Student Success: Dress for Success

There is a reason many organizations make sure their recruits keep their uniform clean and pressed.

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These people are all ready to work. In addition to their hours of training and preparation, as well as their careful care in manner, these people prepared their uniform for their profession.

You, as a student or early professional, can harness this ability by keeping your wardrobe clean and updated. By cleaning your clothes regularly, and ironing if you are so inclined, you actually change the mindset you take into the world. When you're clean and prepared with your uniform, you're clean and prepared in mind for success.

When you're cramming for exams or looking to a long lecture with in-depth notes, dressing for success can change your whole mindset and give you the edge to push towards that job or that A.

• Dry clean items that require dry cleaning, look for coupons or discounts for students, or ask the attendant if they give discounts for interviewees (you never know, they may be amenable)
• Keep your undergarments clean...please! The lingering odors from sweat and other things will cut through a nice uniform every time. Don't let it sabotage your chances, keep 'em clean!
• Iron: check the labels on your garments, if they let you, learn to use that iron and make a habit of it! Not only will it make you look sharper, but you'll learn a new skill you can take with you.
• The importance of morning and evening routines. Making it habit will keep you honest when things hit the fan and you risk cutting corners.

These are just a few things you can do to keep yourself clean and prepared for the day. Dress for success and you'll enjoy a better mindset to take on those challenges. To learn more, check out these informative articles at the Art of Manliness (for women, too!): Sharp Dressed Man ; Daily Routines and You