What’s Your Impact?

If you go visit your doctor, they are dressed a certain way, they probably speak to their staff a certain way, and they quite likely begin each of your visits a particular way. If you stop at a surf shop, the salesperson is probably dressed quite differently than your physician, and yet still in a way that reflects and supports the business. You go to these people in order to receive a service or a product, and you probably go to them specifically because they have left some kind of impression on you. We refer to this impression as their personal impact.

Have you given much thought about the impression that you make? How much leeway do you have to express yourself at work, at home, and in your hobbies? While the impact you have can be derived from the way that you present yourself (through how you behave and what you wear), we also have to look at ways that let your individual self be reflected and to have your brand reflect the impact that you want to have.

When you plan to take a short vacation and ask your neighbor to watch your home for you, what is it that makes you ask that particular neighbor? Are they trustworthy? Friendly? Do they consistently conduct themselves in a way that leads you to think they are a good person? If so, you are feeling some of the impact of their personality. They present themselves in a particular way, and unless you see some demonstration of inconsistency (which may lead you to question their credibility), to you their impact seems quite clear.

Are you ready to present yourself in a way that other people see you as credible and trustworthy? What kind of impact do you want to make in life?

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