Did she look like a competent and professional person? What first impression would she create?

How about manager who wears a cardigan, light grey suit and brown shoes. He also has a moustache. Would you feel confident using his services? Does he appear to be 'with it'? Would you think his organisation is up with times?

And personal assistant with low cut top and tight fitting pants? Is she being perceived as a competent person and someone you'd take seriously? She may suit image of a trendy organisation and yet what opinions would you form if she worked with you?

We've all seen or know of people like this. Perhaps it's you and you don't even know it!

Image in Workplace It's a serious business. Image Coaches are being hired by organisations to teach their people how to present themselves in best possible way. How are you and your people perceived by your clients, prospects and suppliers?

Your personal image can be either positive or negative. It can accelerate your success or hinder it.

How to Transform Your Image If you seriously want to enhance results in your life, consider seeing an image coach. In fact as part of services we offer, we've included image coaching as it has been so beneficial to many of our clients.

Some of results achieved have been astounding. An accountant who was considered a 'pushover' by her staff and business partner had a total transformation. Because of her quiet nature she wasn't taken seriously. She also dressed in a way that reinforced her lack of confidence.

Since having coaching around her image… looking how to dress in a more flattering way with credibility and power, she is far more confident and has become very assertive. It's also made her look 10 years younger!

The image coach you'll work with will show you how to present yourself in best possible way. When you look good, you feel good. When you feel good you attract people to you like a magnet!

So if you want to attract right type of people to you in business and in your personal life, then this is definitely one area you should invest in.

If this is of interest to you, email lorraine@office-organiser.com.au.

The Final Word Looking successful is just as important as being successful. Whether we like it or not, people judge us in a number of ways. To be credible we have to look like we know what we're talking about as well as having skills and abilities to deliver.

Don't forget… You are your most important asset and you are worth investing in.

Lorraine specialises in working with businesspeople showing them how to dramatically boost their productivity, reduce the stress and the mess in their lives and have more time for enjoying their life.

3 - Take The Easy Route

See if you can spot easy way to do everyday math sums.

For example, suppose you need to find: 7 + 8 + 3.

Instead of starting at left and adding as you go, you may notice that 7 and 3 make a nice round 10. Simply tag on 8 and you get 18 altogether.

The above technique - called "looking for 10s" - is a useful trick when adding numbers.

Try some for yourself:

a) 8 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 4

b) 9 + 3 + 7 + 5 + 1

c) 13 + 6 + 7 + 14

4 - Notice Patterns

Another thing to practice is seeing patterns in numbers. This makes them easier to remember and to work with.

For example, 23434 contains a simple pattern.

So does 9639.

And 51015 is a 'palindrome" - it's same backwards.

5 - Make Them 'Real'

Numbers may contain memorable digits like dates.

For example, 217761.

If you look carefully, you'll notice it contains year of signing of American Declaration of Independence.

A number could contain:

- birthday numbers of yourself, family, or friends

- figures from a telephone number or dial code

- numbers of a house you have lived in

Or some other kind of digit combination that you can relate to.

Once you can relate numbers to 'real world', you're fast on way to becoming familiar with them.

And when you get to know them, you and numbers can become best of friends for life!