Part B [A]Analyzingyourowntaste [B]Beingcautiouswhenexperimenting [C]Findingamodelt

PartB［A］Analyzingyourowntaste

［B］Beingcautiouswhenexperimenting

［C］Findingamodeltofollow

［D］Gettingthefinallookabsolutelyright

［E］Learningtoberealistic

［F］Makingregularconsciouschoices

Whenwemeetpeopleforthefirsttime,weoftenmakedecisionsaboutthembasedentirelyonhowtheylook.

And,ofcourseit’ssomethingthatworksbothways,forwetooarebeingjudgedonourappearance.

Whenwelookgood,wefeelgood,whichinturnleadstoamoreconfidentandself-assuredmanner.Peoplethenpickuponthisconfidenceandrespondpositivelytowardsus,

Undoubtedly,it'swhat'sinsidethat'simportant,butsometimes

wecansendoutthewrongsignalssimplybywearinginappropriateclothingornotspendingenoughtimethinkingabouthowothersseeus.

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Forexample,peopleoftenmakethemistakeoftr yingtolooklikesomeoneelsethey’veseeninamagazine,butthisisusuallyadisasterasweallhaveourowncharacteristics.

Standinfrontofafulllengthmirrorandbehonestwithyourselfaboutwhatyousee.

Thereisnoneedtodwellonyourfaults—weallhavegoodpointsandbadpoints—butthinkinsteadaboutthebestwaytoemphasizethegoodones.

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Whenselectingyourclotheseachday,thinkaboutwhoyou’relikelytomeet,whereyou’regoingtobespendingmostofyourtimeandwhattasksyouarelikelytoperform.Clearly,

someoutfitswillbemoreappropriatetodifferentsortsofactivity

andthiswilldictateyourchoicetoanextent.However,there’snoneedtoabandonyourindividualtastecompletely.Afterall,

ifyoudresstopleasesomebodyelse’sideaofwhatlooksgood,youmayendupfeelinguncomfortable andnotquiteyourself.

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Buttoknowyourownmind,youhavetogettoknowyourself.

Whatd oyoutr ulyfeelgoodin?Thereareprobablyafewfavouriteitemsthatyouwearalot—mostpeoplewear20percentoftheirwardrobe80percentofthetime.

Lookattheseclothesandaskyourselfwhattheyhaveincommon.

Aretheyneatandtidy,looseandflowing?Thenlookatthethingshanginginyourwardrobethatyoudon’twearandaskyourselfwhy.

Gothroughafewmagazinesandcataloguesandmarkthethingsthatcatchyoureye.Isthereacommontheme?

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Somecolorsbringyournaturalcolouringtolifeandotherscangiveusawashed-outappearance.Tryoutnewcoloursbyallmeans,

butr ememberthatd ressinginbrightcolourswhenyoureallylikesubtleneutr altones,

orviceversa,willmakeyoufeelselfconsciousanduncomfortable .

Youknowdeepdownwhereyourowntasteboundarieslie.Andalthoughit’sgoodtochallengethosesometimeswithnewcombinationsorshades,

takecarenottogotoofarallatonce.

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So,you’vechosenanoutfitthatmatchesyourstyle,

yourpersonality,yourshapeandyourcolouring.Butd oesitfit?Ifsomethingistootightortooloose,

youwon’tachievethedesiredeffect,andnomatterwhatotherqualitiesithas,itwon’timproveyourappearanceoryourconfidence.Sometimes,

webuythingswithoutthinking.Somepeoplewhodislikeshoppinggrabthefirstthingtheysee,

orprefertousemail-orderortheInternet.Inallcases,ifitd oesn’tfitperfectly,don’tbuyit,becausethefinerdetailsarejustasimportantastheoverallstyle.

Reappraisingyourimageisn’tselfishbecauseeveryonewhocomesintocontactwithyouwillbenefit.You’lllookbetterandyou’llfeelabetterpersonallround.Andifindoubt,youonlyneedtoreadProfessorAlbertMehrabian’sbookSilentMessagestoremindyourselfhowimportantoutwardappearancesare.

Hisresearchshowedthattheimpactwemakeoneachotherdepend55percentonhowwelookandbehave,

38percentonhowwespeakandonly7percentonwhatweactuallysay.

So,whateverstageyouareatinyourlife,whateverroleyouplay,isn’tittimeyoumadethemostofyourself?

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