Sit Up For Success!

If you want to increase your confidence, try improving your posture. According to April 2010 article in "Good Housekeeping", people who keep their spines straight and chest lifted not only project more self-assurance, but actually feel it too.

An Ohio State study found that students (who thought they were investigating how actors maintain different postures) were instructed to write down pros and cons about themselves as job candidates. Those told to maintain good posture while making their list were more secure about their assessments than those instructed to slump. Just be sure to focus on your best qualities (I'm punctual, creative..."), since better posture also reinforced participants' negative entries ("I procrastinate, don't speak up enough..."). So, it is true about what your grand-mother and mother always said, "Don't slouch, and stand up straight".