Don’t Give Up 5 Minutes Before the Miracle
10 KEYS to Activate H.O.P.E in Your Life Right Now (From the message “Insist On H.O.P.E in Times of Change”, #425womenttowatch 2018) #10 “Don’t give up 5 minutes Before the Miracle” – Barbara Niven Kim Peterson #425womentowatch Well over a decade ago the words my friend Barbara Niven said to me took root, “Don’t give up 5 minutes before your miracle, Kim.”…and I’m so glad I didn’t. No matter what, don’t YOU give up either! There ARE modern day miracles happening all around you! Chains...
read moreA Dig…Turned Into THIS: What It’s All About!
A Dig…Turned Into THIS: What It’s All About! Woke up to this message on my YouTube vid on “Style” that at a minimum, wasn’t uplifting to me…but it didn’t derail me. As a speaker, I’m aware of my high pitch at times…and when I coach my clients on how to speak with more impact and effectiveness, I train them on the importance of speaking from a centered, deeper place – one’s diaphragm. …Before I committed to the path as professional speaker, I needed to decide on my #WHY, why am doing this? Why am I studying and...
read moreReclaim Your Life: Create & Live Your Vision of Success Workshop
ARE YOU TIRED OF ~NOT~ LIVING YOUR VISION OF SUCCESS (stylistically, relationally, professionally…or beyond)? ~ ARE YOU READY TO CREATE THE LIFE, THE HAPPINESS, THE RELATIONSHIPS YOU REALLY WANT? ~ RESPECTFULLY, IF NOT…WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Reclaim Your Life: Create & Live YOUR Vision of Success From Fear to Freedom in 2018 and Make it Your Best Year Yet! I’m an Overcomer, Who’s CREATED a Life I’m Excited to Wake Up For…and Want the Same for YOU!!! UNIQUELY SAVVY’S 11th ANNUAL Living Your...
read moreWhy Clothes Matter
“Assembling a wardrobe is a serious and meaningful exercise.” This video illustrates why clothes matter and how we can use them to help tell our story – among other things! Enjoy, XO Tirelessly & decisively championing YOUr confident personal brand, identity & style breakthroughs for game-changing success in business & in life. Be the Total Package, Kim 425.503.9885 Kim Peterson works with professionals just like you who are serious about “no more excuses” and want to elevate above the...
read moreA Divine Appointment: A Celebratory Story
(Thx for the photo memory Elisa!) Shannon and I were both speakers at Fave Lifestyles Women’s Group event this summer. …As the Executive Director of Helping Hands Ministries International she was sharing that she’d just returned from a disaster relief trip in Peru. One of their goals was to provide potable water (and other supplies) and teach women how to make and sell quilts and do so as a sustainable business. • Before Shannon spoke, she heard my message that night on “Fear to Freedom: Finding Your Voice by...
read moreSkills Are Taught, Heart Is Shaped.
“Skills are taught, heart is shaped.” – Bill Johnson Another take on leadership, I heard this while on the treadmill the other day, it’s been cycling through my mind ever since. Life experiences, to include the bumps in the road, shape our hearts and expand our capacity for compassion if we allow them to. …Interesting to think how compassion impacts our brand of leadership. XO Tirelessly & decisively championing YOUr confident personal brand, identity & style breakthroughs for game-changing...
read moreBreast Health to a Beautifully Branded Wardrobe in the Making!
How serendipitous!!! Back in 2010 I enlisted compassionate educator, Kim Schaaf, to present at one of my Client Appreciation Parties for women on breast health education through “Can Can”. It was fun…insightful and so informative! Just after Kim started her real estate career 3 years ago with John L. Scott, she took a workshop with me…and now a full 7 years later I’m SO honored to begin our work together to create a cohesive and pulled together wardrobe that she loves! (This pic is at the beginning of our style and closet...
read moreWhy Did You Spill The Water?
From a client turned friend: “Someone I know posted this and I thought of you. Best wishes! …You are holding a cup of water when someone comes along and shoves you or shakes your arm, making you spill your water everywhere. Why did you spill the water? “Well, because someone bumped into me, of course!” Wrong answer. You spilled the water because water was in the cup. If milk had been in it, you would have spilled milk. Whatever is inside the cup is what will come out. Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which...
read moreWant to Elevate the Quality of Your Life? Tailor-Make Your Attitude!
“Tailor make Your Attitude” Shedding & Transforming By Succession Like the caterpillar that had to shed many layers before becoming a ? we too must #shed thoughts and attitudes that no longer serve us in relationship, business, and in life in order to transform into all we were created to be. If we want to fly, we must adjust our thinking. If we do not adjust, we will remain caterpillars. …From my INBOX this morning, this is the 3rd time since Friday the gist of this message came to me. The first one came when I met...
read moreInc Magazine: 5 Ways to Make Yourself Look Polished to Everyone Around You
Click: 5 Ways to Make Yourself Look Polished to Everyone Around You IT’S TIME It’s time to think about your Personal Brand as a person. Why? Because YOU are your brand! Because your brand is comprised of all the various layers of who you are and how you show up, I invite you to package and position yourself as a “total package”. As you think about your efforts to move forward in your career, think about the brand experience others have of you. Their brand experience is shaped by the way you SPEAK, ACT,...
read moreThe Fairy Godmother Came to Visit Me, You Might Want Her to Visit You Too!
A VISIT FROM THE FAIRY GODMOTHER HERSELF! What a treat to get an update from one of my personal branding clients: “Kim, it was around this time last year that your workshops & brainstorming led to the creation of ‘Your Bookkeeping Fairy Godmother’. This was the product of the time we’ve spent together. Said differently, if I hadn’t taken the workshops with you, I wouldn’t have realized my business persona/name/brand wasn’t aligned with what I wanted to offer. I think I assumed it would just work itself out...
read moreStay in Your Lane? YES, Cause You Can’t Keep Up with Fit College Girls!
What do you do when your kickboxing class is full of agile and fit 20 somethin’ year old college gals? #StayInYourLane! Not gonna lie…today was rough at times as I thought “How do they look like that?” “How do they have these moves down?” but I consciously chose to hit #RESET and took every thought captive, had singleness of mind, and focused on what (I) needed to work on. Slowly and steadily, was practicing my form and trying to create much needed muscle memory. CAUTION: No matter the topic we/I can’t compare...
read moreWhat Does a Fireman With an Athletic Build Wear?!
Her hunky fireman of a husband has an athletic build… ? This is what he looks like in a J Hilburn custom shirt… Looks great paired with these J Hilburn made-to-measure slacks, but look out for this #couple on date night!!!! This shirt + denim + his wife? Sizzle. Just sayin, ha!!! What are you wearing for date night? Xo #FashionFriday (Kimpeterson.jhilburn.com) Tirelessly & decisively championing YOUr confident personal brand, identity & style breakthroughs for game-changing success in business & in life. Be...
read moreRefreshed Her Casual Style with Some Fun Summer Tops – Check ‘Em Out!
Jennifer Soames is a sought after integrated structural body worker, yoga practitioner and owner of Santosha Bodywork. Her style preferences are casual, comfortable and effortless…but still cute of course! We shopped many departments throughout Macy’s and 45 minutes later we were both tickled with these new additions! “When a woman sees her beauty in the mirror.” How cute is this for social dressing? What’s not to admire? This is one of Jennifer’s best fashion colors and this effortless style is just right...
read moreColor Analysis: Before and After
Jennifer Before Color Analysis (L) – Jennifer After Color Analysis. Clear and bright are her best colors. They communicate energy, vitality, health, wellness and fun and reinforce the attributes that this integrated structural body worker beholds! Do you know the best colors that make you sparkle and shine? If not, check out our custom color analysis and let’s talk about next steps! Tirelessly & decisively championing YOUr confident personal brand, identity & style breakthroughs for game-changing success in...
read moreDon’t Like to Shop? Have No Time? Want an Elevated & Efficient Solution? Seattle Personal Shopper Wants You!
Cheers to aligning his new wardrobe with his best practices for COLOR, STYLE & FIT for his unique frame, personality and role in life! 2 Sport Coats + 2 Trousers + 4 Shirts + 2 Pairs of Versatile Shoes, Belts, Socks and a Selection of Ties, Pocket Squares and an alterations fitting all in just under 3 hours. Ahhhhhh. Client follow up calls are always extra pick me ups cause I’m lucky enough to work with some pretty neat folks! Today was extra special as I called to check in with the Father-of-the Bride. Engaged and excited about our...
read moreInvesting in Our Future: Inspirational Messages for Students
Thank you Sonja Gies Hoeft!!! You are stunning and your smile is a reflection of your heart! Appreciate the way you love on your kids as a Principal and took time to inform me of some of the struggles and needs kids have today. #GratitudeDay16 So thankful for the Principals and educators who are taking time to help me with my research. …Hope to be a contributor in schools to help kiddos build authentic and sustainable confidence and self-esteem through messages dealing with social/emotional/life skills. …Friends, if you have...
read moreWEBINAR August 10th: Package & Position Yourself for Success through Building Your Authentic Personal Brand
Join NAWMBA and personal brand and style strategist Kim Peterson on August 10 for our monthly webinar. Learn how to harness your power and increase your personal effectiveness and confidence by harnessing your unique genius and distinctively packaging yourself for differentiation, promotion and accelerated success. A total package approach, Kim helps you mine the answers to: How can I holistically package myself to stand out in a crowded marketplace so I can make a bigger impact? What is my brand promise of value? What are my...
read moreAre You A Millionairess In Training? Join Us Thursday Mornings at 8 AM (PST)!
REPLAY LINK: http://tinyurl.com/y8fe4e35 In case you missed the call this morn, here’s the link to #UniquelySavvysMorningShotOfInspiration w/Stacia Kennedy of The Millionairess in Training. …Join us live Thursday mornings at 8 AM PST for a shot of inspiration so you can reclaim your essence and get equipped to: Move from fear to freedom, create and live your vision of success, speak with more impact and confidence, own and style the truth of the brand called you…and so much more! Today Stacia asked me what a...
read moreThis CWU Grad Asked for What He Wanted…This is What Happened! Help Me Celebrate…
This Grad Got the Job!!! #HELPMECELEBRATE Wow – It has been a Freedom & Fashion Week to be sure….and we have much to celebrate, so hang w me!!! Just off the phone with a grad whom I met when I gave the commencement speech for CWU’s Black Graduation…WHAT A STORY!!! I met this young gent, Chris-Michael Garrett and his family & learned some of his story before taking the stage. I was moved by his journey and passion…and as a connector, after he told me of his goal to work as a Financial Advisor, I knew just the man to put...
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