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C4: hang by your teeth
Technique 4: all about confidence good posture can give. Mentioned a circus performers posture. Every time I walk through a doorway imagine I’m clenching onto a rope with my teeth, holding me up.

C3: Epoxy eyes
Technique 3: maintaining eye contact with same person, even if they are not talking

Don’t like this one, seems a bit weird

C2:sticky eyes - maintain eye contact tact for a little bit longer. It signals confidence, trust

Sticky eyes: glue eyes like warm toffee. Don’t break eye contact even after they have finished speaking

Tip 1: flooding smile / power of smile
- makes you seem a lot more friendly / approachable
- Don’t smile straight away, hold a bit when meeting someone so your smile is feeding off their energy

C9: Pressure to be perfect - aiming for perfection is unrealistic and exhausting. It’s okay to do my best and not achieve perfection everytime. When I do achieve perfection, look at it as out of ordinary and not the norm

P165 - let it go (of feeling people think of me a certain way, the need to feed good enough)

Chapter 8: insecurity and self doubt
- everyone experiences this ^. It’s just about Leann f how to deal with it
- evolution: we evolved with it in order to survive. The social need to feel liked also relates to evolution (being involved in group)
- different interactions in groups is a good thing
- REFLECTION: take time to reflect on my day, what went well, what would I do differently so I don’t bottle up

Chapter 8: insecurity and self doubt
- everyone experiences insecurity and self doubt
- we’ve evolved to be naturally anxious people, was the difference between life and death for primates.
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