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What Your Image Really Says About You

Written by: Gloria Starr

Article Overview: We all have an image, whether we design it consciously or not. How we look and feel about ourselves is heavily influenced by our childhood experiences and our self-image as an adult.

What Your Image Really Says About You

We all have an image, whether we design it consciously or not. How we look and
feel about ourselves is heavily influenced by our childhood experiences and our
self-image as an adult.

Have you developed a clear sense of your own personal style based on an honest
and current self-analysis? Is your image in harmony with your environment?
Does your image reflect your personal and professional standards and ethics?

Clothing and presence is a silent language, a visual shorthand. Is your personal
presentation a true reflection of you at your best?

Clothing and appearance are among the most important criteria we use to
judge people. Clothing in a business environment covers 90% of the body,
so it is inevitable that it makes a very powerful statement.

You have the power to be a major influence in your life. If you are not in charge of
your life, someone else will be.

Your greatest signature is your mate. If they are not becoming to you, they should
be coming to me. As an impression management coach, I can fix it.

Successful people generally look successful. They wear clothing that looks attractive
on them. They are well groomed, speak well and carry themselves with confidence.
The message that comes across is that they feel good about themselves.

If you feel confident about your clothes, hairstyle and make-up, you will send out a
positive and confident image. Your personal image is your calling card to success.

Everyday do at least one thing that puts you into the world more brilliantly, more
attractively and more triumphantly than you were yesterday!

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