-Caveat Lector- >From Personal Images, Inc http://www.personalimagesinc.com/ <<begin quote>> Business Overview Personal Images Inc. provides both individuals and organizations with a wide range of image enhancement services. For individuals these services often focus on enhancing visual appearance as well as the verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication. In the corporate environment our services involve coordinating the company mission with promotiona l image strategies and the related images of employees at all levels. Training and development is accomplished through individual coaching sessions and group seminars. Policy and guideline development are often a part of our projects. <Picture>Corporate Services Successful businesses spend a tremendous amount of money creating a high value image for their products or services. The most successful and respected companies in America take it one step further. They invest in the image of their most important asset, their employees. Employees create an instant and lasting impression through their appearance and their communication skills. The right consistent image fosters not only a positive reaction from customers but creates greater employee self-esteem and productivity. <Picture>Individual Services Appearance speaks volumes, leading others to form instant opinions about our competence and credibility before we even have a chance to speak. By learning to project the right visual image for yourself, you can make positive and lasting impressions that promote success. Personal Images, Inc. has a proven track record of helping people do just that. <Picture>Principal's Background Anna S. Wildermuth is the founder and president of Personal Images, Inc. Her Chinese heritage coupled with her international travel experiences have enabled her to bring unique insight and sensitivity to consulting in today's culturally diverse society. <Picture>February Tips Take advantage of Anna's expertise with a small selection of hints. Individual Services How Can We Benefit You? We can help you: �Create the right professional and personal visual image for yourself �Shape other people's perceptions of you �Project positive and lasting first impressions �Be more self-confident through feeling good about the way you look What Services Do We Provide? �Color Analysis �Body Proportion Analysis �Planning and building your business, social and seasonal wardrobes �Updating and upgrading your clothing �Ensuring proper clothing fit and fabrics �Enhancing your best physical features and camouflaging problem areas �Wardrobe Accessorizing �Personal Shopping �Cost-effective Shopping Techniques �One-on-one coaching with a personal image consultant to help you develop an executive level, professional presence. You will learn to move with ease and self confidence as you come to recognize and build on your assets and strengths. You will become more attuned to the nuances of business, dining and social etiquette. You will develop an understanding of the art of positive body language; including eye contact, facial expressions and positive gestures. You will also create your own 60 second introduction which will help business contacts remember you with a smile. Audio and video taping are provided for feedback and assessment. How Do We Begin? We begin by discussing your Iifestyle and the image you want to project to others. We talk about your career and your activities outside of work. We ask about your fashion personality and whether you enjoy mixing and matching clothing and your favorite accessories. Together we determine a set of visual image objectives to help you discover the unique style within you. How Do We Discover Your Distinctive Style? With an understanding of your needs and obiectives we typically: �Help you weed out items from your wardrobe that don't fit properly, are out of style, or aren't in keeping with the image you want to project �Create outfits from your existing wardrobe that you didn't know you had �Show you which styles, colors, and fabrics are most flattering for you �Inventory your clothing and accessories to see that you have what you need for different seasons and occasions �Recommend items for future purchase to round out your wardrobe How Can We Make Shopping Easier For You? You don't have to shop until you drop. We will pre-shop for you at your favorite stores, keeping in mind your wardrobe needs and budget. We will have everything ready for you to try on when you meet us at the store. We even supervise your alterations and fittings to ensure that your new purchases look just right on you. What Have Our Clients Said About Us? "I hate shopping, and my wardrobe showed it. Shopping with Anna changed this. She saved me time and money while helping me select clothing that I like and enioy wearing. She has a natural instinct for choosing the right clothing colors and cuts. I never got so many compliments about my appearance as I do now. I feel much better about my image and myself" Fortune 500 CEO "PersonaI Images heIped me acquire a wardrobe of style and colors that look good on me and fit my lifestyle. My closet is filled with clothes I like. Whatever occasion arises, I have several outfits that I know will work well. There's no more desperate last minute shopping for something appropriate to wear. Anna has helped me feel comfortable with my body, happier, and more self-confident" Corporate Event Coordinator "I feel Anna captured my inherent style, and clarified it for me, so I can effectively express it through my wardrobe. My closet is now like a finely tuned instrument, ready to meet my needs and the complex demands of my life roles and professional goals. It's wonderful." Consultant and Business Owner "Anna has given me the self-assurance to walk into any room in the world and know I look great!" Chicago Civic Leader "Since I attended your Professional Presence workshop I have participated in several meetings and business dinners. Unlike in the past, when I would second guess myself, I felt completely relaxed and confident in myself, my clothing and my etiquette. Thanks so much for all your help." Tommie Gipson; Chelco Electric Services, Inc. <<end quote>> As I have assigned myself a role to be an observer of the events of the world, one thing I notice is the degree of detail that occupies the minds of quite a lot of people. I am not convinced that anyone buys a new car (or washes and waxes the old one), paints a house, or changes the drapes merely because they're unaffected by the appearance of any facet in and of their lives. Sometimes they do such things merely for their own personal or group's private pleasure; other times to gain approval from others. I would venture a guess that most people do not subscribe to the Henry Ford theory of desireable products being any colour {shape, size, whatever} as long as they're black. That would deny a certain sense of the exotic or exciting or stimulating. Thus, it creates a certain skepticism when looking at things, events, places, people in terms of their packaging and marketing. Model Ts were black; Corvettes were/are red, yellow, white, and among other colours, black. Do we buy a car from Henry simply because it's plain and painted black? Or are we given some assurance that the underlying quality makes up for its drabness? Similarly, do we buy a sports car from Gilbert because it's red and has racy lines and more of need for being in the repair shop than on the road? Egyptian pyramids or Las Vegas (both cost and both are in deserts). Northern California coast or Cancun (both have beaches). Intern at the Library of Congress or at the White House (both are relatively the same as far as primary position and both are in D.C.). In each case there is equal means and opportunity; which one to choose? Implicit in ANY effort to disguise the "real" goings-on in life, we find conspiracy, e.g. From what I gather from reading the articles contained in this list, there are efforts to reveal events with a certain flavour, in a certain fashion, in such a way as to make them palatable and acceptable, often to obfuscate or to conceal actuality or ulterior motives. Then there are the efforts to just plain not reveal anything, at least publicly. Again, sometimes they, the participants thereof, do such things merely for their own personal or group's private pleasure/gain; other times to gain approval from others. It's all in how the product is packaged and marketed. I found the about to show how packaging and marketing apparently are indeed important to people (gender neutral or universal). I would venture another guess that the services they offer are not targeting those who would want to get all dressed up with nowhere to go with a desire to spend an evening in alone. Nor venture out as they REALLY are. >From WWWebster Dictionary Main Entry: 1cam�ou�flage Pronunciation: 'ka-m&-"fl�zh, -"fl�j Function: noun Etymology: French, from camoufler to disguise Date: 1917 1 : the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage; also : the disguise so applied 2 a : concealment by means of disguise b : behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide Main Entry: 2camouflage Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -flaged; -flag�ing Date: 1917 transitive senses : to conceal or disguise by camouflage intransitive senses : to practice camouflage Main Entry: 3camouflage Function: adjective Date: 1942 : made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage <a camouflage jacket> Main Entry: 1dis�guise Pronunciation: d&-'skIz, dis-'gIz also diz- Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): dis�guised; dis�guis�ing Etymology: Middle English disgisen, from Middle French desguiser, from Old French, from des- dis- + guise guise Date: 14th century 1 a : to change the customary dress or appearance of b : to furnish with a false appearance or an assumed identity 2 obsolete : DISFIGURE 3 : to obscure the existence or true state or character of : CONCEAL - dis�guised�ly /-'gIz(-&)d-lE, -'kIz(-&)d-/ adverb - dis�guise�ment /-'gIz-m&nt, -'kIz-/ noun - dis�guis�er noun synonyms DISGUISE, CLOAK, MASK mean to alter the dress or appearance of so as to conceal the identity or true nature. DISGUISE implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity <disguised himself as a peasant>. CLOAK suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention <cloaked their maneuvers in secrecy>. MASK suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something <smiling to mask his discontent>. 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