Coaching practices for Sit Up Straight Confidence

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • I straighten up for about thirty seconds and then I’m slumped right back over
  • Right before something nerve-wracking I want a quick body-based way to feel a notch more sure of myself
  • When I’m feeling low I notice I’m all folded in on myself
  • 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 I walk into the presentation I’m jittery and small, and I want a quiet minute on my own to physically settle into feeling steady and grounded, so all the prep I did actually shows up instead of getting swallowed by nerves.

Practices that may help

  1. 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
  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. 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.
  4. 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
  5. Posture and embodied confidence
    Getting stronger tends to change how you carry yourself — and that feeds back.
    Strength Training for Confidence
  6. Set your posture before high-stakes moments
    Take a private moment to settle into a confident posture before a presentation or hard talk.
    Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
  7. 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
  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. Skip the hormonal "power pose" promises
    Use posture for felt confidence, but don’t believe it’s changing your hormones.
    Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained
  10. 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

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