4 Ways That Posture Affects Your Income Did you know that improving your posture can increase your income? Sure, you were told as a kid to stand up straight and stop slouching, but now it’s time to take it seriously. Better posture will not only improve your health but also your income. How? Here are four ways that good posture, or lack of it, is affecting you in the workplace. 1. Your posture affects your attitude “When you pretend to be powerful, you’re more likely to feel powerful,” Amy Cuddy explains in her famous TED Talk titled “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are.” The basic premise of her speech is that you “faking it until you become it” is not a saying, it’s science, and it’s possible for all of us. Your posture affects your internal feelings. When you sit up straight and …show more content…
This ebook is free for a limited time only, so sign up below to lock in your copy today! Video Script Four Ways That Posture Affects Your Income Did you know that improving your posture can increase your income? Here are four ways that good posture, or lack of it, is affecting you in the workplace. 1. Your posture affects your attitude “When you pretend to be powerful, you’re more likely to feel powerful.” On the other hand, people who slouch instead of sitting up straight “reported significantly lower self-esteem and moods.” 2. Your Attitude Affects Your Income Posture affects your attitude and mental state. Better posture makes you happier, and happy people make more money. 3. Your Posture Affects How Others Perceive You In one experiment, a social scientist found that those who practiced good posture before an interview were evaluated more positively overall, and hired more often. 4. Better Posture Makes You More Attractive Did you know Attractive people make 12% to 14% more money than less attractive people? Poor posture can reduce your metabolism and cause weight gain, while good posture works out your core and makes you more