WBO Podcast: Dress for Success When Working from Home

Even if you work from home, there are a number of benefits to dressing for success.  There are typically two (2) types of individuals — those who work best when comfortable in a raggedy pair of sweat pants and “big” T-shirt and those who are dressed to go to the office.  If you fall into the later category, you will probably benefit immensely from dressing for success.  It has been reported by many that the more professional you dress, the more professional results you will likely produce.

It  helps also to examine your current working situation and ask yourself the following question — Does my homebased business require me to meet regularly with customers?  If you answered yes, you may want to dress for business success even if it is not necessarily expected of you.  Taking  this step when meeting with clients and/or customers is a great way to improve your public perception.  If your clients normally see you in casual clothing, it may be a nice surprise and change for all parties involved, including yourself!

Although business suits are ideal for both men and women, you do have options.  A simple pair of dress pants and a nice blouse/shirt would be satisfactory.    Try different types of clothing combinations to see what works best for you.

As a homebased business entrepreneur, the public perceives homebased business workers have difficulty because of their lack of professionalism.  Professionalism is not in how you present yourself to clients and it does not concern the work that is produced.  Instead, the lack of professionalism stems from the appearance of the homebased worker — the clothes that are worn! 

Are you a homebased business owner/freelancer/contractor?  What are you wearing right now?  If you are wanting to improve your professionalism and possibly even your performance levels and productivity, you may want to change the way you dress for work.  The decision is yours!  Why not give dressing for success a try as you have nothing to lose by doing so.

Come join Janet Cargill, www.jcargillimage.com, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 11 a.m. (EST) on www.blogtalkradio.com/wbo-radio.  The dial in phone number is (347) 205-9229.  She  will share her insights and suggestions on dressing for success.  If you are not able to stop by at the time indicated, you are welcome to listen to the show at your leisure.

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