Magic Confidence
The Blog by Michele Charles Gustafson
A Blue For The People: Classic Blue
Dec 06, 2019
Pantone, the color authority, has released the 2020 Color of The Year: Classic Blue.
Pantone describes it as "instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era."
Standing in my own Hue and Style® Universe with a method of connecting color...
Black Friday Shopping: My Expert Advice
Nov 26, 2019
Black Friday is the most frenzied shopping time the year. Get Michele’s 3 Essentials for navigating your shopping that will help you avoid wasting money and filling your closet with items you’ll forget you own before the new year.
Listen now or WATCH NOW on Facebook (if you want some eye to eye realness of my passion - hahah)
The Ultimate Guide For Confidence To Be Happy
Nov 19, 2019
Any shift or transition in life has the power to make you feel like you’ve lost your confidence. Don’t worry, you haven’t! In this episode, I’m sharing 
the simple, yet unexpected, fundamentals that create the confidence to be happy and the #1 skill you need to make your confidence permanent in your life.
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Use Your Words to Connect With People
Nov 12, 2019
The way you communicate to others with your words builds rapport and trust. It can bring people together or push them away. Communication can be non-verbal but what you say is verbally is the last piece of being able connect with others. Customer service rides on yours (and your team or organization’s) ability to welcome people using the right words. Listen as I break down two...
Why You're Taking Wearing Color For Granted
Nov 05, 2019
Wearing color can be fun but consider who you could influence silently if you used it strategically. In this micro-episode, Michele explains why one hue does not emit one meaning and why typical color psychology color meanings are incomplete for you to use color as a personal brand marketing superpower. Today, you’ve got your Hue and Style® color expert in the house....
The Way to a Stunning Wardrobe After Transition
Oct 29, 2019
Wardrobe transitions are not just about changing the clothes, they are about finding the best expression of your authentic self. Michele explains the common dressing behaviour symptoms women have when the items in their closet don’t match their mindset and she shares a way to begin seeing the items you own in a way that helps you see if you need an image strategy to help you achieve...
The Surprising Essentials For A Better Professional Wardrobe
Oct 28, 2019
Picture it, Ladies. It's the first day of your new job after getting the promotion. You whisk into your closet and effortlessly pull out a fuchsia wrap top and hang it on your dressing hook. You choose navy wide-leg pants, and finally, you choose a dramatic turquoise stone necklace to add the perfect contrast.
You chose it all in 5 minutes.
As you leave the house in the cool-toned taupe trench...
How To Succeed At Any Personal Growth Journey
Oct 23, 2019
We’re all in this life to grow. Humans long to be better, get better, and live better that’s growth. Personal growth is what each of us wants to know that we’re improving, and there are all sorts of ways to get it. The world is loud about it, and the self-improvement industry has become a $10 billion industry. Coaches, consultants, courses, certifications are all ways to...
Little Secrets to Making Big Confidence Permanent
Oct 22, 2019
Making your confidence permanent is not done by chance it’s done by living intentionally and committing to growth. In this episode, Michele shares three conventional wisdoms about confidence and why they don’t work to create lasting growing that helps you take on your dreams and serve others. This one is deep, powerful and super thought-provoking. Tune in for a treat!
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How A Confidence Expert Survived Depression
Oct 15, 2019
Every successful person has an origin story. Origin stories are a foundation for who you are and what you do. They are rarely all victories without some kind of knock-down defeat in there somewhere. I wanted to finally share my story. Why? Because when we have the courage to tell our own story, we give permission to others to explore and do the same. I want to give...
