Coaching practices for How to Be More Confident in Your Body

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• I catch myself hunched and folded-in, shoulders rounded like I’m trying to take up less space, and I notice I feel smaller and less sure inside when I’m carrying myself that way
• Right before something nerve-wracking I want a quick body-based way to feel a notch more sure of myself
• I catch myself in the mirror and the scale and feel awful no matter the number, and I’m tired of my self-worth riding on how I look
• When I’m feeling low I notice I’m all folded in on myself
• I’ve read all the tips about eye contact and posture, but the harder I work to perform the right body language the more wooden I feel

Practices that may help

1. Posture and embodied confidence
   Getting stronger tends to change how you carry yourself — and that feeds back.
   Strength Training for Confidence
2. Adopt expansive posture to shift subjective confidence
   Upright, open posture — not a "power pose" — reliably correlates with higher self-reported confidence, even if the hormone claims did not hold.
   Power Posing Revisited
3. Shifting body image from appearance to function
   Valuing what your body can do, not just how it looks, improves how you feel about it.
   Strength Training for Confidence
4. Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
   Adopting an upright, open posture is associated with modest improvements in mood, self-perception, and felt confidence — but the dramatic "power posing changes your hormones and risk-taking" claims largely failed to replicate, so be skeptical of those. Think of posture as a small, real nudge on how you feel, not a hormonal hack; this is general wellbeing information, not medical advice.
5. Reset to an upright, open posture
   Sit or stand tall with an open chest to give your brain different bodily evidence.
   Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
6. Fix the inner state, not the outer mask
   Your body language broadcasts your real internal state — so change the state, not the surface.
   The Charisma Myth, Made Practical
7. Pair confidence work with honest, accurate appraisal of your actual standing
   Confidence without accurate self-assessment is overconfidence — the goal is calibrated self-belief, not boosted belief.
   Power Posing Revisited
8. Understand the "become it" claim accurately
   Sustained behavioral practice of confidence — acting as if — can build real self-efficacy over time, through mastery experiences rather than pose duration.
   Power Posing Revisited
9. Appear confident even when you don’t feel it
   Maintain eye contact, a level voice, and an upright posture — confidence is performed before it’s felt.
   DEAR MAN: DBT’s Skill for Asking for What You Want Effectively
10. Build the strength that makes upright effortless
    Strengthen the postural muscles so an open posture is your default, not a constant effort.
    Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained

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