Meet Stacey Naler

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Stacey Naler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Stacey below.

Hi Stacey, thank you so much for opening up with us about some important, but sometimes personal topics. One that really matters to us is overcoming Imposter Syndrome because we’ve seen how so many people are held back in life because of this and so we’d really appreciate hearing about how you overcame Imposter Syndrome.
Everyone has some degree of imposter syndrome when they start a new business. I fight mine with confidence in my background, surrounding myself with positive people, and continually researching my industry. When the imposter syndrome would creep up in the beginning, I would remind myself that I know my stuff. I had years and years of experience in retail. I’ve seen the brands in person. I’ve tried on more clothes and various lines than most people have in a lifetime from being in retail. I helped people shop to feel best about themselves for literally years. The only difference was now I wasn’t tied to one store and their lines… I can pull from anywhere I think fits my clients best.

Surrounding myself with positive and encouraging people has also been important with fighting imposter syndrome. It’s hard to have that negative self talk creep up when you’re surrounded by people that build you up. I have the most encouraging clients and friends and network of stylists, and that makes the imposter syndrome seem very small in relation.

I also fight imposter syndrome with continually keeping up with my industry – trying new brands, reading articles, attending webinars, looking into new software, doing everything I can to serve my clients my very best. I am so busy working to be the best that I can be for my clients, my family, and myself that I leave minimal time for negativity and imposter syndrome to take a stand. I don’t have space for that.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I am a wardrobe consultant. I do closet edits/clean outs, personal shopping, and personal styling. My clients are primarily women, mostly mothers or grandmothers. I also work with lots of women business owners and professionals. It’s a dream to work with women and help them feel their very best, whether that’s for a date night, speaking engagements, an event, or everyday running errands.

I have recently started working with a new program that allows me to serve my clients better by keeping all styling, shopping, and looks in one place. They go to an app on your phone. This has been a game-changer with my clients that aren’t local. I can style pieces in their closet they aren’t sure how to wear in this app, and then my clients can have their lookbook with them everywhere to make getting ready easy at home or while traveling. I’ve started a monthly shopping/styling service for my clients using this, and it’s been so helpful already to utilize all the pieces in my client’s wardrobes. We don’t want anything taking up space in your wardrobe that you don’t wear.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Going above and beyond the expectation has always been crucial whether that is in relationships or in my career. You can still feel proud even if something fails, because you know you gave it everything you had. Not everything you touch will turn to gold. There are going to be things that you try that don’t pan out, but giving your all secures you won’t have big regrets. Self confidence is huge as well. You will have disagreements and not see eye to eye with others – including clients from time to time. Having self confidence allows you to respectfully disagree with others and move forward peacefully. This ties in to another quality that’s important – being able to say “no”. I set that as my intention for the year a couple years back, and it has been so important in every area of life. You can’t be a people pleaser and be the best version of yourself. I had to learn to say no to things that weren’t right for me in order to be able to step into what was best. This allowed me to start working for myself.

Looking back over the past 12 months or so, what do you think has been your biggest area of improvement or growth?
I have a 10 month old daughter. Becoming a mother has made me a much better business owner. I am more efficient than ever, because I have to be. I value my time and am more protective of my time than I ever have been. I understand my mama client’s pain points through and through, because I just lived them (pregnancy/postpartum/nursing) and am continuing to live them as a mom. I look back at the work I was doing for my business when I had an 8 week old at home, and I am truly amazed. I have a whole lot more confidence in myself and my ability to do very hard things after this past year. Women truly can do it all.

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