J/F 10 - Personal and Professional Presence posted by TeaHouseTimes Admin, ADVERTISER TEA RELATED PRODUCTSThursday, February 11th 2010 @ 5:22 PM

From the Jan/Feb10 issue of The Tea House Times.  To view the most recent issue, please log-in at http://www.theteahousetimes.com/ for free access.

With the recent starting of a new year, most of us make our New Years resolutions and set our annual goals.  Two of the most common goals are to exercise more and eat healthier.  These items of course, relate to how we look and feel.  Along these same lines, I would like to suggest something that is often overlooked.  That is to improve our personal and professional presence.

Etiquette does take into account our appearance, which when appropriate, shows respect for the situation, as well as ourselves.  Part of our professional appearance consists of how we dress.

There are many studies that relate how we dress with our success…how we leave the house in the morning tells the world how we value ourselves. As attractive packaging can set a product apart from the others, so dressing well often sets us apart, helps our attitude, and depicts a positive image that people are attracted to.

Portraying an image that people respect is not only part of good manners, but it is also good business.