Fake it till you make it. Nay - fake it till you become it. You can trick your brain in to reshaping who you are. Stand with confidence. Sit with confidence. Project confidence. Studies show that projecting confidence can boost your testosterone.
Testosterone
The dominance hormone.
Cortisol
The stress hormone.
Confident people have high testosterone and low cortisol. This means they are less reactive to stressful situations - they remain focused and assertive.
CONFIDENT
PEOPLE
+ Are More Assertive
+ Take More Risks
+ Are More Optimistic
+ Think More Abstractly
Source: TedTalk "LifeHacks"