鈥� Take 10 minutes before a meeting or job interview to write about a time you felt powerful. organised by psychologists at the University of Cologne, Germany.
鈥� 鈥� In a study led by Richard Petty of Ohio State University in Columbus, people who wrote down why they were qualified for a job while sitting up straight went on to believe more of these reasons than people who wrote while slumped over their desks.
鈥� 鈥� And stand tall. Amy Cuddy at Harvard University has shown the power of 鈥減ower posing鈥�. Volunteers who stood with their hands on their hips and shoulders back, or who sat with an open, expansive posture for just a few minutes before delivering a speech as part of a mock job interview performed better and were more likely to be selected.
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鈥� Wear your lucky socks. People who brought in a 鈥渓ucky charm鈥� to help them in a memory test run by Lysann Damisch at the University of Cologne . They also set higher goals for themselves. This was because they felt more confident, Damisch says.
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This article appeared in print under the headline 鈥淗ow to be your best鈥�
