Description
Proactively holding a powerful pose for 2+ minutes can increase your self esteem and self confidence.
How to Do It
Proactively sit or stand in a power pose for 2 + minutes on regular intervals. Ideally every day.
Power poses are poses where your body is expanded, you are standing up straight, your shoulders are back. Your arms can be at your sides.
Benefits
- Improves confidence
- Improves mood
- Improves decision making
Time Commitment
2 minutes +
Why it works
Some studies show that when you adopt an expansive posture you will feel more powerful.
Suggested Frequency
Daily
Supporting Studies and Articles
- https://jamesclear.com/body-language-how-to-be-confident
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2018/04/03/power-posing-is-back-amy-cuddy-successfully-refutes-criticism/#375195c33b8e
- https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/03/28/54-study-analysis-says-power-posing-does-affect-peoples-emotions-and-is-worth-researching-further/
- https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9547823/13-027.pdf?sequence=1
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VZQxTNGncn-x7nz9OsNXmkz9rFkhdYEjzNXN7vqrYKA/pubhtml?gid=1181532305&single=true
- https://ideas.ted.com/inside-the-debate-about-power-posing-a-q-a-with-amy-cuddy/
Required Equipment
None
Gurus/Celebrities/Doing it
Amy Cuddy
Category Health/Productivity/Mood:
- Productivity
- Mood
Suggested Time of Day
Anytime. May be best in the morning to start the day of right.
Notes
- It is ideal to practice power poses before important meetings and events
- There is a lot of controversy about this habit as the results did not pass something called the p-curve. Which means they are right on the cusp of being statistically valid. Than Amy Cuddy came out with a new paper supporting her original finding that power poses work. This is exactly why you should use our app and see if this activity/habit works for you.
- It is a good idea to get into power poses before important meetings and events to give yourself more confidence.
Related Products
To complement this habit, make sure your posture is always correct by wearing Alignmed posture apparel.
