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Firm and best impressions.


WHEN I OPENED THE DECEMBER 2005 ISSUE AND saw the bold headline on the Publisher's Page ("The NBA Dress Code On October 17, 2005, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern implemented a mandatory dress code for all NBA and NBA Development League players. This was especially noteworthy because the NBA became the first major professional sports league to implement such a : Setting High Standards), I applauded.

As a certified See certification.  image coach and consultant, I help my clients convey professionalism, knowledge, and experience through the design and management of their total image. The implementation of a business casual dress code for NBA NBA
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1. National Basketball Association

2. National Boxing Association

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 players sends a major message, one long overdue OVERDUE. A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue.
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. I sincerely hope our young men (and women) will begin to emulate em·u·late  
tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.

2.
 the best aspects of this behavior and demand more of themselves, their peers, and the adults who would be their role models.

Fifty-five percent of an individual's first impression is visual, and once that first impression has been formed, today's competitive marketplace demands that corporate professionals and entrepreneurs put their best foot forward, in every area, in order to compete on a local, regional, national, or global scale.

Dianne M. Daniels

Association of Image Consultants International

Norwich, CT

ddaniels@imageandcolor.com
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Title Annotation:Letters
Author:Daniels, Dianne M.
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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