Sharon Haver

Thanks for reading my post! I'm Style Expert + Success Strategist for women entrepreneurs helping you and your business get out there so you can attract the high-level clients you want. All my tips come from my real world professional experience. As a bootstrapping entrepreneur with a business degree in Marketing and a graduate of an extensive amount of business and personal development programs and high-level masterminds, my advice is based on how I successfully run my online business since 1999. Previously to be being the founder of FocusOnStyle.com, I was a well-known New York fashion stylist on major photo shoots for 15 years, where I styled everything from Vogue covers to advertising campaigns for cheesy products that I made look so good that you would actually want to buy them. I've also had a syndicated newspaper fashion advice column and featured in lots of media. Learn more...  About Sharon Haver | Press Clips | Start Here | Work With Me Let's get social... Facebook  |  Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |  YouTube

Work From Home Tips To Still Be Productive and Not Feel Caged In …[Video]

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How to actually “work” from home... and still keep your independence... I know a lot of us are feeling caged in and out of sorts suddenly working from home..  I've been running an online business since 1999 and even though my office is in my house... and my day isn't much different than it usually is... I'm feeling a bit disoriented too during quarantine. It's funny but for years there are some people who don't take your working from home seriously...  Let me know if you've also encountered folks who dont respect your work from home boundaries...  Now that circumstances have changed, many are seeing how much less stressful it can be to NOT go to an outside office and

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The State of Modern Business Today… [Video]

The State of Modern Business Today
Modern business for a female entrepreneur or a savvy business owner, coach, consultant, or free-lancer today's online market can be tricky.The pandemic threw a monkey wrench that no one could have predicted other than the tired tactics of before were about to implode some way, somehow.So there's good reason for you to be stuck not knowing how to get you + your business out there.It’s a strange time, for sure...Especially if you’re a speaker, consultant or coach who depended on live events to fuel your business.You may ask yourself: how can I keep my business thriving when I’m not techie???Well, I’ve been successfully online for 21 years... seen the best and worst of being solely digital....Once you understand modern business,

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5 Ways To Use Video To Grow Your Business Now Without Seeming Tone Deaf

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The fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to reach a larger audience to grow your business now is video- you record yourself! I hope all is well and you’re staying safe… it’s stressful, I know. Even on Day 56 of New York lockdown, I have been able to grow my business… Several community members have asked how they can continue to grow or adapt during this strange time so I thought I’d share with you too. 1. Literally put everything on pause (I know you are, but is your content?) and stay relevant.  The most effective way to do this is with video. Not only can you just pick up your phone and create content but video allows you to

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The Biggest Branding Mistake That Solopreneurs Make

When you are truly your own boss and wearing many hats, there's one big branding mistake that many solopreneurs make. Good News: It's an easy fix. *true confession* Solopreneurs have all the enviable freedom, right? Well, kinda WRONG! That’s what I thought. I launched my website back when my son was an infant so I could be a stay at home mom AND have my own business. That was 20 years ago and it started out right. YET, as my business grew, based on industry trends and my ego, I wanted something more. So I got lost behind my brand and became an entity rather than a person. . FocusOnStyle.com rather than Sharon Haver. Can you relate to that in your

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Is The Fear Of Change Why You Are Still Holding On? [Video]

Are you holding on to the wrong things in your business because of the fear of change? Let’s use clothing as an easy analogy. Holding on because of fear of change can definitely be debilitating for any business growth. Yet holding on does have it's merits... I started thinking about holding on to things you love for the right reasons in different aspects of life and business. About holding on to things because you're just used to holding on and you are afraid of change and when to let go. So, let's use my sweater as an analogy today now that I've rediscovered it. Watch my recent live video to hear more: A lot of times, especially in style because

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[True Confession] What’s in a brand name?

Perception...In all honesty I was thinking about changing my instagram handle from @focusonstyle to my name, Sharon Haver.I started to feel like after 2O years online and having a syndicated newspaper column that went out to 400 papers with that name before it, it was time for change.Not necessarily just for me…But because the word “style” seems to REPEL a certain audience and ATTRACT another. (Don’t even get me started about what some people think about real stylists.)Yet STYLE is your FINGERPRINT in everything you do and how you are perceived.It’s not just fashion, beauty, home, brand, business, but style is your vibe… your individuality… your essence.WHAT DOES STYLE MEAN TO YOU?Granted I’m using my MARKETING brain more openly but

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Client Attraction: When They’re Not Your Raving Fans [Video]

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When they’re NOT your raving fan…Went to a concert last night and it got me thinking what happens when you’re in front of your wrong audience.The rest of the audience, just me. I was miserable but not the other 18,000ish people there.That’s because they were raving fans and I’d rather escape to record this video for you.What’s key to client attraction is that everyone doesn’t have to like you- that’s how you draw a line in the sand to who your best audience is and who they are not.It’s a good thing.Watch the video and let me know what your favorite music is in the comment.If you need help in authentically attracting your most aligned audience, I can probably help

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The Best Way To Promote On Social Media Without Being Salesy? [Video]

What's the best way you can promote on social media without being salesy? Celebrity Hack Ahead: Are you afraid to reveal too much personal info or be hardcore selling on social media? If you are, you’re right on both. Here’s the thing, people come to social media to be social. So if your feed looks like a classified ad with zero character, no one will pay attention. Conversely, if you have a bad case of TMI and are over-sharing personal details, if you’re not talking to real friends, no one really cares. But there is a golden mix! I started to observe the feeds of celebrities who also have products. People like Bethenny Frankel and Kim Kardashian. Here's what I

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How Branding Is Like Your Favorite Old Boots [Video]

Are you a shoe lover too? Stay with me and you'll see how old boots are a lot like your business.Did you ever have a favorite pair that you loved so much but you knew it was time to put rest?Check out my bad mamajama high heel western boots that I rocked while pushing my son's stroller- about 19 OMG years ago.In Europe, the style is peeking its way back on trend so I decided to dig them out of the closet and rock them a different way today.Style is cyclical.Pretty much: something becomes "the" thing, it gets overdone so it fades away until, in due time, comes back in a similar tweaked way that appears fresh to your eyes.Same

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The Hidden Costs Of Speaking Vs. Online Marketing? [Video]

Is Speaking right for you? Let's get real on speaking vs. digital. Okay, fess up... are you a little afraid of the online world? Do you think public speaking is a better choice because you're not that techie? Maaaaybe not so much. Listen as I share some numbers and expenses and where the rewards and targeted results come from. You may be surprised. I meet so many women entrepreneurs and coaches who totally buy into the 'speaking thing' without realizing the hidden costs... emotional, physical, and monetary from pursuing the dream. The results are not nearly as targeted (unless you can sell ice to an Eskimo) and you end up in a viscous circle of maybe the next one will

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Are you turning off the people you want to attract by living your best life? [Video]

Question: Is living your social media “best life” turning away perspective clients? Is your best life ever giving people the wrong perception of who you really are? So you just get unnoticed and stuck in that big scroll by  'cause you lost your true identity? Food for thought, for sure! Watch this video to see how living your best life can be harming your business: What I see happening— and granted obviously I'm a different generation— is a lot of people to put forth their best life ever by manufacturing concocted situations that represent freedom, luxury, travel, all with a perfect blowout and cute thing while gallivanted on a remote beach to show how cool they want you to believe

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Is Perfectionism Killing Your Brand [Video]

Is Perfectionism Killing Your Brand? I bet you care about how you come across, right? We all do. We all should. But you don't want to get so sanitized that you blend in. I was looking for someone who told me to look for her post on Instagram, it's someone that we're going to be working with. And in full transparency, as I was scrolling down Instagram, I couldn't find her. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Not for not looking for her, but I couldn't find her because she looked like so many other people in that particular niche. That's like brand death! Now this "perfectionist" image is not coming from a bad place. It's that they're trying to be perfect on camera. 📸

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Time for new photos? Hear what Gary Vaynerchuk thinks about personal branding photo shoots…

Wondering about a personal branding shoot? I asked Gary Vaynerchuk what he thought about them…⁠ “It's one big game of insecurity. People are not willing to be themselves.”⁠ There you go. Case closed.⁠ Consider this a Public Service Announcement so you don’t get overwhelmed with some fancy-schamcy branding shoot that only dilutes the real you from from the people you want to attract and do business with.⁠ Earlier, Gary said that you can “call personal branding reputation, same ”⁠ Think about it.⁠ That’s all I got… watch the video.⁠... it could be the most important 39 seconds you'll see today. Thoughts from Gary Vaynerchuk who is probably the King of All Social Media. Love him for cutting through the crud.⁠ Listen up:

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