There are things I like that I have no good reason to. You do too. You know you do. For me some of them are stress balls (not to de-stress with but to keep in a display among others knock knacks and dust catchers on a bookshelf), hats of any type (NOT worn backward), anything with Peanuts (the comic strip), anything with peanuts (the food), red cars (fully 50% of the cars I’ve owned were/are red). There are many many many many other things I like but they took some time getting used to or I had some reason that I like them more/better/deeper that some other version of them whatever they may be.
These things that I just like, for no apparent reason, defying explanation, or I should know better than to, were like at first sight. There was never a time I didn’t like peanut butter cups or Kung Pao chicken or chicken satay. Nor have I ever met a hat I didn’t like. You get the idea. They all made a grand first impression on me.
What is it that the dime store philosophers say about first impressions? You never get a second chance to make a first impression. I take exception to that. With that? I take exception with that. I think sometimes people’s first impressions are so innocuous that one doesn’t even recognize an impression has been made. Other times first impressions are so offensive that one puts them out of their mind. For those of us who fall somewhere between Marvin Milquetoast and Attila the Hun, well, we probably do drop into that category of people who need to be a bit careful of the first impression they make.
What do you do if you make a less than stellar first impression. Review, revise, and retry. Nothing says you can’t strive to make fabulous second, third and fourth impressions. If you don’t want to go through all that, check out Differences Among Us, this week’s Uplift post at ROAMcare. Your first impression of it might be that it has little to do with first impressions. Sorry. It really does.
The Real Reality Show Blog 
So many things in this piece made me grin…not least of which was this gem. So true!
“I think sometimes people’s first impressions are so innocuous that one doesn’t even recognize an impression has been made.” Perish the thought…and pass me a hat. Which I promise not to wear backwards. 💝😉💝
Haha! Yeah, I’ve been there. Sometimes though, people don’t stop to think that they are making a first impression because they assume “everyone knows me.” Not a good look.
Oh…yes, yes. Def not a good look! 😉😁😉
Naturally, we would never do that (he said humbly)😁
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First impressions are hazardous if you’re not aware it’s coming. Too often, I find myself in the midst of something I hadn’t expected, and instead of thinking about what I should say or how I should act, I react–which never turns out well for me. But you’re right–we can always give it a better shot the second time around. The older I get, the more I realize I need to be aware of how I show up. Well said, my friend.
I found myself in that position a lot at work, especially those “team” meetings that seem to include at least one new face every week. But don’t ever forget, even though you can only make a first impression once, you get to make an impression every time you see someone.
I think I need to start calling you Gandalf or Yoda.
Tall enough to be Gandalf I am not. Yoda instead I must be