It’s true what they say: “You never get a second chance at a first impression.”
The first time Nicole Kidman met Jimmy Fallon, her impression of him was less than stellar. In fact, before she met him she was interested in dating him. After, she was eager to get away from him.
Jimmy Fallon, we learn in the clip below, was totally unaware of all of this:
What first impression are you giving: When teens show up for their first youth night? When you meet parents for the first time? When you get introduced to your new pastor?
First impressions matter. What can you do to improve yours?
Michael Marchand
Michael is a Catholic evangelist, author and speaker.
After spending 11 years as a parish youth minister, Michael left parish ministry to work full-time with ProjectYM (a ministry he cofounded a few years earlier).
Michael's resume also includes preaching gigs at events and conferences around the world, a Catholic theology degree, authoring a book on Catholic evangelization, years of training and consulting with parish/diocesan leaders on technology and social media, countless online projects, and the founding of 2 ProjectYM mission bases: one in Uganda and one in Chattanooga, TN.
Michael is blessed to be part of an amazing missionary family. Michael, his beautiful wife (Crystal) and three kids recently settled in Chattanooga to serve the local Church there.
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