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Strategies for Developing Confidence Without Faking It

Build Genuine Confidence Naturally

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Strategies for Developing Confidence Without Faking It

Most of us have heard that "fake it till you make it" advice, faking confidence to get through, for example, a high-powered meeting or a social event where many people are present. Yet, a very influential behavioral study executed by Dr. Alison Wood Brooks, a social scientist from Harvard Business School, and published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, revealed that being a show of force actually makes one more anxious internally rather than lessening it. Genuine confidence is nurtured by silent, sincere activities that connect our inner abilities with everyday deeds, thereby giving us a sense of being truly rooted.

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