Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges

by Amy Cuddy

Presence is confidence without arrogance.

Sometimes you have to get out of the way of yourself so you can be yourself.

the manifest qualities of presence—confidence, enthusiasm, comfort, being captivating—are taken as signs of authenticity,

“By their nature, introverts tend to get passionate about one, two or three things in their life… [a]nd in the service of their passion for an idea they will go out and build alliances and networks and acquire expertise and do whatever it takes to make it happen.”

focus less on the impression you’re making on others and more on the impression you’re making on yourself.