Manners
Manners are free to acquire. Also, once acquired they require you do less verbal convincing that you are a professional person. They are an investment in your own respect for what you do. Paid through your effort. Visible, and scarce... Making it easier for you to stand out amongst your competition if you have them. Considering the majority of how we communicate is interpreted non-verbally... Manners are important to what your image represents about what you might say verbally. Consequently, you may not get a fair chance at being heard if you do not make a good impression visually. Our lives are fast paced. Because of that, we "cut" out certain things that we deem less worthy of our time. But if you want to stand out as an individual who should be picked over another to do business with... You have to actually stand out. You. It doesn't matter if the world standard for looking a...