- Does your appearance really impact your success?
Is it important?
Does it play a role in you living your dreams,
getting a promotion or achieving your goals?
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Hey, I'm Terri Savelle Foy, your cheerleader of dreams.
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So let me ask the question.
Does your appearance really impact your success?
Is it important?
Does it play a role in you living your dreams,
getting a promotion or achieving your goals?
Well to answer that,
one of the greatest secrets to success is this.
Act as if you already have what you want.
You know, they say dress for the job you want,
not the job you have, right?
In fact, T.C. Jakes said, "You can't bring that old look
"into new dimensions."
He said, "If God gives you a new opportunity,
"you need to be dressed for it."
Now you think about in "The Bible",
Naomi told Ruth before she could go to Boaz
she had to change her garments.
In other words get the garments on now, it says.
Change your garments means to prepare,
because something that hasn't even happened yet,
you've got to prepare for it.
In other words, "The Bible" talks about,
"Wash yourself therefore,
"and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes."
Be prepared.
God blesses people who are prepared.
In fact, Boaz said to Ruth,
"For all my people in the city know
"that you are a woman of excellence."
So what I'm saying is just set a new standard for yourself.
When you have an excellent spirit, you're honoring God.
Now I'm not saying that we all have to dress up
or dress like me or wear gigantic earrings. (giggles)
Who does this?
Or even spend a lot of money
on your clothes or your appearance.
You don't need to wear as much mascara as me.
No one does that.
I'm just saying that your appearance, your clothes,
your standard, they make a strong statement
about how you see yourself.
In fact, "Entrepreneur Magazine" said
dressing for success matters.
They said, your image educates others
on how you want to be treated, how you wanna be approached.
So every time you go out, this magazine said,
you reflect an image that tells others how to treat you.
Successful people maintain an impeccable image.
Why?
Because they know that their image is a part of their brand,
and a big part of advancing in life is lookin' the part.
So dress for where you wanna go,
not just where you are.
Now more importantly, it makes you feel like a success.
"Fortune" magazine said, since people tend to judge us,
consciously or not, at least in part based on how we look,
why not look like you're ready for a promotion?
I like the words of Zig Ziglar.
He said, "You cannot climb the ladder of success
"dressed in the costume of failure."
So all I'm sayin' is let's just do our best
to look our best,
and I'm not just referring to your personal appearance,
but also your surroundings.
The appearance of your car.
Your work space, your home, everything.
In fact, I heard a story about a guy
who was considering renting a house,
so he scheduled a tour with the landlord.
As he pulled up to the property,
the landlord greeted him outside.
Well before she began touring the home with him,
she began to just ask him one question after another
about his car.
Like, how long have you had it, how do you like it,
does it drive good?
He said you might assume it was a foreign luxury car,
but it was a little economic Honda Accord.
Finally, after all this interest in his little car,
she decided to give him a tour of the house.
Well after he saw the house he was sure
it was the perfect one for him.
So he asked the landlord, he said,
have you had a lot of interest in the house?
She said, yes, I have shown this place to several people,
but she said, quite honestly,
you are the only person I would consider renting it to.
The renter was puzzled and he said,
why was I the only person to make the cut?
She said, you are the only person
that I've shown this place to
that keeps their car clean and tidy.
She said, from experience,
I know if someone takes good care of their car,
chances are they'll take good care of my rental.
That afternoon, he signed the lease.
So getting organized behind the scenes
and being excellent in appearance,
it's all part of preparation for your next level.
And you know, it's not just about housekeeping,
it's about your personal standard.
So you could be dreaming about having a new car,
and you even have a photo of it on your vision board.
However, the one you're driving is so junky
it's full of fast food trash, old mud stains on the floor,
maybe the lining is ripped out of the ceiling,
hasn't been washed since last February.
You got paragraphs written all over the windows
that say please, for the love of God, wash me. (giggles)
Maybe it's not in that bad of shape,
but it's not excellent or presentable
to offer your boss a ride to luncheon.
Think about it like that.
So my recommendation for you is this.
Act as if it were a brand new BMW.
Treat it with honor.
Make it as nice as it can be.
Get the inspection sticker removed.
Vacuum the floor, empty the trash.
Every time you stop to fill up with gas,
empty the trash, just put it in the trash can.
Wipe down the seats and the dashboard.
Clean off the steering wheel.
Organize the glove compartment.
Throw away the old insurance cards.
I used to have, like, five years in there.
When God sees how you take care of this vehicle
that he trusted you with for this season of your life,
then He can determine whether or not
you can be trusted with something nicer.
So show God that you are trustworthy
and you're capable of overseeing something much nicer,
'cause he's the one who said,
"If you're faithful with the little things,
"you'll be ruler over greater things."
"Other fruits, you shall know them",
"The Bible" says.
So here's what I want you to realize.
Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world.
Brian Tracy said it like this.
"The car you drive and the condition that you keep it in
"will correspond to your state of mind at any given time."
He said, "When you're feeling positive and confident
"and in control of your life,
"your home, your car, your workplace,
"it'll tend to be well-organized and efficient.
"When you feel overwhelmed with work,
"or frustrated, unhappy, your car,
"your workplace and your home,
"even your closets will tend to reflect
"this state of disarray and confusion."
He said, "Everything is from the INNER to the OUTER."
Now it was funny.
In a survey, nearly fourteen hundred people were asked,
how long would it take you
to get your house ready for dinner guest?
You ready for this?
65% said four hours or less.
10% said eight hours
7% said 24 hours.
6% said 40 hours or more.
And 11% said they would never invite anyone inside, ever.
(giggles)
I like that.
I want you to distinguish yourself
by getting organized for success.
Here's the thing.
When you demand excellence from yourself,
even your appearance, you are preparing
for the next level God wants to take you.
And the "The Bible" says,
"The Father who sees what is done in secret
"will reward you in the open."
So did this help you today?
In fact, I wanna help you even more
by giving you my seven point checklist
to distinguish yourself for success.
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that we shared today,
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because I'm telling you from experience,
when I got fed up with my life being in a rut,
I started doing these seven things,
and it catapulted my life to places I only dreamed of.
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