want to begin the year aligned, confident, and ready to lead at a higher level, your closet is the best place to start.
Start the Year With Confidence Built In
Book your Closet Reset Power Hour and get the clarity you need to walk into every room feeling aligned, confident, and on brand.
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