WHAT WOMEN WANT SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Women age 40 and above should dress for success in the mornings to be confident and inspired to do their best work. What women wear has a huge affect on their psyche. Donning polished clothing not only tells the world that you are self-assured and capable, it allows you to embody those characteristics.
Style is also a reflection of who we are and how we feel about ourselves. For example, women who dress in frumpy clothing tend to feel tired and insecure. Many mature women have the mentality that as they age they have to dress in neutral, unfitted clothing, but this simply is not true. When women dress in colors and fabrics they love, they radiate confidence and are more likely to feel like they can take on the world. The following are helpful ways to dress for success in order to feel capable and inspired.
A study performed by Adam D. Galinsky, professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, tested 58 undergraduates, splitting them into two groups, we’ll call them Group A and Group B. Group A was told to wear white lab coats they believed belonged to doctors. 1. Try Your Clothes on the Night Before Group B was directed to wear street clothes. When tak- Plan your outfit out the night before work and try it on so ing an exam, Group A was more attentive and careful, you know whether or not it looks good and feels comfortmaking half as many mistakes as Group B. Dr. Galinsky infers that clothes greatly affect our minds and bodies.“Clothes invade the body and brain, putting the wearer into a different psychological state,” said Dr. Galinsky. Another study published in the Human Resource Development Quarterly, which focused on workplace attire, found that subjects who dressed in formal business suits felt more “authoritative, trustworthy, and competent,“ while those who dressed in casual business attire able. You will be excited to wake up in the morning knowfelt friendliest. ing your beautiful outfit is waiting for you. This will also
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