Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
So, we’re back for our fourth and final week talking about superheroes (though I’m sure they’ll return in the future), how they influenced Elvis and how their positive influences can be used to improve your life as well. Sound good? Good!
So last week, we talked about making decisions. If you missed that post, check it out. It’s worth a browse.
So, this week, the first trait we’ll be talking about is being…
Polite
Notice how superheroes are polite. I mean, not only to grandmothers and young children, but they’re even cordial to the bad guys. And we’re not talking about the guys at work that bring smelly food at lunch time; these guys are wrecking the world, and the superhero essentially says, “hey stop it… now!... Or I’ll have to blow you up (and I don’t want to do that)”. In like fashion, Elvis always came across as polite. Whenever you see him in interviews, he’s always referring to the interviewer as ‘sir’ and nodding his head. He’s shaking the man’s hand, smiling, being nice to the guy − even in the 70’s when he’s a grown man, one of the most well-known men in the world, and the interviewer’s this unknown fella. I wonder how great that unknown fella felt when he got treated like an equal, or even a better, by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Actually, let’s be honest − how do YOU feel when you get treated good by anybody, even if they’re working the cash at Wal-Mart. Yea, that’s right − great. By being polite to others, you make them feel respected and worthy. And that makes them feel great. And people do nice things for you when you make them feel great. It never hurts to be polite. Ever.
Look Uniquely/Camouflaging Awesome!
Ok, let’s be honest − all superheroes look awesome. I mean, you might not like their style, but it’s bright and bold and easy to market. Though you might not want to go to work looking like that, it still gets you to smile when you see it and go, “I might not want to rock that, but it looks fine on him and, admittedly, he looks amazing in that Spiderman garb”.
The same is true for Elvis. Elvis had those incredible jump suits. Now sure, clothes like the Tupelo Gold Suit made their mark, but you’ve got to continually look similar to be recognized like a superhero and those jumpsuits did that job. Again, maybe you wouldn’t want to wear them to work, but you still feel that Elvis looked so awesome for wearing them.
But if he looked so awesome for wearing them, why wouldn’t you want to wear one? Mainly because you have to look not only awesome but uniquely/camouflaging awesome. This means what you wear has to be unique enough that people will recognize you as you for wearing that outfit (Elvis jumpsuit); but, the outfit also has to be awesome in a way that makes you still camouflage with others (like having a really awesome Men in Black suit −looks like other suits so you don’t stand out, but is so well-maintained you look great).
The idea here is not to look like a fruit. It’s to look great. Superheroes never look bad on a daily basis. Maybe roughed up after a tough fight, but they have to be ready to smile at those grandmothers and get on to the next bad guy and they can’t do that if their pants are ripped so badly they’re falling off. Same thing with Elvis; he looked great, even at the end of a tough concert tour. When you look great like that, people feel an affinity to your awesome clothes and they connect that to an awesome you. Seeing pictures of Elvis dressed up in those jumpsuits are so iconic, you can’t help but go “wow” when you see them. By looking awesome in your own way, you want others to say “wow” when they see you. And you know it’s good when your next boss looks at you and goes “wow. That’s one well put together guy!” If it worked for Elvis and Superman, it can work for you.
Elvis’s Lessons:
Elvis Presley, one of the most successful men in history, took inspiration from superheroes to power-boost his career and YOU can, too. Two ways to do this are to be polite and to look uniquely/camouflaging awesome. When you’re polite, you make others feel awesome and they want to help you in return, when you dress awesome, you wow people into believing into you. Be like Presley, be polite; Look like Captain America, Look awesome.
P.S. I'd love to hear your input; leave a comment below this post or email me at alexghilson@gmail.com to continue the conversation.
P.P.S. If you want to see Elvis looking awesome and being polite, here's a Youtube video of him in interview from the early 70's.
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