Sherri-Net

There are very few reality shows that catch my attention, but Running in Heels is one I wanted to watch.

I have had a love hate relationship with magazines all my life and only now am starting to realise, good or bad, they do indeed play a part in our lives.

The arrogance of youth (my youth I am referring to here) saw me at the opposite end of what these magazines advertised.

I was a tom boy, had no interest in fashion, and certainly did not really care what I looked like.

Mind you at that time I was serving in the army, wore a uniform to work, and really did not care one iota about how I looked.

Fast forward a few years after service and I find myself in a corporate environment where I have to care.

Try as I might to fight against it, how you look is indeed exceptionally important. Where first impressions count and your ability to perform is gauged by how you look.

These are the lessons I have learnt the hard way.

Gone are the days when I thought “people will see my underlying talent”, regardless of what I wear or how I look.

As petty as it sounds, to get your foot in the door, to have people take you seriously in the first place requires you to dress the part.

Frills and fluff just do not do it.