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5 Tips to Outclass Your Competition

During these challenging economic times you need a competitive edge.  You create a first impression everyday and you must know how to present a professional and consistent image in order to outclass your competition.  It’s a new year to take stock – especially in you!  Make what you project, your project.

5 Tips: How To Select Perfect Eyeglasses For Your Face

Eye glasses are one of your most important accessories. Your glasses are a reflection on your image and your personal style. If your eye glasses are outdated, you will look older!

You should replace your frames every 2 to 3 years.

Follow these tips to make a flattering selection.

5 Basic Business Dining Etiquette Tips

Good manners complete your personal image and always improve your business.  It is important to feel confident about your dining etiquette, so you can focus on your guests or clients and not on which fork to use.  Follow these five tips and you will be able to sit back and enjoy!

Your Most Frequently Asked Business “Dining Dilemmas”

Let’s face it, the sport of eating is barbaric at best!  It is just not attractive to watch people eat, so we need to do the best we can to make this very popular pastime more pleasant for our guests.  My clients regularly ask me about their “dining dilemmas,” and I thought you may have found yourself asking the same questions and would like to know the answers.  It is important to feel confident about your dining etiquette, so you can focus on your guest and the business at hand. Remember, good manners turn into good business! 

5 Tips For A $uccessful Summer “Business Casual” Wardrobe

While a majority of companies practice business casual year-round at least one day per week, offices tend to get a bit more casual between Memorial Day and Labor Day.  This is primarily brought about by the warmer weather, which can push people to be more relaxed about their appearance.

Here are five tips to help you have a more successful image that won’t cost you your reputation (or your job) this summer:

Make a Great First Impression with Business Card Etiquette

Your business card and the etiquette of the exchange are key components to making a positive first impression.   This custom is like a handshake you leave behind.  Follow these five tips and you will enhance your professional presence!

How to Silently Spoon Your Way to Success

Statistics show, that when people are forming an initial impression about us, they base their opinion on how we look and how we act. When I worked as a Human Resources executive, the final step to the interview process was a business lunch. Nearly 40% of the applicants were not hired after the lunch meeting, because they did not know how practice proper dining etiquette. Since the weather is cooling down, soup is more likely to be a part of your menu options. Follow these tips and “put your best spoon forward” to increase your success

Smartphone etiquette

Is cellphone etiquette any different than email etiquette? That’s a good question!  I am asked about cellphone etiquette as though by the mere existence of the device, courtesy and common sense do not apply.  The most commonly asked question is about checking and responding to messages when others feel it is inappropriate.  A few examples include: at the dinner table, during meetings, in church, or while in a conversation with another person.

Etiquette, in the simplest terms, is about behaving in a manner that demonstrates courtesy and respect through your actions.  Proper technology use, whether it be e-mail, iPads, or cell phones (including BlackBerrys, iPhone, Droids, anything requiring you to communicate with someone other than the person you are current with or event you are attending), does not include doing what you want without consideration for others or for proper high tech etiquette.

Courtesy and perception go hand in hand.  Without courtesy, the perception you give will tell people exactly what they need to know about you – and it will not be positive.  Follow these 5 tips to make sure your etiquette actions leave a positive impression:

How to be "cool" this summer.

One of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in my corporate world:  I arrive at our office picnic and—BAM!  There is my boss sprawled out on a chaise lounge, with his knobby knees pointing out like joints on a broken chicken leg!  He wasn’t injured mind you.  He was wearing shorts, and I don’t mean Bermuda shorts.  That’s right, short-shorts!  I then proceed to the barbecue area, and there stands the newest management trainee wearing hot pants (short-shorts) and a tube top!  Yes, she did catch my eye, as well as every male co-worker in the office.  But, it will be hard to take her seriously on Monday!

Let’s focus on these short-shorts examples, as a way of illustrating the importance of always dressing for the occasion, and your figure’s pros and cons.  Whether you are attending a company picnic, on a retreat, or summer barbecue, you are interacting with adults and must dress accordingly.  Follow these tips to make you “cool” this summer:

Wardrobe prep work now can save money later in the year

Today part of it will be filled with preparing an inventory for my shopping client of yesterday. Typically, I take photographs and write up a document that itemized every piece purchased to create her new wardrobe and "personal brand image."  This enables me to answer her questions over the next 6 months as she mixes and matches to work with her new look. 

Then, when I shop for her in the Fall, I will know how to "add" to her current pieces so we can utilized items for a longer length of time.  This results in a time and cost savings for my client.

I love saving people money while helping them look their best!  I have a great job!