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body arrange themselves when you’re

feeling genuinely confident, and adopting

those same positions when it comes

time to fake it. Studies show that taking

simple physical steps—like smiling—makes

us feel stronger and happier,

while frowning makes us feel worse.

Naturally, when the panel was over

and the audience member came around

to chat with the panelists, it was the introverts

and pseudo-extroverts who

sought me out. Two of those women

stand out in my mind.

The first was Alison, a trial lawyer.

Alison was slim and meticulously

groomed, but her face was pale,

pinched, and unhappy-looking. She’d

been a litigator at the same corporate

law firm for over a decade. Now she

was applying for general counsel positions

at various companies, which

seemed a logical next step, except that

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