When you think about yourself, which self are you thinking about?

The self is influenced by a variety of factors including biology, personal experience, and social reality.

Powerful people use positive self-descriptions and own their accomplishments. Promotions and accolades generally go to people whose accomplishments are known. If you downplay your accomplishments, others may not see you as capable or confident. Keep in mind that it’s easier to give opportunities to people who appear capable and confident…

A study of 81,000 military performance evaluations identified very different language used for men and women.

This series of blog posts is from the May 2023 session on power and confidence. I recommend following this path (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 - the ones without links will be added soon).