I’ve been consciously observing human psychology for a long long time. I’ve always looked for what has impact with people in social situations. One thing that I see present in most of the situations where people are able to have the influence they want on others is confidence.

I’m not talking about the internal confidence of belief. I am talking about the external portrayal of confidence. Although a lot of times this external confidence can be increased by having internal belief in the probability of something. External confidence is portrayed through many different things such as body language, character of voice, the words you use, the clothes you wear, etc. Though, the effect is all relative to the other person’s judgment.

I’ve read before that if you can communicate a point of view with more certainty than others have for a differing point of view then they will lean towards yours even if it is further from the truth. I’ve found this to be true in my life.

I find that confidence is a major key for having influence on others. People seem to be attracted to it and they seem to give into the wishes of others with adequate confidence more often. I simply see it as a major key to unlocking results with people.