AM I a leader?

Hello everyone it's B.Ruby here and welcome to my personal blog. The following post will be a reflection on my current leadership style and the leader I would like to become in the future.

If I had to pick a current leadership style for myself today I would pick Maxwell’s trait, “ Creating Positive Change.” While my name may not be a household name, I am constantly doing everything I can to promote change in the world. The main reason I joined my sorority is because I wanted to serve the community and to promote change.  Growing up I did everything I could do to help others and learned a lot about myself by doing so. In fact I even received an award for a service project I did in High School. I hope to go on helping other people for the rest of my life.

If I had to pick one of Greene’s leadership law’s to apply to my life, I would pick Law 5. Law five states that reputation is everything and that you should guard it with your life.  I think this is relative to my life and leadership style because I value my reputation almost more than anything else. I understand that if I want to have a positive impact on the world I have to become a positive role model. 

Lastly, If I had to pick something about my leadership style to change it would definitely be my ability to delegate. It has always been a struggle for me to really ask for help when I need it, which is completely going against Greene and his laws. The main thing I learned from reading "The 48 Laws of Power" is that you have to learn to allow others around you to help you get where you are trying to go. Well, actually if I was following Greene's philosophy it would be more like use others to succeed. But, I am sure you all get the big picture. This post was entirely a reflection on my life and my plans for myself in the future.

I hope you enjoyed it!
~B.Ruby~

Award Season Style Recap: Golden Globes

Hello Everyone!

   First of all, welcome to Creatively Dressed, a blog all about style personality. To kick off the first post I thought it would be nice to look back on the award season that is now in full swing. Just, in case you don’t follow the Award Season, the Golden Globes just aired on January 12th and the SAG awards just followed on Jan 18th. Both, award shows were filled with tears, major wins and notable acceptance speeches. But, that’s not what you to came to Creatively Dressed for right?

   The post below is starting with the Red Carpet fashion the Golden Globe Awards, from the best to the worst.

Golden Globe Best Dressed:

1. Lupita Nyong’o in Ralph Lauren- Lupita is my pick for the best dressed woman of the night because her whole look was just effortlessly beautiful. She really set an example of how a simple red dress can turn heads on the red carpet.  The color and fit are both flattering on Lupita and she just genuinely looks like a million bucks.

2. Kaley Cuoco in Rani Zakhem- Kaley looks amazing in this elegantly printed ball gown. The blush gown is accented in floral water prints that somehow work without making Cuoco look like a fairy princess.

3. Kerry Washington in Balenciaga- Well first of all, any dress that allows a pregnant woman to look this amazing has to be a winner. Kerry looks absolutely stunning in this floor length white gown that perfectly flattered her baby bump.

4. Lily Rabe in George Holbelka- This dress is just is just all around amazing, but what really sets it apart from the crowd is imagery it portrays. From a distance the sparkle and nude mixed in with the black tulle, resemble a night sky. The dress is also very flattering and it looks like it would look amazing on anyone.

Golden Globe Worst Dressed:

1. Ariel Winter in Mikael D. - When shopping for a dress every girl knows that just because a dress looks nice on the rack doesn’t mean it will look nice on you. It is quite evident by the fit of this dress that that rule wasn’t taken into account during the selection process. The dress itself is very simple but pretty, just not at all flattering on Ariel.

2. Edie Falco in Lanvin- This dress on Edie broke several rules.  The most important rule of course being the fitting rule. Again, if the dress does not flatter your figure it shouldn’t be worn.

3. Tina Fey in Carolina Herrera- While this dress fits Tina perfectly; the print takes away from that. The dress would have been more flattering in a solid color.

4. Paula Patton in Stephanie Rolland- This dress is a shining example that less is more.  This gown is too extreme on Paula’s slender frame and taking away from her beauty.  Maybe lose a ruffle or four?

The 8 choices above are just a few of looks seen on the Golden Globe Red Carpet; you can see all of the red carpet looks by searching the web. Although, there had to be a worst dressed portion of the list. I can honestly say that 2014 was a good year for Golden Globe fashion and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the Award season has in store. What did you think about the Golden Globes? Which red carpet do you enjoy watching the most?