it is your first day at work…not in the office…that was your old life…but at home or in the studio or in your own business…the only rules governing what you wear are the ones you make yourself…no one will be seeing you…and if someone does…it won’t be someone who’s judging your clothes by what’s proper or powerful in the corporate world…
the only problem is…what do you wear?
can clothes make you feel more successful…even when no one’s looking?
you work at home…alone…theoretically you could get up…have your coffee and work all day in your pajamas…or you could pull on the clothes you left in a heap after the girlfriends came over for casual potluck last nite…or you could go halfway…wear “nice” casual clothes…a little makeup…perhaps some earrings…or you could get dressed as if you were going to any office…except that yours just happens to be down the hall from your bathroom…
the question is…since you’re not leaving the house…since you won’t have to see anyone…does it make any difference at all what you wear?
well…yes…it makes a difference…but only to the extent that your clothes can affect how you feel about yourself…which can affect how you feel about your work…and the clothes that make women feel more successful…or more creative or more motivated…when no one’s watching…are determined by personal idiosyncracies rather than standard business-dressing rules…
at home alone…a feeling of success is as likely to emanate from wearing lipstick or a favorite t-shirt as it is from wearing a business suit…
of course…self-image is the bottom line since…when you work alone…that’s the only image that counts…i will say…that when i’ve been home…and in my pj’s (yes…i’ve had those days)…after a while i’d start to feel non-productive…and not very creative…kind of like a non-entity…not only about my work…but about myself…so for me…it helps to put a little effort in what i’m wearing…although my suits have been nicely stored away…
calling all entrepreneurs…fess up…what do you wear when working at home?
