Executive Presence = Personal Presence

Even among the SVP/C-level people I work with, Executive Presence is wrapped in a lot of mystery. Most people either ignore it and avoid participating in meetings or try to dominate discussions, prove their ideas, and intellect.

Both scream INFERIORITY to everyone else in the room (or video conference).

Before expertise, seniority, or “looking the part”, the baseline for being present and focused in a professional setting is that you feel powerful, rested, and in control.

So, where does that come from? Is it random? Or can you create that feeling?

1. Learn and understand your personal causes and conditions for feeling strong, focused, and alert. How do you prepare yourself for your day? What do you today that makes tomorrow even better?

2. Put these into practice consistently

3. Own the fact that you control how you show up. Stressed, worried, and scattered? Focused and powerful? You decide.

Not quite ready to believe that sleep, food, mindset, and exercise affect how you show up and therefore affect your career growth and ability to influence others?
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https://hubermanlab.libsyn.com/how-your-nervous-system-works-changes-episode-1