Amy Cuddy, Ph.D, did a presentation on Ted Talks about her work helping people gain confidence. When I work with people on self-confidence, I like to share this link with them, so they can add these simple and effective tools to their mental toolbox. This link will bring you to her fascinating and moving speech. Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are