“But we have the ability to turn negatives into positives for ourselves. One of the things you can work at is your body posture. If you have body language that implies defeat or weakness, people are likely to take you as such and relate with you on that basis. On the other hand, adopting a confident, winning stance tends to communicate to yourself and any observer that you know what you’re about. It influences the way people relate with you, and being taken seriously and as a person of importance makes you feel better, increasing Serotonin secretion, which in turn, helps you to win some more.”