Thursday, April 24, 2025

Caroline Brewin - Using Neuroscience to Maximize Your Presence (Confidence)


Caroline Brewin - author of "Confident". YouTube


Dealing with an amygdala hijack


Brendon Burchard : Confidence is your belief in your ability to figure things out.

The facts - we are wired for a negativity bias because survival is our number one priority.

Physical

Polish/Grooming; Fit, healthy, attractive; Body lanaguage. 

Body Language, particularly eye contact and being able to hold room and have eye contact with each of those people in the room is a crucial part of people seeing you as having presence

Mental

Decisiveness, resilience, optimism

Awareness

Knowing your core values (congruence gives you authenticity - a crucial part of executive presence). Gives you cognitive anchors - allow the brain to return to clarity and self-regulation. Builds neural consistency. 

Acceptance

Confidence is grounding in your true self, integrating your internal and external authenticity - Jane Grafton.

Action

One small step - integrate your wins. Monday morning - make a list of things you accomplished last week that you're really proud of. Maybe the wonder-woman pose goes along with it.

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