Want to know how to get free coaching? Watch HOUSE OF DVF on E! (Sundays at 10pm ET/PT).
Sure, the whole concept of the show (looking for a DVF brand ambassador) and the weekly challenges are a contrivance but through it all Diane speaks the truth.
Lean in and listen.
This is a master class in branding and how the game is played at the top tier of the creative industrial complex.
She bluntly told one contestant, a self-described Stylist, “You are not a Stylist. You have no Style.”
She may have added “you’re delusional” or I could have imagined that as a thought bubble.
Sounds cruel – DVF did not say it with malice – but it was a favor. The young woman in question needs to open her eyes, see beyond herself, develop intellectual curiosity and study.
I wish someone had been that honest with me when I was starting out.
Grow a thicker skin!
Learn marketing!
Ideas are the easy part – have a strategy and follow through!
You’re being tested! Don’t take it personally!
Stop complaining! Be grateful for the opportunity!
