The, Rules of Work, 4th Edition

RULE 20

Be attractive

There is no doubt about it, and statistics back it up, handsome people get on better than those less fortunate in this regard. Handsome people have to work less hard to get on. But what makes someone attractive, handsome? If you look at someone you consider attractive, you will be hard pressed to see what it is they’ve got that makes them so good looking. Attractiveness, if we ignore the obvious physical impairments such as buck teeth or a warty nose – all of which can be corrected – is very hard to define. Take any Hollywood star, such as Liza Minnelli, Woody Allen, Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, who aren’t classically good looking and we can see that they have charisma, charm, magnetism, a larger-than-life attitude. They come ...