NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Got a passion for buying sneakers? It could be a good sign, with a poll finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type that other people.
Mindset Media, a media company that examines personality traits of different consumers, found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader."
This begs the question: running any business and especially one like a Home Staging business requires leadership skills. Without leadership skills, it would be hard to make sales happen and influence people towards your creative vision. I'm on my 2nd pair of sneakers so far this year (including the Pumas pictured above) and now I think I see another pair in my not so distant future :)
What about you? Do you think buying sneakers is a sign of leadership?
Here is some more from the story:
"These qualities were defined as having ideas and vision, and a style with others that is both inclusive and decisive.
The survey of 7,500 people, using market research group Nielsen's online panel, found multi-sneaker buyers were 50 percent more likely to be very assertive and 47 percent more likely to be spontaneous.
Lauren Arvonio, a spokeswoman for Mindset Media, said sneaker buyers were more likely to fly by the seat of their pants.
"It is often said you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear, and now we have some hard data to back that up," Arvonio told Reuters.
"What is interesting is that these personality traits held true across the board, regardless of age, income, or gender."
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Hmmm..I buy a new pair of dress shoes about every three months...but my sneakers are replaced every couple of years. Wonder what THAT says!