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GM, The Entrepreneur Community Network™
My Little Place on the Web

Excellent point. Lets not leave out the fact that if you have intelligence and experience, that will likely wow a potential client or associate as well. So not only "using what you got" in terms of appearance, but savvy as well will bring you the most.

Intelligence alone won`t always get you much, but neither will professional appearance all by itself. It is the TOTAL presentation that will have the greatest effect.


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Motivation for Entrepreneurs
Entre-Propel.com

Great topic!  I think that sex appeal is in the eye of the beholder.  Therefore, all I can suggest is that you look and feel your best before you present yourself to a potential employer, etc.

First impressions are everything. Your appearance is your first impression. Before you even open your mouth, you`ve already been judged and stereotyped according to the life experiences of the person involved. Stereotype is a bad word, and prejudice (prejudging) is too, but we all do it. It`s a natural self defense mechanism since you can`t feasibly get to know everyone in the world. You make snap judgements on first sight. These judgements are surprisingly hard to overcome. It`s vital to make sure you get judged favorably. This means dressing to impress. Not everyone can look sexy, but everyone should try as hard as possible. Not looking as attractive as possible is entering a contest with one hand tied behind your back. Why handicap yourself? Make the first impression a good one. Look damn good and you`ll be on the interviewer`s good list until you screw up. Look mediocre and you`ve got an uphill battle to prove yourself.

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