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Amy Cuddy

Amy Cuddy

A social psychologist, speaker and author of the bestselling book Presence.

Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist known for her research on stereotyping and discrimination, emotions, power, nonverbal behavior, and the effects of social stimuli on hormone levels. She is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit. Her TED talk, delivered at TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and posted in October 2012, has been viewed more than 27 million times and ranks second among the most-viewed TED talks.

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Presence

Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges

by Amy Cuddy

Amy Cuddy is awesome. Her TED talk is the 2nd most popular ever. This book is just as good. Learn the science of cultivating your personal power to bring your boldest self to your biggest challenges. Big Ideas we explore: self-affirmation theory, priming + nudges, the magic of expanding your body to increase your power, iHunch (how’s yours?), and the boldest you.

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Confidence & Conquering Anxiety

Female Author Mind Modern Classic Power presence Top 101

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Presence
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Expanding into Your Best Self

In our last +1, we talked about the fact that the word courage comes from the Latin word for “heart.” Just as our heart pumps blood to the rest of our body, our COURAGE pumps energy to our other virtues. Here’s one of the simplest, easiest and most powerful ways to build your cou...

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Confidence & Positive Psychology

Body courage Power science tool

Self-Affirmation Theory
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The Science of Affirmations that Actually Work

In our last +1, we chatted about Amy Cuddy’s research into the bidirectionality of our feelings and behaviors as we looked at the importance of striking a powerful pose when we want to feel powerful. Today, we’ll look at what Amy calls a “mindset nudge” to get ourselves into a powerful ...

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Peak Performance & Positive Psychology

Areté Eudaimonia science soul Spirit tool Virtue

iHunch
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What Not to Do If You Want to Be Powerful

A few +1s ago, we talked about Amy Cuddy’s research on how quickly you can build your power and presence by simply expanding your body. We’ve also talked about the research on The...

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Confidence & Self-Care

Body Power science technology

The Thread Thru Your Head
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Pull It Up for Poise and Relaxed Power

On June 8th, 2001, I was on the back patio of my apartment a block from the beach in La Jolla, California reading Michael Gelb’s How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. I had just ...

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Breathing & Movement

Body Energy Health Power

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