{"id":14905,"date":"2023-08-24T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=14905"},"modified":"2023-07-03T16:13:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:13:10","slug":"100-words-on-the-importance-of-making-a-good-first-impression-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id14905-100-words-on-the-importance-of-making-a-good-first-impression-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Why Making a Good First Impression Is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/first-impression.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14930\" title=\"first impression\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/first-impression.jpg\" alt=\"making a good impression\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/first-impression.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/first-impression-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>Like it or not, when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompleteleader.org\/competencies\/understanding-evaluating-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evaluating others<\/a>, people tend to form an opinion within 30 seconds of meeting someone for the first time. Unfortunately, that resulting initial impression is generally extremely difficult to reverse should we start out on the wrong foot &#8211; which is why negative first impressions often lead to lost opportunities. Ironically, the best way to ensure <strong><em>you&#8217;ll<\/em><\/strong> make a great first impression is by focusing your attention on the other guy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong> Although we may have multiple opportunities to impress others, we&#8217;re always better off when we <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id4666-the-best-things-i-ever-bought-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get it right the first time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: Cliff Cooper<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like it or not, when it comes to evaluating others, people tend to form an opinion within 30 seconds of meeting someone for the first time. 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