Coach Yourself to Success, Revised and Updated Edition, 2nd Edition

 

TIP 81

DRESS THE PART

       I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want—an adorable pancreas?

JEAN KERR

My grandmother always says, “If it isn’t 100 percent, don’t buy it.” How many times have you bought something, a new suit, a sweater, that wasn’t quite right, but it was a good price? You take it home, wear it once or twice, and then it sits in your closet, taking up space, making you feel guilty because it is too new to give away. If you have to ask, “Do I look good in this?” it probably isn’t right. It is either flattering or not. The next time you are out shopping, don’t buy it if it doesn’t fit perfectly. In fact, don’t buy it if it doesn’t pass through your joy filter, or ...