Mon 26 Dec 2005
How to gain power
The image consultant’s advice for how you can make a good impression and appear important:
- A powerful person is hard to get a hold of in person, he must always be contacted through a secretary that can screen phone calls.
- Hire an assistant, this frees up more time you can spend on really important matters.
- Have a busy schedule, think of yourself as a trendy night club that is hard to get into.
- Be at important events. Be at the places where the important stuff happens this includes seminars, dinners and shows. It is a good opportunity to build a network.
- Be well connected. Important people knows other important people.
- Be selective on the projects you will be working on. Have a hunch for the really good ideas.
- Have an impressive office. It should be big and beautiful. Have a big desk in some exclusive wood and a leather chair. Have pictures of your self on the walls where you are meeting other important people.
- Dress to impress. You are how you dress.
- Do not talk a lot. The more you talk the more you risk giving away that you lack knowledge about something. Talk concise.
- Drive a big car, a personal driver would impress.
- Don’t do the dirty jobs, let other people deal with them.
- Be confident and don’t hesitate. Take some risks. When you believe in yourself other will also believe in you.
- Routines are boring. Surprise people with positive initiative.
- Be laid back and act as everything comes naturally.