I've recently had this conversation with a few (Mature) provider friends.  It's one I've had with ladies I've helped to get started or to improve their business...what is class? These are just my thoughts, my opinion.  I'd love to hear yours.

In my eyes, class is an energy we choose to or not to embody, it's a manifestation of our inner world and can not be faked.  Class in integrity, doing what is right even when no one is looking.  It's dignity, how we conduct ourselves day to day and what we allow in our worlds and where we allow our minds to go.  Class is in our compassion, respect and support for others and it's in the ass-kicking and letting go when situations require it...then moving on with our crowns on straight.  Class shows through our energy, how we treat others and treat ourselves.  

Class is not an expensive price tag, that's insecurity in oneself.  What we drive does not have a damn thing to do with class. How we drive and how we take care of what we drive is class.  Charging ridiculously high rates does not make anyone classy. Class has to come before the price tag. The tags on our clothes or bags is not class, it's insecurity and the need to fit in with some crowd or give some impression.  Class is knowing your value, dressing like you know your value without the need for certain name brands or leaving nothing to the imagination.  I'm not saying be cheap, just don't see an expensive price tag as class. Class can not be bought. Sexy is classy, slutty is not. Both can be reasonable or overpriced.  

Class is in how we take care of ourselves and how we treat others.  We can only offer the quality of person we are.  Class can not exist with out personal responsibility. It's our duty to maintain the level of class we want to be. It's made up of all our little choices.  Class is making sure we live a life that supports who we want to be.  It's in taking care of our mind, bodies and spirit as well as our physical environment.  What kind of place do our clients walk into?  That makes a big impression and shows how we care for and love ourselves as well as respect them.  Class is in the satisfaction we take when a meeting goes well and both leave happy.  It's in the comfort we help our clients feel and the smoothness of our time together.  It's in what we say and how we say it, our eye contact and our ownership of who we are.  

The evidence of class can be found in many places, it's roots always being within us, our choices, actions and words.  It does not happen by accident and it can not be bought or sold.  It illudes some and is the in the heartbeat of others.  It's always available and always a choice.  

What is your definition of class? Is it something your strive to be or look for in others?

Thanks for letting me ramble!

XOXO