Your Challenge: To Be the Best You Can Be

Practicing proper business etiquette is powerful.

Now that you have finished reading this book, reflect on how you have conducted yourself in various business settings. In what situations has your business etiquette been completely proper? What business situations could you have handled more appropriately? What aspects of business conduct are confusing and need clarification? In what situations do you feel totally comfortable and in control? Do your clients and colleagues enjoy your company and you theirs?

Reflecting on the above questions and honestly assessing your conduct in all types of business functions will move you toward the goal of practicing Power Etiquette. Knowing what is proper conduct allows you to be comfortable and in control in any business situation. Your poise and confidence will reflect your leadership abilities, and both your reputation and that of your company’s for superb client relationships will soar. Your manners are always on display. How you conduct yourself in your relationships with other people will determine your future success. The courtesies you extend to those around you will come back to you a hundredfold. Those courtesies will be remembered and savored by your contacts, and those contacts will ensure your future success. Accept the challenge of continually improving your business etiquette, and your life will be richer and more fulfilling because of the many friendships you will cultivate along life’s path.

Manners open doors that position and money cannot.