HOW TO BE PERCEIVED AS A POLISHED, POISED AND POWERFUL INDIVIDUAL

HOW TO BE PERCEIVED AS A POLISHED, POISED AND POWERFUL INDIVIDUAL

We should learn how to make positive first and lasting impressions, feel more comfortable in social and business situations, and polish our individual brands for personal and professional success.

Three Pillars of a Polished, Poised and Powerful Presence

1. Appearance

 
How you look: your style, wardrobe, and grooming

A polished appearance opens doors! When you cultivate your own presence, you draw admiration from others. Not only will they want to develop friendships with you, they will also want to socialize with you, do business with you, and in some instances, maybe even date and marry you.

 
Look the part by dressing to the level of power you aspire. If you dress well, and back it up with the social skills to put others at ease, virtually no group will exclude you.

2. Attitude

How you carry yourself: your conduct and your body language

Your attitude begins on the inside and shows on the outside. You confirm or contradict your powerful image by using behavioral tools, such as posture, engaging eye contact, a strong handshake, and a ready smile. Are you a confident person? If so, your behavioral tools will convey to others that you are a confident person. Nonverbal cues such as stance, head movements, facial expressions, and gestures clarify your message.

Fake it till you become it. By adopting the posture poses of the powerful, you not only boost your mood and outlook, but you affect the way others perceive you. This process will transform the  initial fake confidence into proper, true confidence.

3. Actions

 
How you act: your style of communication, interaction and treatment of others

Not only must you look the part, you must sound the part. It is imperative that you do not exude excessive phony energy, with over the top insincere enthusiasm, but rather speak calmly and eloquently (be lucid, coherent in your thought, and sound intelligent). When you open your mouth, the listeners must feel that they have been heard and understood and that they are learning something new and you are adding value to their knowledge. Avoid engaging in verbal diarrhea at all cost.

 
In modern world, how you treat others and your actions affect how people perceive and judge you. So, being thoughtful and thinking of others will never go out of style; these are timeless qualities. Having good manners will always be considered a desirable trait in a person. When you are kind and have good manners; treat others as you would like to be treated; and make others feel good about themselves, then they will want to be around you. Studies show that women actually value kindness above looks as the most important quality for a man to have.

People like people who are interested in them and the world around them. Showing interest in others and the world around you shows that you are not self-absorbed, which will help create positive impressions wherever you go.

You can make more friends in two months by being interested in them, than in two years by making them interested in you.

Concluding Remarks

You must endeavor to equip yourself with the essential etiquette and protocol knowledge, refined social graces, and personal style to polish your personal brand. Doing so will enable you to consistently present yourself at your personal and professional best in all of your interactions with others and be perceived as a confident person.

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