Daily Inspiration: Energy flows where intention goes… Create your day.

Every morning when I wake up, I like to set my intentions for the day. Things I would like to accomplish, whether it be a task or to keep my cool duri...

Daily Inspiration: Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun

Mondays are always tough. You'd think after the weekend we'd all be rested and raring to go, but it takes a minute to get the brain back into it's g...

Daily Inspiration: People are going to judge you anyway…

  As bloggers we're constantly putting ourselves "out there" as personal style bloggers we're putting our images out there, as fashion blogg...

Daily Inspiration: Don’t Quit Your Day Dream

How many of you like to day dream? I know, I sure love day dreaming! Some may think day dreaming is wasting time, but I like to think of it as ex...

Daily Inspiration: Independence is Happiness

  Happy 4th of July! Here in the US, it's Independence Day... which usually means a day off, fireworks, something off the grill... hamburg...

Daily Inspiration: You will never influence the world by trying to be like it

One of the biggest pieces of blogging advice is to have a "strong voice" or to be "unique" or to "stand out." Advice easier given than put into prac...

Daily Inspiration: Well Shit, At Least You Tried.

I literally laughed out loud when I saw this image, followed by a deep feeling of, "Oh, shit. Well, it's true." As we get older, we expect to b...

Daily Inspiration: If You Think Adventure is Dangerous, Try Routine, It’s Lethal

As bloggers, we're encouraged to develop routines: post at the same time of day, the same days of the week.  Create a brand, and stick to it throu...

Daily Inspiration: It always seems impossible until it’s done.

At the beginning of any journey, the destination always seems so far away. Taking a road trip, running a marathon, graduating from college, having...

Daily Inspiration: Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

It's so easy to get caught up fixing problems. Particularly on a Monday! Holy moly! But don't let your problems dictate where you go with your life...

Daily Inspiration: Whatever makes you feel bad, leave it.

When it comes to blogging, we're overloaded with messages, content, pitches, you name it. It's easy to feel like you're being pulled in a million ...

Daily Inspiration: Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

So much wisdom revloves around being in the moment and living for today. So why not hit two birds with one stone and do something today that will ...

Daily Inspiration: Your dream job does not exist. You must create it.

A few years ago, I went to a talk with Anna Dello Russo who advised everyone to "Invent your job!" The truth is, everyone has special talents that...

Daily Inspiration: Great things are done by a series of small things brought together

  There is nothing like having a grand idea. I remember the first time I wanted to do a full day conference, even though had never done a ...

Daily Inspiration: You’ll have a whole eternity to think inside the box.

Anyone can think "inside the box" it doesn't take much to come up with an idea that's already been thought before. But thinking outside the box? Tha...

Daily Inspiration: Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

When I saw this quote, I thought of two things... the amazing people who can spot excellence in a sea of mediocrity, and the people who complain whe...

Daily Inspiration: The Key to Failure is Trying to Please Everybody

We've all heard you can't please everybody, and that you shouldn't try to be all things to all people, but have we ever thought about linking failur...

Daily Inspiration: Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.

Ever get caught up in something thinking it would mean the "end of the world" only to forget about it a month later? Maybe I'm just a drama queen...

Daily Inspiration: Be the Best Possible Version of Yourself, and Don’t Settle

We've all heard people tell us, "Be the best you can be!" Hello, army! But what does that really mean? Some days my best is just making it to w...

Daily Inspiration: Life is a Story: Make Yours The Best Seller

My whole life I didn't know what I wanted to do, but it had to be extraordinary. Now, my life didn't turn out to be exactly "extraordinary" but so f...

Daily Inspiration: There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

The amazing thing about perception is that it can be changed. You're having a bad day? Look for the good things? Blog not going as expected? Lo...

Daily Inspiration: Kind Words Will Unlock an Iron Door

It's amazing what kindness can do. It can enrich your life, build the foundation for wonderful relationships. Even when meeting people, paying ...

Daily Inspiration: Be a Voice, Not an Echo

We talk a lot about developing a "strong voice" here on IFB. It's the quality of a blog that's often cited as the single most important. Anothe...

Daily Inspiration: You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way.

When it comes right down to it. You are the only thing standing in your way. I know this speaking from experience. The times when I day dreamed...

Daily Inspiration: Successful people never worry about what others are doing.

Do we have to be overly concerned that other people are successful? Do other people's successes indicate our own demise? I hope the answer is "no." ...

Daily Inspiration: Tough times don’t last; tough people do.

I don't know what this has to do with blogging, except that having this approach to life will make you a better blogger. Some of my favorite sayi...

Daily Inspiration: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect

Perfection might be a virtue for some people... but in reality, how much do we really love perfection? Anne Hathaway is seemingly perfect, kind, t...

Daily Inspiration: Every Artist Was First an Amateur

Yes, it is true, every one begins as an amateur. I would even go a step further and say, we suck at first. Maybe some have a gift and do someth...

Daily Inspiration: Some days you just have to create your own sunshine.

There are days where everything goes wrong. Toothpaste drops on your silk blouse, late for work, given bad news, accidentally deleted a 1000 word ...

Daily Inspiration: Doing what you like is freedom, Liking what you do is happiness

The search for happiness goes beyond the ages, as is the quest for freedom. I've found that after working a day job for most of my life, day jo...

Daily Inspiration: The Grass Is Greener Where You Water It

We've all heard the "grass is greener on the other side of the fence" cliche. It's a great saying that keeps us aware that we tend to compare ours...

Daily Inspiration: Small Things Become Great When Done With Love

Never underestimate what love can bring to the table. Your blog might be small, your tweet might only reach a few people, but if you show up an...

Daily Inspiration: It takes nothing to join a crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.

One of the characteristics of the fashion blogging community is that we have a strong desire to be liked. I say this as compared to celebrity blog...

Daily Inspiration: Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Can Fall Together

There was a lot of great energy this week, but over the last few days I've heard of a theme of things falling apart from various people. When I sa...

Daily Inspiration: Nothing Great Was Ever Achieved Without Enthusiasm

The thing about blogging is that it is a long term activity. It's easy to be enthusiastic in the beginning, but as time goes on, it becomes easier ...

Daily Inspiration: If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams…

One of the best beauty tips I know of is to be happy. Happy people radiate a beauty like nothing else that can be found in a jar. It's the truest...

Daily Inspiration: Nothing Great Ever Came That Easy

It always fascinates me how people think that bloggers just sit around all day taking Instagrams of cupcakes. For some of us, it might be that ...

Daily Inspiration: You Can Never Be Overdressed…

Gotta love Oscar Wilde. But it's true, especially in fashion blogging. You can never be overdressed in this industry (even if some say we are "...

Daily Inspiration: The Only Person You Try to be Better Than

When it comes to fashion blogging, it's hard not to compare. I don't know why we do it, but comparing ourselves to other bloggers: who's thinner, ...

Daily Inspiration: Don’t Stumble Over Something Behind You

What happened, happened. Learn from mistakes and obstacles and move on. Easier said than done, no? We all tend to carry lessons from the pas...

Daily Inspiration: If Your Dreams Don’t Scare You…

  Who would want to have scary dreams? Probably not very many people. When we say, if your dreams don't scare you, they're not big enough....

Daily Inspiration: Everyone Is Perfect

"You are perfect, just the way you are." Either you love hearing that, or roll your eyes. But the truth is, that more often than not, we subjec...

Daily Inspiration: A Head Full of Fears Has No Space For Dreams

When I was young, I didn't really know people who really went after their dreams. Not in the sense of reaching for the top of the top anyway. When...

Daily Dose of Inspiration: The Quieter You Become, the More You Can Hear

Why listening is your best business weapon.

Daily Dose of Inspiration: Mistakes are proof that you are trying

Why your mistakes are learning lessons and proof that you tried. Effort points, everyone!