Put some effort into it
Courtesy of Ian
I won’t pretend to know what she’s thinking when she puts it on, but I can tell you the impression that it gave me… Most 9-5ers, even if you have to wear a suit and tie, can roll out of bed, throw on moderately wrinkled clothes, and shuffle off to work without anyone noticing that s/he didn’t shower or bother to iron his/her clothing.
If you do that, most people won’t notice, but you won’t stick out either. By wearing her make up, that woman, perhaps unconsciously, signals to everyone that that she put some effort into her appearance; she took the time to prepare for her day, and in doing so, she may have given herself a leg up on a promotion over a colleague, on a job offer over another candidate, or maybe simply on a smile from stranger. And, if it takes her an extra 5 minutes each day to put on her make up, do you think any of those outcomes be worth it to her?
While it’s so cool to appear that you do everything so well without having to try, perhaps showing a little effort lets people know that you care about what you’re doing. It’s so easy to stay in bed 30 minutes longer and then just blend into the crowd at work or on the street, but maybe, just maybe, getting up 30 minutes earlier will pay dividends in the future.
Do you need to? No. Can you? Yes. What will you get out of it? Only time will tell, but honestly, how many successful people do you know that do not appear to be trying to succeed?
Tags: dress for success, effort, ironed clothing, ironing, make up, makeup, showering
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