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Humans and other animals express power through open, expansive postures, and they express powerlessness through closed, contractive postures. But can these postures actually cause power?

The results of this study confirmed our prediction that posing in high-power nonverbal displays (as opposed to low-power nonverbal displays) would cause neuroendocrine and behavioral changes for both male and female participants: High-power posers experienced elevations in testosterone, decreases in cortisol, and increased feelings of power and tolerance for risk; low-power posers exhibited the opposite pattern.

In short, posing in displays of power caused advantaged and adaptive psychological, physiological, and behavioral changes, and these findings suggest that embodiment extends beyond mere thinking and feeling, to physiology and subsequent behavioral choices.

That a person can, by assuming two simple 1-min poses, embody power and instantly become more powerful has real-world, actionable implications.

{ SAGE | Continue reading | More: 10 Simple Postures That Boost Performance }

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Michael Moschen performs THE TRIANGLE

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:04:00 -0700

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Metronomy – „The Bay“

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:25:12 -0700

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Luke Million – „Arnold“

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:12:25 -0700

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Plastik Funk - Upside Down (Official Video HD)

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:35:00 -0700

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Seth's Blog: The professional's platform

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 03:20:00 -0700

If you only show up when you want something, we'll catch on.

If you only learn the minimum amount necessary to get over the next hurdle, you'll fall behind.

If these short term choices leave you focused on the urgent, you'll almost never get around to doing the important.

A professional salesperson refuses to engage in the short-cycle of cold call/sell/move on. An urgent plea from the boss before the end of the quarter isn't enough reason to abandon your consistent approach. That's because cold calls are painful and rarely lead to sales. The professional salesperson realizes that closing a sale and then moving on wastes an opportunity for both you and the person you're working with.

A flustered programmer who grabs the relevant library without understanding its context or the role of the libraries around it will be in the same urgent state in just another few days.

The politician who only shows up when it's time to raise money, probably won't.

We remember what you did when you didn't need us so urgently.

If you're going to make a career of it (and of course, if you want to excel, you will), that means taking the time to understand the texture of your field. It means investing, perhaps overinvesting, in relationships long before it's in your interest to do so.

When it comes down to decisions that matter, your town, every town, is far more likely to support the one who has moved in, put down roots and contributed than it is to rush to whatever bright shiny object shows up for a few days before moving on.

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Schulische Leistungen

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:20:00 -0700

...die Welt in Zahlen....

Deutsche mit Hauptschulabschluss im Jahr 1991 in Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung 55
Deutsche mit Abitur im Jahr 1991 in Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung 15
Deutsche mit Hauptschulabschluss im Jahr 2009 in Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung 39
Deutsche mit Abitur im Jahr 2009 in Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung 25

Quelle: brandeins

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looking for a sales job?

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:35:46 -0700

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AK47 guitar

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:03:00 -0700

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Basto - Live Tonight (Gregory's Theme)

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:19:41 -0700

Awesome Song.
Summer Hit Chart Breaker.
BTW nice Video

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Bombs Away - Swagger

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:56:54 -0700

somehow not bad.

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Richard Phillips

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:19:39 -0700

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Justice – „Civilization“

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:46:36 -0700

AWESOME Song!

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"Man is Nothing Else But What He Makes of Himself" - Sartre

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:07:00 -0700

"Man is Nothing Else But What He Makes of Himself" - Sartre

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And that - of course - especially if you manage a company, corporation, department, group, a co-worker.

Not the circumstances make you, you manage circumstances. You manage situations. You lead. You manage yourself. You outgrow yourself. You inspire. You.

You challenge yourself - if no one else does.

Outgrow Yourself, Inspire the World!

And please do not judge the above as cheap talk. Once you grow old, and wise, you will think back and reflect what you achieved, the legacy you leave behind, the spark you were for some, the game changer, the marks you left.

Be proud of yourself!

!!!!!!WONDERFUL!!!

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Hey You! What Song are you Listening to?

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:17:00 -0700

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