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You are the Message

Written by: Gloria Starr

Article Overview: Everything we say, do and wear sends out a message. What are the messages you are sending out?

You are the Message

The Visual Image Is Always Dominant

When you walk through a door, although no one has ever seen you before, you create what social psychologists call the “threshold effect”. This means that in that decisive moment people will determine:

Your economic level
Your educational level
Your trustworthiness
Your social position
Your level of sophistication
Your social and educational heritage
Your success in previous and current endeavors
Your moral character
Your future
And even if they like you!

Everything we say, do and wear sends out a message. What are the messages you are sending out?

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Article Tags: Gloria Starr, impression management, success



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