The Perfect Gentleman Issue 2 - April 2016 | Page 36

Thoughtful Gentleman

Dress Well

Get Moving and Stand Tall

You wouldn’t be surprised to hear us say that
you need to dress well to build confidence.
There are two sides to this element; firstly,
how others perceive and interact with you. As
we mentioned earlier, you have a fraction of a
moment to make a first impression, if you are
dressed well and appropriately then this will
immediately set the right impression. Also if
you dress with a little flair, then you will be
remembered for longer.

Time and time again exercise has been
proven to affect your body chemistry in
positive ways, it makes us happier and
therefore more confident. Being fitter,
healthier and more energetic will help our
confidence. If you are unable to exercise, for
whatever reason, the next best thing is to keep
moving.

If you are dressed well, in clothes that make
you feel good you will immediately start to
feel more confident. You know this to be true,
you remember when you wore that set of
clothes that you love and you walked taller?
You get compliments for the outfit and that in
itself will make us more confident, you wear
the outfit again and the spiral continues.
You don’t have to spend a fortune to dress
well, we have many articles here about
dressing well on whatever budget you have,
so money is no excuse to make that effort to
dress well.

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People who walk faster, look more important,
they have places to go, things to do. Take
meetings whilst walking - it works for Richard
Branson. Put some vim and verve into your
step, increase your pace and become
confident.
Finally, our body works in conjunction with
our mind and body chemistry, so think about
your body posture. Stand up right now,
wherever you are. Stand tall, pull your
shoulders back, thrust your chest forward and
raise your chin. Stay like this for a couple of
moments. Notice how you feel.