Believe it or not, people judge you based on the clothes you wear. I don’t care if you’re walking down the street or sitting in a networking meeting; people are constantly looking at what you’re wearing.
The absolute first impression you will make on someone will be through your clothes.
Do you know how to dress to create your best possible first impression?
A guy goes into a clothing store to buy a new suit, but he doesn’t want to spend too much money. The tailor shows him a really nice suit for $400, but the guy says it’s too much. Then the tailor shows him another suit for $200, but the guy says it’s still too much. After showing him several others, he finally shows him one for $10.
“That’s more like it!” the guy says, and he goes to try it on.
He comes back and looks in the mirror and one sleeve is about two inches shorter than the other.
“No problem,” says the tailor. “Just hunch up your right shoulder.” So the guy hunches his right shoulder way up and the sleeves look OK, but the lapels are crooked.
“No problem,” says the tailor. “Just stick out your left arm and rooster it like a bird’s wing.” So the guy sticks out his left arm and the lapels look OK. But then he notices that one pant leg is shorter than the other.
“Well, just keep that leg stiff” says the tailor, “and no one will notice.”
“I’ll take it!” the guy says.
So the guy leaves the tailor shop wearing the suit, walking with his left leg stiffened, one arm stuck out like a bird’s wing, and one shoulder hunched way up. As he’s walking down the street he passes two orthopedic surgeons. One of the doctors says to the other, “I have never seen anyone in such bad shape in my twenty five years of practice.”
“Me neither,” the other doctor says, “But he sure has a nice suit!”
Disclaimer: You may have heard this anecdote before, it’s been around the block a few times. (Hehehehe!)
Well-dressed people are typically given more respect and attention than those who could care less about their looks.
Regardless of what people say about not judging a book by its cover, people’s first impression of you are the ones they’ll take away with them.
Here are 5 Reasons Why You Should Dress to Impress Everyday
1 – It makes a good impression
2 – It will give you confidence
3 – Getting compliments on your outfit feels awesome!
4 – It will keep you productive
5 – You never know who you’ll run into
Never underestimate the power of your personal image. When you dress in a way that lets people know you have a sense of confidence, and present yourself in a professional manner, it makes a huge difference.
Everyone makes snap judgments about the people they come in contact with everyday.
In other words, Your Image Impacts Your Income and Your Outcome.
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Source: The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build Your Self Confidence by Nancy Joseph
