“Think as if, act as if; Dress as if, to become it “
Do you know that people judge you first on your appearance and second how you speak (what you say and how you say it)? And all this happens within six seconds? You might think this is impossible!
A couple of weeks ago, I attended an Introductory Talk #1: Corporate & Personal Image Consulting event hosted by Olivia Samuel Certified Image consultant and Roshni Jagroep Owner & Co-creator WorkSpaces, FlexY App & Oldtown pop-up. The Introductory talk was about how “Image is everything”.
Speakers of the night:
-Vishant Poeran: Writer
- Dyonne Leerdam
Dental Hygiene 597 | Dental Hygienist & Owner
- Abigail Chin Ten Koei
RockCrossfit Paramaribo | Coach
- Karin Refos
STAS International | Founder & CEO, Strategic Communication and Branding
-Marvin Pollack
OTNV | Chief Commercial Officer, Motivational teacher, Life and Business Coach
It was really inspiring to listen to the speakers talk about their own personal experiences …and even more so, to hear about what they’re doing to help others that support them. Here are some of the things I took away from the event, some great reminders for all of us to refer back to every now and then!
Personal image is about being your own self, doing what you like, telling people who you are and living your own life to make yourself feel good. It doesn’t matter whether you are tall or short, fat or thin, how old you are, what race you are and what religion you are. It is about how you feel about yourself. If you look frumpy, out of style, rigid, afraid of change, nobody will believe you. If there is a disconnection between what you say, what you do, and how you look, there is room for doubt.
Personal image is the key to human personality and behavior. Changing your personal image means you are changing your personality and your behavior.
You are what you wear. You have to really understand and position yourself and create your own formula to beautify your image. And that formula represents you and it becomes your personal brand. Your image not only affects people’s opinion of you, but also your opinion off yourself. You were given life. It is your duty to find something beautiful within your life, no matter how hard it gets.
Take your image seriously, love yourself and make yourself beautiful anytime in every moment. Do it because you “WANT TO”, not because you “GOT TO”.
I’m a huge opponent for people building each other up, and that’s one of the things that I hope to use on my platform, by connecting with readers like you and providing inspiration and aspirational lifestyle content.
Xoxo,
Modo-Misi