![]() With a quick Google search, I discovered that this clever phrase is part of a quote from Genevieve Rhode. I see her quote everywhere, but I can’t find out who she actually is. I asked him if he had invented this phrase, and he said that he had heard it somewhere. “Get up, dress up, show up, and never give up.”ĭuring one of their practice presentations, one of the participants who was framing a discussion on casual dress code, used the playful expression, Get Up. No one wore a tie, but one gentleman sported a colorful bow tie, claiming to be the “best dressed” person in the program. Some of them showed up in jeans, while others selected more professional attire (e.g., dresses, button down shirts, sport coats). The participants were from many different countries, all smart and highly motivated, and all under 30 years of age. Last week I taught a series of communication skills training classes to a group of high potential employees involved in a talent development program of a Fortune 50 company. I told her to dress up for our session, as if she was going for a job interview. I invited her to my home for a career coaching session on Friday. She feels she is not ready because her resume is not yet perfected. She shared with me how reticent she is to go out and network. I’ve seen her in this comfortable attire on more than one occasion since she was laid off from her corporate IT job last Spring. She was mowing her lawn on her ride-on John Deere tractor wearing her gardening dungarees. It was a good call.Ī few days before that, I ran into my neighbor who is between jobs right now. I forced myself to dress up for the delivery run. I took a look in the mirror and asked myself if I looked like a successful author? The answer was clear….a quick change was needed. Well, yesterday I had to drop off a box of my new books, Stop Global Boring, to Bodytalk Boutique, the host of a book signing party for me next week. You might say, what’s the big deal how we dress? Shouldn’t we be allowed to be comfortable while we work? Why do we have to dress “to impress?” Why can’t people just accept who we are without all the trappings? ![]() I feel great, and I’m being productive in my work, but I can’t leave my home office for fear that I’ll run into people. For example, right now, I’m wearing summer shorts, a Stanford University tank top, I’m barefoot, my hair is a mess, and I’m wearing absolutely no makeup. With current workplace trends in casual dress and working remotely, it’s sometimes difficult to pull yourself together in a more professional way.
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