Marc Johnson: Are You Unique?
KNOW anyone who wears white suits these days? The signature white suit was adopted rather late in his life
by the great writer and humorist
Mark Twain
as part of his “brand.” It was part of what made Mark Twain, well, Mark Twain. In his
enjoyable book
,
Mark Twain: Man in White
, Richard Shelton tells the delightful story of Twain showing up on a December day for a Congressional hearing in Washington
wearing a snow white suit
, shirt, tie and shoes. Twain’s friend
William Dean Howells
said: “Nothing could have been more dramatic than the gesture with which he flung off his long loose overcoat, and stood forth in white from his feet to the crown of his silvery head.” Just what Twain intended/
Marc Johnson
, The Johnson Report.
More here.
Question: How would you describe — brand — yourself in a short sentence that highlights your uniqueness?
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog