Since light travels faster than sound, you are seen before you are
heard. This is why, before even uttering a word, your physical image
says lot about you as an individual –your acumen, ability, warmth,
self-esteem, confidence, power, beliefs and success. Would you believe
that something as simple as how you dress could affect your image, your
attitude and self-confidence? Dressing with confidence is not just about
being in tune with the latest trends and wearing fashionable clothes,
it is about feeling good and comfortable about what you are wearing. It
is about looking dignified and feeling confident in all situations.
But do you know that how people dress is in some way related to how they feel!! To understand this better think about the time when you feel sick. Do you really make any efforts to dress smart? Not likely. Perhaps you just put on whatever your hands could find and dress the way you felt, which was not too well.
If we change the way we dress, the way we feel will also change. When we are dressed well and look great, we naturally feel better and confident. When we feel great and are more inclined to feel good from within, we have more energy and treat others better.
These days, very few companies have a professional dress code like suit and tie for men and similar dress code for women. We all would prefer being judged on our merits and not according to the clothes we wear. However, how you present yourself does affect your professional ability. Even recruitment firms In India advise new employees to dress as per the role they are being interviewed for. This helps boost the confidence during the interview.
Here is how you dress impacts your performance/productivity:
• When you feel confident about how you appear, you will always feel good about yourself. Being confident makes a lot of difference in how you present yourself in front of an audience.
• When you are well groomed, you come across as organized. It shows that you know the stuff and you are detail oriented.
• How you dress and appear affects your reputation. If you do not shave or groom your hair well, people might not take you seriously. To make an impression, you do not have to splurge on expensive clothes and accessories. Just be well groomed and dress up as per the requirements of your profession.
• It is a known fact that people prefer to work or do business with people who look professionally well-groomed. It builds trust and boosts confidence in the person who will work with you. Will you ever work with a person who looks like he/she has just rolled out of the bed and is still wearing yesterday’s clothes? Think about it.
When you dress with confidence, you know that you have made the right choice for yourself and feel comfortable in any situation. Being well dressed makes you feel attractive and it completes you. So do not write off your professional appearance as casual; it matters.
But do you know that how people dress is in some way related to how they feel!! To understand this better think about the time when you feel sick. Do you really make any efforts to dress smart? Not likely. Perhaps you just put on whatever your hands could find and dress the way you felt, which was not too well.
If we change the way we dress, the way we feel will also change. When we are dressed well and look great, we naturally feel better and confident. When we feel great and are more inclined to feel good from within, we have more energy and treat others better.
These days, very few companies have a professional dress code like suit and tie for men and similar dress code for women. We all would prefer being judged on our merits and not according to the clothes we wear. However, how you present yourself does affect your professional ability. Even recruitment firms In India advise new employees to dress as per the role they are being interviewed for. This helps boost the confidence during the interview.
Here is how you dress impacts your performance/productivity:
• When you feel confident about how you appear, you will always feel good about yourself. Being confident makes a lot of difference in how you present yourself in front of an audience.
• When you are well groomed, you come across as organized. It shows that you know the stuff and you are detail oriented.
• How you dress and appear affects your reputation. If you do not shave or groom your hair well, people might not take you seriously. To make an impression, you do not have to splurge on expensive clothes and accessories. Just be well groomed and dress up as per the requirements of your profession.
• It is a known fact that people prefer to work or do business with people who look professionally well-groomed. It builds trust and boosts confidence in the person who will work with you. Will you ever work with a person who looks like he/she has just rolled out of the bed and is still wearing yesterday’s clothes? Think about it.
When you dress with confidence, you know that you have made the right choice for yourself and feel comfortable in any situation. Being well dressed makes you feel attractive and it completes you. So do not write off your professional appearance as casual; it matters.
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