Yolanda Taylor, CEO and Wardrobe Stylist at the Style Table LLC, shares her insights on how to make the most of your wardrobe investments by conducting a wardrobe cleanse, shopping your own closet, and repurposing or selling items. Yolanda emphasizes the importance of sustainability and intentional shopping, offering tips on organizing your closet and making fashion a powerful form of self-care and transformation. She also discusses the benefits of circular fashion and how to maintain and repurpose high-quality pieces.
3 Key Takeaways
Monetizing Your Wardrobe: The Wardrobe Cleanse:
Yolanda advocates for what she calls a “wardrobe cleanse.” Treat your closet like your personal boutique and shop there first. It’s about revisiting the clothes you’ve selectively chosen and finding renewed value in them. This approach not only saves money but also revives forgotten gems that have somehow ended up in what she terms the “closet graveyard.”
The Sip, Swap, or Sell Party:
For those looking to exchange or sell items they no longer need, Yolanda suggests hosting a “sip, swap, or sell party” with friends. These gatherings are perfect for trading clothes, sharing styles, and even making some money. Plus, it makes fashion circular and sustainable, extending the life of your clothing and keeping them out of landfills.
Fashion as Self-Care and Transformation:
The sentimental value and emotional baggage associated with certain clothing items cannot be ignored. Yolanda encourages women to clean their cluttered closets to make room for new, positive energy. This exercise in decluttering embodies self-care, turning style into a powerful tool for personal transformation.
ShowNotes
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[02:07] Monetize Your Wardrobe: The Concept
[02:38] Wardrobe Cleanse: Shopping Your Closet
[06:09] Sip, Swap, and Sell: Fun Ways to Refresh Your Wardrobe
[08:13] Circular Fashion: Sustainable Style
[16:03] Organizing Your Closet for Success
[18:35] Efficient Morning Routines
[19:51] Closet Cleanse Benefits
[20:31] Intentional Shopping Tips
[21:53] Embracing Personal Style
[25:54] The Importance of Fabric
[28:19] Sustainable Fashion Choices
[31:32] Fashion as Self-Care
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Paula: [00:00:00] Welcome everyone to yet another episode of Chatting with the Experts, the show where I, Paula Okonneh, speak with women, primarily women. I have a few men. And these women are from either Africa, the Caribbean, or in the diaspora. They share my mission, which is to empower, educate, and inspire women globally, and we do that every week. This week our topic is Monetize Your Wardrobe. And my guest who will be joining us shortly says, we need to learn how to make the most out of our current wardrobe investments. I’ll tell you a little bit about her and then I’ll let us once she joins, fill in anything that I may have left out. Yo Taylor or Yolanda [00:01:00] Taylor is the CEO and Wardrobe Stylist at the Style Table LLC, where she empowers women to rediscover the confidence through fashion. She is a former international flight attendant, and you now blends her expertise in service and style to offer stress free personalized wardrobe experiences. She’s a certified life coach practitioner. She’s also an international bestselling author, speaker, and podcaster that has been featured on NBC’s “The Today’s Show” and “Great Day Washington” on WUSA9. I could always say so much more about her, but why don’t I ask Yo Taylor or Yolanda Taylor to join us right now. Welcome Yolanda Taylor to Chatting with the Experts.
Yolanda: Hi Paula. [00:02:00] Thank you for having me.
Paula: Oh my gosh. I’m so excited. I want to say thank you for having me because this is so neat. Monetize your wardrobe. Wow, that’s cool. Most of us, I was talking to you off camera. I don’t like to shop, so my wardrobe is filled with things that. I have acquired at the, you know, the spur of the moment maybe. Or I just say, oh, I need a pair of shorts, or I need a pair of pants or a top, and I just go somewhere, see it, I’m in and out. So monetizing it makes that even more exciting to me. So let’s talk about that.
Yolanda: Well, when I talk about monetizing your wardrobe, it really is going and doing what I like to call and what most stylists call a wardrobe cleanse. And you go into your closet and I say, treat it like it’s your own personal boutique. You go into stores like in the US, TJ [00:03:00] Maxx or Nordstrom’s Rack, you go to these outlet stores where you get discounts on things. Treat your closet the same way. Drop there first because everything you put in there, you picked out. Most of the things fit, they’re your size. If they’re not, they’re close to it. So go in there and shop first there. Why not keep the money for yourself and shop your closet first. So many of the things that you have in there are things that you’ve picked out, you’ve grabbed at different, you’ve gone to conferences you’ve even shopped in airports.
You’ve…
Paula: Yes.
Yolanda: Gone to festivals, you’ve gone to women’s events, and there’s always vendors there with unique, interesting items. And you’ve probably picked those things for a reason. It ends up going into what I’d like to call the closet graveyard. Go into the closet and start pulling things out and start playing [00:04:00] around and creating outfits from what you already have in your closet. You save a lot of money.
Paula: That is exciting. You know, taking a closer look at your wardrobe, because I know, my house, I have a rack where I just have pants hanging out there, and recently I started, I don’t know what I was looking for. And maybe because I knew you were coming on the show, I started pulling out. But wait a minute, I’ve been looking for this for years. It can still fit, you know, I forgot all about it.
Yolanda: Yeah, and sometimes we’ll say, oh, well this is this size or that size, or, I can’t wear that because it’s this size. You really don’t know because unless you’re walking around with a tape measure every time, every day you wake up and you’re taking measurements. Our bodies go up and down. My clients are usually in their forties on up. I’m finding I’m getting more women in their forties now because. Those of us over 50, [00:05:00] we’re like, yeah, menopause. We know what’s happening here. We, you know, it’s just what it is. And we’re just gonna have the wine, cheese, and bread and keep it moving.
But women in their forties can be quite shocking. So there’s an adjustment. So you think, oh, I can’t wear this. I’m not this size. Put it on first. See if you can get it on. There are things that you forgot about that you can actually wear. We’re only wearing 20% of what’s in our closet. When you go in and you do a closet edit, you will find that you will regain probably maybe 50 to 70% of what you had in your closet. So that’s a lot. That can be up to 200% ROI on what you already have in your closet. Don’t spend money before you shop your closet first.
Paula: Wow. That is so neat. You know, don’t spend money first. [00:06:00] First, go check out what you have in your closet or maybe even your sister’s closets.
Yolanda: Exactly. Exactly. And if you’re gonna shop your friend’s closet, have a sip swap. I call it sip, swap and sell party where you guys get together and you take things from your closet, you meet up at someone’s house and you guys trade clothes or sell ’em to each other and have fun with it.
Paula: And what did you call it? A sip, swap.
Yolanda: I call it. I, when I host them, I call ’em sip, swap or sell party. And some people trade clothes barter some people sell and you can use your app. I always recommend use the apps. All sales are final, so there’s no there’s no drama behind it. And usually you can find some great things. I personally have found great things that will compliment my wardrobe. And I’ve gotten some great deals. And you [00:07:00] know your friends, you know their taste, you know they’re gonna have great taste and it’s a lot of fun. And it’s a great way to also monetize some of your pieces by selling them.
Paula: Great idea. Because initially when you said monetize, I thought you meant look in your closet, see things that you can sell and sell ’em. And then you mentioned, well. Actually shop first in your closet before you spend any money. So you are saying you can do both. You can look for pieces that you’re not using and sell ’em. But before you do that, go look and see what you can, you know, retrieve and make come alive again before you go out and spend money buying something that may be very similar.
Yolanda: Oh, absolutely. Things can be tailored, things can be taken in let out, especially if you have. If you have some pieces, you have a beautiful suit that you used to have and you want, you feel like it’s a little dated, well, you can take it to a tailor. They can do some nips and tucks and [00:08:00] do different things with collars to reimagine that. But don’t let a perfectly, beautifully, well-crafted suit go to waste because you feel like it might be a little outdated. It can be updated, and another reason why you wanna do this, this also protects the planet. Unnecessary buying, unnecessary clothes that end up in a landfill. You’re re-loving your own wardrobe. And by doing this you’ll find that you will fall in love with your closet again. You will fall in love with the clothes that you already have again, when you start taking pieces and putting, maybe I can put the skirt with this blouse. That’s why I bought that blouse. You know, it’s because, okay, I have this magenta skirt. Why did I buy this magenta skirt? And you’ll find somewhere along the line, it’s a color that you’re attracted to, and there’s maybe a print blouse that you can coordinate with it that you forgot that you have. It could be sitting there with the tags on it, [00:09:00] along with jewelry and a handbag. You have a whole new look that you forgot about that you didn’t think would work.
Paula: Yes. And what I have also noticed is that fashion is cyclical. You know what may go outta fashion, go in quotes outta fashion comes back in. Maybe just a little bit. Something changed in it or on it. Yeah. But it’s still, if you look closely, it’s still very similar to what you had before five years ago, 10 years ago you know.
Yolanda: I have a couple pieces that I’ve had for over 30 years. And they’re classic pieces and people say, oh, I love that. I’m like, okay, that’s great. It’s, you know, it’s a very old piece, but I’ve taken good care of it. That’s why you take really good care of your clothes even when you don’t leave them in plastic bags for too long, because it will not support the material very well. So make sure you remove them from the plastic bags. Don’t leave them in the dry cleaning bags too long. [00:10:00] But if you take care of your things, keep them, keep them tidy like especially shoes. Shoes are the biggest thing you wanna invest in. Buy great shoes, and this is someone who has flight attendant feet.
Take care of your feet. That’s a good investment. So when you’re investing your money in these expensive designer shoes. Take good care of them and get them regularly, , repaired. And you would be surprised what these cobblers can do to revitalize that shoe. So don’t necessarily write them off. Now if the heels are too high, I get it. I get it right. Ladies in my age group, I get it. Oh, now you want to start thinking about creating that Poshmark. Or that online, consignment store, eBay, , Amazon, whatever store you wanna use, now’s the time. , Then you start to sell those things and [00:11:00] make sure you take very good photos of them, but you can sell them right from these stores , and make your money back to reinvest in things with lower heels that are stylish but more comfortable.
Paula: And, you know, you, you said something and it reminded me like, I think it was probably a year ago, I was in Charlotte , at the Nordstrom, it must have been Macy’s. And they had, I was looking for a handbag and the salesperson showed me a section where they had gently-used designer purses. And I was surprised. I’d never seen that before. As I’d mentioned offline, I’m not really into designers. I’m into what looks nice on me, what I feel comfortable with, but when she showed me that, I was like, woo, there’s a market for this.
Yolanda: A multi billion dollar market for it. You can go on designer’s [00:12:00] websites and you’ll see their outlet store, their regular mall stores, their runway lines, and then you’ll see in the corner after the sales and clearance, re-love side. So it’s keeping the clothes, it’s what we call circular fashion. And the designers know that there’s money in that people will want that. You coach handbags, you know, back in the day, COACH makes excellent handbags. The quality, is it, you know, thousands of dollars? No, but the quality is impeccable. The leather is impeccable. You wanna keep those things because the craftsmanship is so well done. I have at least four of my COACH bags that I would carry today. ’cause they’re just, they’re sturdy, they’re durable, they’re beautiful. They’re classic [00:13:00] pieces. They ask for you to send them to them because they repurpose ’em, redesign them, and recycle them.
Paula: Oh, but can you get them to actually like refurbish your own, because I’m thinking I have a COACH purse that I bought 2008. And how many years ago? Was 2008? Almost 20 years ago. 2020. Yeah, because it was 2025. And I don’t wanna get rid of it because I don’t like to shop. I tend to keep my stuff, but I’ve been looking at the leather leads a little bit of some help. So are you saying I can take it to a COACH store? Any cobbler or so
Yolanda: If you’ve registered the bag?
Paula: I didn’t.
Yolanda: Okay. So I would just take it to a shoe cobbler because they deal with leather products.
Paula: All right.
Yolanda: They can refurbish those things. I’ve taken my handbags like that to shoe cobblers and they shine them up and they can [00:14:00] stitch ’em because they work with shoes.
Paula: All right. And I have another one as I’m saying that. I got this Whoa. 1994. And the handle broke. No, it’s not the handle, it’s the yeah, it is the handle. And I’ve kept it for years. I know my kids have looked at it. Mom, this is so old fashion. I’m like, but the leather is so good. Impeccable. I don’t wanna get rid of it. So the shoe cobbler See why I…
Yolanda: Yeah. The shoe cobbler. Yeah. I’m all about saving money and also saving the planet. Those are my things. And I also feel like that it’s important to preserve things and keep them, pass them down. I had a client that had , some beautiful pieces, St. John pieces that she inherited from [00:15:00] her grandmother. Well, we reimagined those, restyle those pieces, and they’re part of her wardrobe. In fact, when I did her closet, we came out, she had three weeks worth of clothes. She went into the office three days a week, and she had three weeks worth of new outfits.
Paula: Wow. So that’s…
Yolanda: Without changing. From what she already had in her closet.
Paula: Wow.
Yolanda: And one of the outfits we created was a vintage piece from her grandmother. St. John Collection that she gave her.
Paula: That she probably had just put to the side and say thank you grandma. One day I’ll get around to using this or pass this on, or…
Yolanda: Yeah.
Paula: And you made it come alive again for her.
Yolanda: Yeah. Yeah. So she was able to get excited about it and she gets envision it in different ways. And so we created a different look with them.
Paula: Wow.
Yolanda: [00:16:00] Yeah, so it’s exciting and it’s fun. And the confidence that you get after you’ve gone through your closet and you’re feeling free of all of the clutter, and you can see what you have, you can organize. I would always say don’t just colorize your closet like the blues over here, the reds over here, the whatever. Organize it according to your lifestyle. Set that closet up. So the section of the clothes that you’ve put on most often are right there, handy and things, and create. I’m all about a glam space. Create that glam space. All those beautiful shoes and handbags and gowns and things that you go to. Tees and luncheons. Keep that all in one section. Part of monetizing your closet. It’s not just the money part of it, but time is money.
Paula: Yes.
Yolanda: Time is money. So when that client calls you and said, Hey, can you meet me? I think I [00:17:00] want your service. Can you meet me for lunch? Let’s talk about it. Well, yes I can. And you go right to your section. I call, get your money-clothes.
Paula: I like it. Get your money-clothes. I love it.
Yolanda: These are the clothes that you wear. They’re your conference, things that you would meet clients for or customers, et cetera. You go and you put on, you know, in that section, after your closet is organized, you know that everything fits. You know that you’re gonna feel confident in whatever you have in that section, and you’re ready to go. So not only are you feeling confident that, you know, you feel like, okay, I look good.
Paula: Yeah.
Yolanda: That energy is gonna radiate and you’re gonna upsell that client. You’re gonna radiate and you’re going to close that deal ’cause you feel good, you look good. When I got a call, when I got offered the opportunity with the Today Show, I had to be ready. Not a makeup artist. I’m not a hairstylist. I have none of those [00:18:00] things, but I had to be ready and my clothes were ready. My clothes were ready and I was able to put something together that fit my personality and I was ready to go. It makes a difference. This is my closet, by the way, you guys.
Paula: Yep. I’ve been checking it out. I love how neat it is, how well organized. I see you have all your shoes on one side. Your jacket seem to be all to my left. Your right. I can’t see exactly what’s behind.
Yolanda: I have everything organized in a way that works for me to grab and go. I keep the shoes right by the door so I can grab and go and get out the door. I have my jackets as the last thing I put on, so I’m organized based on how I’m getting dressed. So you can get out the door efficiently and get your money and not worry about not being stressed out about, what am I gonna wear? Am I, is my closet like this all the time? No. When I’m [00:19:00] traveling, you’re pulling out stuff and it gets hairy carey, but at least you have a system.
Paula: Yes.
Yolanda: That you created for yourself that when you put everything back, you’re ready to go.
Paula: I love it. Well, you know, off camera told you, you’re gonna have to come visit my closet and as it works out, we are both in Maryland, so that’s not too difficult to do. So yes, I’m excited. I’m excited about that because I have stuff there that. I don’t like to shop, so I just have them and, it’ll be good to see how, you know, I can pair some things with things that I have never thought about pairing and make some things come alive again.
Yolanda: Exactly. Exactly. There’s so many things that we have in our closet that we’ve forgotten about.
Paula: Yes.
Yolanda: There are things that once you do the closet cleanse, this is the other part of monetizing what you have in your closet. You’ll [00:20:00] then know what you need because you will have sent other things to donate, bless other people with those clothes. There’s like so many people that could use and be blessed by the things that you have.
Paula: Yeah.
Yolanda: So you are a blessing to others, so donate those clothes. Then have a section that you’re going to have repaired and updated that you can put back. That’s another way to to save as well. But also you want to shop with intention. Look for what’s missing. If what I have left in my closet, does it align with my current and future lifestyle? Is it going where I’m going? So when you purchase things, maybe everything that’s in there now aligns with what you’re doing now. But you know, in the future you’re gonna start a [00:21:00] business, you’re gonna make a career change, you’re gonna decide, you know what? I don’t wanna wear suits every day. I’m gonna, you know, buy a nursery and become a gardener. You know, whatever it is that you feel like you wanna do, make sure that the things that you purchase will align with that future lifestyle. That’s what you want. That’s what you want.
Paula: So that’s what you call intentional shopping.
Yolanda: That’s right. So you’re not buying things that you don’t need. That’s why you do the closet cleanse in the first place.
Paula: First place, yes. That’s a closet cleanse. Closet cleanse so that you can give away, you can organize and you can, because you also said we should shop in our closet. We can be intentional about what we are shopping for. Excuse me, in our own closet as well.
Yolanda: Exactly. ‘
Paula: cause when we are shopping, you know, in the department stores.
Yolanda: Right. So you add, you know, for me, as you can see, my closet had a lot of tan, gray, black. I [00:22:00] needed color. I needed color, so when I went shopping after I did this closet, re-did my closet, I had to add color. I knew that’s where I needed the plug in the holes because we’re creatures of habit.
Paula: Yes. Yes, left to me, I would buy, I love black.
Yolanda: I do too.
Paula: Somebody asked me what was my favorite color? Black is my favorite color, followed by green. I love black.
Yolanda: I do too. And I’m finding that I’m falling in love with red. So I’m adding red. But and you know, don’t get hung up on when you’re in the store shopping. If you see something that you like, buy it. If it fits close. What I mean that if you see something you like buy it. I mean, if you see something and you try it on and it’s like you have to go up a size, maybe even two sizes, maybe even three sizes. Just get the dag on thing. If [00:23:00] it’s just, don’t worry about the size. Don’t get caught up in that number. It’s a number that the designers make up.
Paula: Really?
Yolanda: Yeah. That’s their, you know, some designers have patents on their sizing, so don’t get yourself all entangled in the number. It’s just a number. Many of us might have…. we’re heavier in the hips and we’re smaller in the waist. Those things can be altered. Those things can be tailored and taken in. So if you like the dress or you like that piece overall and you’re getting a good deal on it, get it tailored to fit. And it’ll fit and it’ll look like a million bucks. It’ll look like it was custom made just for you.
Paula: That’s such a good tip.
Yolanda: Things that were three sizes, you know? I’m like, oh my God. I kept, I’m like, oh my God. But then I realized it’s fitting [00:24:00] everywhere else because our bodies are not, you know, our bodies are perfect. But their clothes aren’t perfect for our bodies all the time.
Paula: Say that again. Our bodies are perfect.
Yolanda: Perfect.
Paula: Their clothes?
Yolanda: Their clothes aren’t necessarily perfect for our bodies, but we can make them perfect for our bodies. We can. Take it to a tailor, get ’em, get it fitted for you. I would always leave if, especially if you’re over 40, leave a little bit of space. Don’t get it like too exact. Give yourself some breathing room so you can continue to enjoy that item because on average, the woman over 40, starting perimenopause to men through menopause, your weight fluctuates up and down anywhere from five to 20 pounds. So give yourself some grace and leave a little space for it, but you have things, if you have, my rule of thumb is if you know, if you’ve got, only if you have [00:25:00] 30 pounds to lose, that’s not unreasonable. That’s a realistic, comfortable goal. You can do that and still enjoy the cheese and wine.
Paula: Occasionally.
Yolanda: Occasionally, yes. So, you know, if you can get it on with a Spanx. And you still have, yeah, a few little inches. Keep it, if you really love it, let that be something that you reach for, you know, if you have those goals.
Paula: That’s a great tip. That’s a great tip.
Yolanda: Yeah.
Paula: So, now talking about, you know, when you see something that you like. You know, don’t look at the size like, oh my gosh, I used to be a size 10 and this is a 12. What’s going on here?
Yolanda: Right.
Paula: But just buy it and then as you say, you can get it altered so what are some good investments and clothes that we should look for?
Yolanda: Material. Fabric.
Paula: The fabric. Okay.
Yolanda: Fabric, [00:26:00] right. I will always preach natural fabrics. Wools, cashmere, linen blend, visco, and linen blends. Those are nice too. I mean, you don’t have to break the bank. , There are different quality levels of cashmere, but you can still enjoy natural fabric things that feel nice and are high quality and breathable.
Paula: Breathable.
Yolanda: Right.
Paula: Okay. You know, because off camera we did a lot of talking off camera. For those of you listening, you can hear me referencing off camera. Off camera, we are talking about how many times you don’t even think about the fabrics that we are putting on our body. We forget that our skin is the largest organ in our body and we are putting things like. I think you mentioned, some which are not actually good for us, and then we’re wondering sometimes why we get all these skin diseases, or even worse, some people get cancer.
Yolanda: Yeah. There’s some that, you know, there’s things [00:27:00] you know. All I know is that we have to shop with intention about what we put on our bodies.
Paula: Yeah.
Yolanda: I personally had an issue with an item that I was wearing regularly, and when I stopped wearing it, six months later, the rash on my face and on my arms went away. So I’m saying think about your purchase. Think about the manufacturer who’s making these things. They’re recommending that, and I’m doing this now, I’m just now doing this. I would go buy workout gear and athletic gear, things that, you know, help you to keep the sweat away from your body. So there’s all kinds of things. I now make sure that you launder those things first.
Paula: Yes.
Yolanda: It’s just like washing pesticides off of fruit, you know, if you think about it like that. That’s how [00:28:00] it was kind of explained to me. I’m personally being more diligent about making sure that I wash those things. Your underwear, your bra, all those things, or sports bras. I mean, I’ll rip the tag off and put it on. There are certain things we have to think about. Look at companies who care about sustainability. Look at companies that care about where they get their products from.
Paula: Yes. Yes.
Yolanda: And the humanity of it all. You know, it’s a little bit of, I know people are busy, they don’t have time for this higher level of thinking about whether they get their clothes, but if you have the time, think about these things because less is not always more. I bought a cute dress off online. I think I paid $10 for it. The color was amazing. It looked pretty, that thing felt like a plastic bag. [00:29:00] My husband’s like, why are you changing your clothes? You look great. I said, I’m sweating. It was not breathing. It was just a pretty dress. So that’s what happens when you spend $10 on a dress online.
Paula: And you are right? I’m becoming a lot more conscious of that. And even as you say that, you know, my detergents, you know, what do I what am I putting on my body in general because. I used to my daughter had very sensitive skin and for years I always had the ones I buy detergent for her that had no scent. But I’d always say I love the scent, so I need to, you know, have detergent that has scent, but of late I’m realizing that there’s so many more things that I’m finding myself becoming reactive to, you know, like allergic to. And so you are right. It doesn’t mean, I mean, we need to save money, but at what expense?
Yolanda: Exactly. And what expense to the environment.
Paula: To the environment too. Yes.
Yolanda: [00:30:00] Because those are forever things. I mean, they’re just cluttering up, you know, beaches and different dump sites. It’s adding to the waste and that’s why I love circular fashion. Share and swap with your friends. You can save money. Make little money and have some fun with friends. But it keeps that item. I’m not gonna say these items aren’t gonna someday end up in a landfill, but the longer we extend that piece of clothing’s lifespan is also extending our lifespan.
Paula: Very valid point. Very valid point. Very valid point. You know, Yo, you and I can speak forever. Last time that we got on a 30 minute call, an hour and a half later, we said goodbye.
Yolanda: Yeah.
Paula: But I know one thing that stood out for me in your bio, I didn’t read it and I didn’t even ask you to expand on it because I so excited to talk [00:31:00] about what we were gonna talk of was you said you help women, particularly women over 40. Get more comfortable, you know, you introduce ethical and comfortable fashion to them, and you make style a powerful form of self-care and transformation. Let’s talk a little bit about that before we jump, we open up the floor to those who have joined us. What do you mean by making style a powerful form of self-care and transformation?
Yolanda: When you do say a closet cleanse, it gives you time back in your day to take care of your family. It relieves the stress from you because you don’t have to worry about what am I gonna wear? You are saving [00:32:00] money, so you’re not stretching your budget unnecessarily. When you’re organized, you can get out the door, you just feel confident on so many different levels. That’s the thing. It’s just like anything. You go get your hair done. You know that high, call it that high. When you get your hair and your nails done, you’re having that day of beauty and you’re just like, yes.
Paula: You feel good.
Yolanda: You feel good. And once your closet is organized and ready to go, you do you feel this sense of euphoria, it makes shopping more pleasant because you know you’re buying what you need and it doesn’t take as much time. You have goals. You have style goals, and you have a focus of how you wanna show up, and when I work with people, it’s also to remind them you can look good at any size. Nobody you don’t have [00:33:00] time to worry about being perfect. Don’t let the perfect impede your progress of getting out the door and getting the client and getting the job or getting what you need done. That’s what I’m talking about, giving time back to yourself and you can use the time and if you do your closet yourself, take that time and let it be your own shopping day.
Put the do not disturb, sign on the door and say, kids, don’t come back here. Put, fix yourself a nice little snack tray. Get a glass of wine, tea, whatever it is, and make your time, your own. You bought all that stuff, you know. Just enjoy it. You took the time and investment to do it. Give that time back to yourself. That’s what I mean by self-care. You know, also, there’s things that you were letting go. I remember, oh my [00:34:00] gosh, it was my old wedding dress. I kept my wedding dress and I got married young and we, it wasn’t the right thing to do and I kept holding onto it. My mother said, that dress has bad mojo on it.
Let it go. Get it out of there. It’s bad energy. And when I let it go, I realized it was bad energy. Because it was a reminder of a mistake. And get rid of some of that energy out of your closet. That things that remind you of things that wasn’t positive for you in your life. Let those things go. Like let those things go. I don’t mean to get all, but there’s a lot of things in closets. I’ve had women cry in their closet. I’m your girlfriend in the closet. We cry together. Because, there are things in there that remind you of things that are good, [00:35:00] bad, and ugly.
Paula: Yeah.
Yolanda: They’re happy things. They’re sad things. Move that negative energy out of there and make space for something new and that aligns with your new life’s adventure.
Paula: Yes. Yeah, that makes sense. That makes sense. So, all right, now we are gonna wrap up. Where can people find you online? Because as I said, you and I could speak for the next one hour, right?
Yolanda: So I’m on LinkedIn under Yolanda Taylor. I am on Instagram under atthestyletable and at the Style Table on Facebook. And I am Yo Taylor on TikTok. And I think those are the main ones. You can go to atthestyletable.com and reach out to me and I will be happy to speak with anyone. I have, I give out a lot of content to help you jumpstart your wardrobe goals and [00:36:00] your journeys and how you want to think about things that make it easier for you. But if you’d like to work with me, I’m always here for you.
Paula: Thank you so much, Yolanda, and for those of you who are either in the audience or are watching this afterwards, just as Yolanda was a guest on my show, if you’d like to be a guest, I’m chatting with the experts, reach out to me on my website, which is chattingwiththeexperts.com or on Instagram, my handle there is at chat_experts_podcast. I’m also on LinkedIn as Paula Okonneh and I’m on Facebook also as Paula Okonneh. We also have a YouTube channel that you can subscribe to. You’ve got so much content, like Yo says. She’s got a lot of content, so do I to please subscribe. And last but not least, if you two would like to have a show like this, reach out with to me so that you and I could do a [00:37:00] discovery call so you can find out what it is you’re passionate about, that you in turn can impact the world with your voice and make a difference. Thank you Yo, for being such an amazing guest. And now we’ll open up the floor to those who have joined us so they can ask you even more questions than I have. Thank you again.
Yolanda: Thank you.