There’s something to be said for looking the part.
In the days before hers became a household name, actress Jane Seymour really, REALLY wanted to play the lead female in the movie Somewhere in Time. So when she showed up for her audition, she dressed as the character, in an outfit from the period in which the film was set. The role was hers and the rest is history.
About that same time, our friend Lee was but one in a sea of computer programmers in a growing company. Programmers are not known for their professional dress. So it was that Lee took a lot of kidding from his peers for showing up each day for work wearing a tie. Yet when it came time to promote a programmer to management, well, guess who was chosen.
Every day at work is an audition of sorts. Very often, looking the part is the first step toward winning — or losing — a coveted position. That’s one of many reasons why leaving the laundering of your shirts and the handling of your dry cleaning to the professionals is a good idea. You never know who may be watching — and noting that you look the part they’re trying to fill.
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