Passive No More: 10 Days To Purposeful Living

I was sitting in a meeting last week with a man I'd just met, and I noticed how cool he looked - nice haircut; cool pattern on his untucked dress shirt; slightly worn jeans with stylish holes in them - you know the kind of holes that are put there on purpose by the manufacturer.  And then there were his shoes... These awesome brown leather zip-up boots that had that old/vintage look to them. Now don't get me wrong, I don't have a habit of checking out other guys so closely, but I do notice stuff about people when I'm having a conversation with them, especially if it's someone I've just met and in this case, someone in a similar line of work. I specifically remember looking at his cool boots and then glancing down at my faux-leather shoes I bought from Walmart.  Although it was a great meeting, for some reason I left it feeling a bit down about myself and the simple way I dress.  My wife, Jennifer, tells me I dress "classic" but she also gets onto me for not budgeting for new clothes and for wearing the same s