Post date: Aug 18, 2015 3:22:25 PM
How to Build Confidence in the Face of Fear
Kasparov was an intimidator over the board. Everyone in the chess world was afraid of Garry and he fed on that reality. If Garry bristled at the chessboard, opponents would wither. So if Garry was feeling bad, but puffed up his chest, made aggressive moves, and appeared to be the manifestation of Confidence itself, then opponents would become unsettled.~Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning
Amy Cuddy, a Harvard researcher who studies body language, has shown through her groundbreaking research that simply standing in more confident poses can increase confidence and decrease anxiety.
Do you agree? Have you used this strategy or something similar when you have faced fear?