Amy Cuddy, a Social Psychologist, presents a fascinating insight into how our body language shapes who we are. She postulates, drawing on the evidence of neuroscience, that not only does our body language influence how others see us and think about us – our body language also influences how we feel and think about ourselves.

Shortly after watching this I saw a news clip where Barack Obama jogged up the stairs to board the  presidential  jumbo jet,  Air Force 1.   Watching him I couldn’t help thinking that this practice of his not only says to the World “I am fit and full of the energy needed for this job”,  I bet it also helps confirm it in his own mind.

Well worth a look and some personal reflection time.

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html

The clip runs for 21 minutes.

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