Stand Out!

Have you heard the saying, "One cannot judge the book by its cover"? Of course you have. (Not the one that goes "Don't judge my brother, he's not a book" :)

Although this may hold true most of the times, specially when we mean the personality of someone, this proverb does not necessarily be true all the time. Sometimes, "One usually judges the book by its cover".

Think about the last statement and you will surely agree. .
Come on, think about it..
Still not convinced? Let's site an example:

Suppose you were given 2 gifts. One is a small box, attractively wrapped, bearing the label of one of the best shop/stall in Glorietta or from Podium or something else that belonged to the most exclusive department stores. And then there's this another gift, a tiny box, in a nondescript brown paper bag. Which one are you going to choose?

I bet my ass, you'll pick the one with the attractive wrapper, bought in the 'sosyal' department store. Right? Right! Immediately I wuld grab for it too. I may think of the content could be an expensive French perfume, or a delicate piece of jewelry. Can you imagine your disappointment if you were to find a few paper clips? (at least it was bought somewhere 'sosi') On the contrary, what a surprise if the paper bag were to reveal the hoped for jewelry.

Get my point? Here's another example..

Imagine you're sick and in a hospital bed. Then a savvy, suave, clean cut young man enters the room. He is wearing the white doctor's coat, with a stethoscope around his neck. With a friendly smile he would say "Hello, and how are we feeling today?".. I again bet my ass, (if i have two) without hesistation, you would let him examine you. You're thinking he's a doctor right? He most certainly looks like one. But how sure are you that's he's doctor? Since he looks like one, you assume he is.

How would you react if the same friendly young man, wearing a janitor's blue suit and carrying a plumber's wrench, were to make the same request? Without any doubt, holding your blanket protectively around you, you would call security!

Im sure I made my point about the way we draw assumptions based on appearance alone. Believe me, before anyone notices your achievement, he/she will notice you. Keeping in mind, you will also agree that it is imeprative that you present yourself as a "noticeable packages", you have to dress ina noticeable manner. But not to extremes. Being noticeably dressed simply means that you dress in suc a way that you will stand out pleasantly.