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Ultimately, your product is yourself,
and it's very important that you continue
to invest in the appearance (as well
as the content) of that product. "The
practice of programmatic replacement
and upgrading of your wardrobe is an
instant self-esteem booster, and an
important way of investing in your appearance,
which is a form of investing in yourself,"
sites The Excellent Investment Advisor.
"Every 90 days, lay out your
entire business wardrobe. Take the tiredest
looking 10%--suits, dresses, shirts,
shoes, whatever's most clearly not up
to par-and give it away. Then go out
and replace it with something slightly
better than the best stuff you now have,"
according to The Excellent Investment
Advisor. If the most tired looking item
in your wardrobe is a very old suit,
you have to replace it with a suit that
costs more-even if it's only a little
bit more -than the cost of your very
best suit. The key is to replace it
with something better than the best
items you now have.
Thus, every 90 days, you begin wearing
something that is not only the best
thing of its kind that you own, but
that may be the best thing of its kind
you've ever owned. And, since this is
a slow, rolling upgrade of your wardrobe,
you never really have to spend all that
much money at one time.
This may well be the easiest single
approach to improving your self-esteem
and maintaining a sharp professional
edge. The confidence that comes to a
successful individual who pays attention
to his wardrobe far exceeds the minimal
investment required to programmatically
maintain and build a wardrobe.
As your custom clothier we can schedule
and assist you with your wardrobe review
or you might make a game out of this;
share the experience of laying out your
wardrobe with your family or a significant
other, to bring a fresh eye to the culling
process. It's terrific fun, and it's
another way of involving the people
you care about in your career. And best
of all, just three months from now,
you get to do it again. |
