Dress for success

Dress for Success

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“You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure”-Zig Ziglar


What is the first impression you get from

the following people?


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Which would you promote?


Researchers from NYU found that we make 11 major decisions about someone in the first 7 seconds of

meeting


We have the ability to control certain aspects of our first

impression…


Body Language


We DO judge books by the cover


Appropriate & Professional:What Not to Do


It doesn’t have to be hard or expensive.Get inspiration from Pinterest.


Dressing for success goes beyond first impressions.

Over time, what you wear becomes a part of your identity.


You = Brand


You are what you wear


Dress for the task at hand


Define your


What you wear actually has a profound effect on your

psychological state


Look good Feel good Do good


Embodied Cognition

Painter’s Coat Doctor’s Coat

Same white coat - study participants were told they were wearing either a painter’s coat or a doctor’s coat. Which group performed better on attention-focused tasks?


Embodied Cognition

Painter’s Coat Doctor’s Coat


Dress for Success

• First Impressions• Personal Brand• Psychological Effect


“Control your wardrobe and you can control your destiny”

-Kelli Koehler


Dress for success

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