Impressions

Making an impression is not an option. You will make one. You are making one. Is it the impression you intend to make? Being certain of your answer to that question is the key to any success you might hope to achieve. You never have a second chance to make a first impression so the one you are making had best be with great intention.

Knowing the people in your world is critical to making the impression you need to make. Impressions are the product of the vision of another. What they see and hear is what matters. Make sure you are choosing a language that will connect, language with which they are familiar.

Begin with others. Leadership is influence. Your influence will ultimately be a product of the impression you make. Communication is the product of both verbal and non-verbal efforts. Impressions are the product of communication. You are constantly communicating a message. Are you well representing yourself?

Relationships can never be taken for granted. They have to be created. What you are communicating is fundamental to the creation you are experiencing. Have you made the connections you need to and want to make in this life? Purposed connection requires preparation and performance.

Children make impressions that are, for the most part, unintentional. As adults we have to take responsibility for the life we are creating. If you want new people in your life and you want to make an intentional connection with them then make the impression you intend to make. Dress to connect. Speak to connect. Listen to connect. Begin with them. Find the verbal and non-verbal language that works and engage it. The impression you make is the place to begin. Be impressive. Do well, my friends.