A positive self-image is everything for an entrepreneur. Without confidence in yourself, how can you expect others to have confidence in your business? Project confidence and inspire success with the following tried and true tips.
Suit Up
Forgo the casual attire if you want to boost your confidence and negotiating power. A 2014 study by a Yale professor on the subject revealed that men dressed in suits negotiated more than 10 percent more profit in mock real estate negotiations when pitted against opponents dressed in casual wear like sweats and flip flops. Interviews with study participants revealed that not only did the more smartly dressed negotiators feel more confident in the negotiation but that they commanded more respect from their opponents and made their opponents feel inferior about their casual attire, leading the adversary to allow suited opponents to get away with more. (more…)