Look Your Best. ALWAYS.

Its somewhat surprising to me just how little some guys actually put into their actual appearance and hygiene. & that's not because their appearance & hygiene is impeccable.

One of my female Facebook friends threw up a status earlier in the week saying how she was amazed that so many guys look dirty & their clothes are raggedy…& yet their kicks are fresh. While it is very true that women pay attention to what's on our feet, PLEASE don't for a second believe that any shoe in the world will distract enough to take attention away from your busted-up-ness. Your appearance is a reflection of your mental state. Its how YOU view you. & it also serves as a guideline for how others should view you & treat you.

Think of a homeless man w/ rundown clothes, body odors, unkept hair & whatnot & how most people react to them. I'm not taking shots at the less fortunate, I'm just getting you to picture a reality. I've been next to people who had new clothes on (donations) w/ other people right under them & it wasn't until they asked for some change that you could tell they were actually homeless . When you throw on that "dress for success" gear, fresh/clean clothes, or a white T-shirt to your ankles w/ slippers on, you tend to attract those wearing what you're wearing.

I love how Kanye talked about being self-conscious on his All Falls Down track. His is a bit over the top w/ his self-consciousness, but I like it better than not being that way at all. I'm not saying go wear a suit every place you go, but understand that a 1st impression can be your greatest weapon or your greatest weakness. You decide. You may forget a person's name, what they wore when you saw them, or even the things you heard them say. But you will ALWAYS remember your 1st impression of them, no matter what they do afterwards. If you were to bump into the person that would handle your job interview tomorrow looking & also ACTING a mess, guess who wouldn't be getting that 2nd interview?

Eliminate the negativity around you & draw the positivity to you by always LOOKING good, SMELLING good, SOUNDING good, & promoting yourself like the business you are. You are your own brand. To get any place in life you have GOT to sell yourself. But if you sound wrong, look wrong, and act wrong, nobody will focus on what you have to say because all that other mess is overpowering your sale. Start getting yourself on point if you're not already and watch your social life, professional life, love life, & just about everything else improve. DRAMATICALLY. -Donny