Your days won't ever be perfect, AC won't always work, your mother in law might drop in for a visit, car batteries do tend to die at most inopportune times and that check you expected in today's mail won't always arrive.

Hey, that's life in big city. Or small town for that matter. The point is, way you deal with these stumbling blocks is a huge determining factor in being a winner.

If you dwell on stumbling blocks that life throws into your path you'll never find time to be a Winner. On other hand if you deal with them and move forward with a positive attitude your well on your way to being one of "Life's TRUE Winners".

"Your Success Is Our Success"

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CASUAL DAY

Often a nightmare for managers. Have you seen that memo circulating Internet that starts out “Starting May 1 we will have Casual Day on Fridays”, proceeds through ”dashikis, turbans, bikinis, and gold lame jumpsuits are not...” and ends with “Casual Day has been canceled.”

Some companies use phrases like “client dress code” and “meeting dress code” to help good-taste-challenged. If they don’t, use your common sense, quintessential EQ. If there’s a big meeting, or clients coming to office, dress accordingly.

WHAT’S IN & WHAT’S OUT

The other day a friend of mine (we live in TX) was heading for D. C. area and asked for my advice re: wardrobe. I told her no florals, no bright colors...” She interrupted with “How do YOU know?” Well, because I get around. I look around. I care.

My family moved every 2-3 years when I was growing up and in summers I went to my grandmother’s in a rural Texas town. I got tired of being made fun, so I learned to learn quick. “Being made fun of” in adult world can mean missing promotions, or being fired.

SO HOW TO FIND OUT MORE? ·People-watch. When you see someone well put-together, who looks really good, analyze why. Color? Fabric? Accessories or lack of them? ·People-ask. I can’t think of anything more flattering than to be asked how I manage to look so good. Ask and you can learn theory. One thing you’ll likely pick up, a la EQ, is that person delights in dressing as they do. They’re having fun. They’re creative. Then remember, “Imitation is sincerest form of flattery.” ·Read magazines. Find some middle-of-the road magazine, something down-to-earth. Try “Marie Claire.” It’s a bit pricey but you can apply what you learn in a resale shop. FOR INSTANCE: They have “The Best Jeans to Flatter Your Shape.” “Great-fitting jeans are ultimate wardrobe essential—and hardest to find,” they say. I agree. The editors’ pick for all figures happens to be $138, but I’d pay that just to see if they actually flattered me: http://magazines.ivillage.com/marieclaire . ·Watch tv shows with fashion in mind. Anchor people are good, too. ·Use Internet. ·Watch who compliments you. One time I had on something I will not describe to you, and a teenaged boy with purple spikey hair and 5 earrings brushed past me in store and said, “Like, dude, cool outfit.” It went in trash. What was I thinking? ·Work with a coach.

Like everything else, dressing appropriately and attractively can be learned, and it can make a difference in your life. The greatest accessory you can have is self-assurance. If you do your homework, you’ll know you look right, and then you’ll feel right. Personal Power!