Now I'm applying to medical school, and I want you to know that I stood in the bathroom like Wonder Woman before I took my MCAT, and it really helped. A couple years ago my professor posted it for a class I was taking. The server-a young, dark-haired woman with a broad smile and glasses-paused and quietly said, "I just want to tell you how much your TED talk meant to me-how much it inspired me. Ten minutes ago I ordered coffee and a muffin. I' M SITTING AT THE counter in my favorite Boston bookstore-café, laptop open, writing. “Presence feels at once concrete and inspiring, simple but ambitious - above all, truly powerful.”- New York Times Book Review Read Excerpt Every reader will learn how to approach their biggest challenges with confidence instead of dread, and to leave them with satisfaction instead of regret. Instead, we need to nudge ourselves, moment by moment, by tweaking our body language, behavior, and mind-set in our day-to-day lives.Īmy Cuddy has galvanized tens of millions of viewers around the world with her TED talk about “power poses.” Now she presents the enthralling science underlying these and many other fascinating body-mind effects, and teaches us how to use simple techniques to liberate ourselves from fear in high-pressure moments, perform at our best, and connect with and empower others to do the same.īrilliantly researched, impassioned, and accessible, Presence is filled with stories of individuals who learned how to flourish during the stressful moments that once terrified them. As Harvard professor Amy Cuddy’s revolutionary book reveals, we don’t need to embark on a grand spiritual quest or complete an inner transformation to harness the power of presence. Too often we approach our lives’ biggest hurdles with dread, execute them with anxiety, and leave them with regret.īy accessing our personal power, we can achieve “presence,” the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we’re making on others and instead adjust the impression we’ve been making on ourselves. Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? The very moments that require us to be genuine and commanding can instead cause us to feel phony and powerless.
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