Shocking pink on Cher is not the look for me

Posted on March 4, 2021 by michellelovatosbookreviews, world's first book color commentator, book reviews with a twist

H-a-l-l-l-l-o-o-w!
Isn’t that what a person yells when they saunter into a room, hips in the lead?
Charisma? What’s that?
I’ve been told I’m sharp as a marble. So how am I suppose to make my mark on this big fat scary over-reactive world full of people who think a person has to be a hot-pink wig-wearing transgender Cher on stilts to get noticed in a room?
Thank the good Lord author Dianna Booher provides us with Creating Personal Presence: Look, Think, and Act Like a Leader, a book I was supposed to review in 2011 and re-found six months ago.
Sorry, Berrett-Koehler Publications. I could have used this book 10 years ago! It turns out that if I were forced to figure out how to behave in the world of leadership, I might just end up as a homeless sad sack living with my mother. Oh, wait! I am.
Never-the-less, now that I’ve re-found this title, my worries are over. Right?
According to Booher, a person’s body language, handshake, movement, dress, and reaction to surroundings matter.
Oh. Does that mean my slimy-fish handshake isn’t dainty and perfect for my first trip into a social situation? I thought people wanted to kiss my hand. I’ve been watching too many princess movies.
Booher says that how you talk, the words you choose, the physical qualities in your voice, and how you use it, make a difference.
So I guess that means the high-pitched bird call intro and the hog-yell disagreement pronouncement might be inappropriate. Dang.
My attitude too?
Booher says that even my attitude, values, and competence of my actions determine my success.
I’m in trouble here. Well, I’m glad this author knows how to behave.
In Creating Personal Presence, Booher provides readers with comprehensive coverage of self-assessment and skill development, offers pragmatic and achievable leadership training as well as guidance on creating both external and internal character development.
Heck. No wonder I’m on my mother’s couch. This sounds like something I should take seriously. I hope the world is patient. It might take another 10 years to transform me.

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Happy are those who respect the Lord and obey him. You will enjoy what you work for, and you will be blessed with good things. Psalm 128: 1-2