Chapter . One chance to make a first impression

The first thing that many women notice about men is their shoes. For the sake of a couple of minutes you would think more blokes would spend some time giving their footwear a freshen up. I know women who have walked out of restaurants, refused to buy clothes and turned away a rep because they had dirty shoes.

The first thing that most men notice about a woman is her smile (or lack of one). Men generally love a woman who smiles. Not in a sexual way but in a connective way. Most men may never look at a woman’s shoes, but they’ll always look for a smile.

This doesn’t mean that men don’t need to smile and women can have dirty shoes. In fact the smile is one of the most important actions you can take.

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