Every Wednesday morning at 7:15 I head out the door to meet with the South Jersey Women's Network, an informal group of professional women from the Atlantic County area. Each of us represents a different industry and each is there to learn about and support the other members by word of mouth marketing.
Being in the travel business and working from home I find myself at a quandry as to what to wear each week. One of our members makes no apologies for her attire, and to be honest, I applaud her---she works out every morning at 6:00 a.m., so she comes straight from the gym.
Another member is in the financial business and she is always dressed impeccibly in her business suit.
Others, like myself, dress according to what the rest of the day holds. If I have other appoinments I'll dress in business attire. If I'm coming right home to work in the home office then I'll wear jeans, a tank and a decent jacket and good shoes (today I wore my pink Cozumel tank and pink cowboy hat...souvenirs from my recent cruise!)
And that's really who I am, a low maintenance, dress down, casual person. Does that mean I can't be professional when dressed this way?
Its all about image perception. The question I have to ask is whether I perceive myself as less professional. If the answer is yes, then I'm doomed because my confidence is tied to my self perception.
Turns out that I am a victim of comformity, because in many situations I do need to put that suit on to feel the power of confidence.
Now if only I could button that suit jacket..ah but that's fodder for a future blog!
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