Wrap your package in great wrapping paper…Dress the Part!
December 2nd, 2009
Your visual presentation is important! In the initial stages of connecting the first thing that is observed is your wrapping. All of your talent, skills, etc are inside of the package. First impressions are how you get your foot in the door. The way that you look, speak and carry yourself really sticks with people. What are you presenting? What impressions are you making?
John Molloy, the author of “Dress for Success, writes that 90% of how you present yourself is visual. Your appearance and demeanor communicate who you are, your level of self-assurance, and your ability to interact.
The way that you present yourself determines whether people will be drawn to you or want to run from you. As much as I try my hardest not to judge people by how they present themselves, I do. We all do. It is very important to me because it tells me a little bit about the person. I tell myself if it’s not important for them to look like business people, I’m not certain that they’ll take my business seriously. Make sure that you know your stuff if you make the mistake of not dressing like the great person that you are. When you open your mouth, you should be so knowledgeable and articulate that they forget what you’re wearing.
Zora Neal Hurston once described character saying, “He walked like he knew where he was going.” You must be confident and be aware of yourself, your target audience and your surroundings. Self-awareness is a must if you want to become an effective connector.
Check me out on facebook and you can see even more pictures of me dressing to impress! LOL. Post a comment in the box below and let me know if you agree!
I know that it is all relative but if you if you want to get money, then dress like money, walk like money and talk like money!
I’m dressed like a couple million bucks. How about you?
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Categories: Building Relationships , Dress to Impress , Networking , Rob Coats
Thank you for the great post. I can’t tell you how many times I communicate the importance of image in business. My clients are women who are so busy and consistently put their appearance on the back burner. They don’t connect image with success. I find women get defensive and suggest that people should define them by what they bring to the table not by what they look like.
My clients vary from teachers, stay at home moms, businessowners, corporate executives. When you present a polished image, you are taken seriously.
You definitely get better service..lol!!!!
Deneen