{"id":128269,"date":"2024-08-01t11:55:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-01t15:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=128269"},"modified":"2024-08-29t23:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30t03:52:41","slug":"bissett-bullet-keeping-up-appearances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2024\/08\/01\/bissett-bullet-keeping-up-appearances\/","title":{"rendered":"bissett bullet: keeping up appearances"},"content":{"rendered":"

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today’s bissett bullet: \u201cso many judgments are made of us as accountants by prospective clients, sometimes even before we open our mouths.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

by martin bissett<\/em><\/p>\n

conclusions made about you by a potential client may be drawn from nothing more than the car you arrive in, for example, and that can be tricky. if the car is deemed too basic, the assumption will be that you\u2019re not as successful as you say. too flashy a car, however, and the inference will be that you\u2019re splashing your client\u2019s cash \u2013 \u201cno wonder she charges us so much, we\u2019re funding her lifestyle!\u201d it\u2019s a hard one to get right but as a rule, the aim is to project prosperity, not opulence.<\/span><\/h4>\n

it is important to present as professional an image as possible. in addition to clean, well pressed clothes and fresh breath, taking out an up-to-date laptop, using the latest phone and taking notes with a good quality pen are all external indicators of who and what you are and what it would be like to work with you.<\/span><\/h4>\n

today\u2019s to-do:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

make sure that everything about your appearance is as professional as it could possibly be in order to create the right first impression with any potential clients.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
see more bissett bullets here<\/a><\/h6>\n

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