Eight subtle behaviours that instantly increase your perceived value

People make snap judgements about who they think you are based on extremely subtle cues.

That’s how it is, but we can take advantage of this aspect of human nature.

Here are some small ‘superficial’ changes you can make to increase your perceived value, status and respectability:

1. Straighten up your posture a fraction.

Just the tiniest shift by standing a little taller, sitting up, and injecting a sense of pride into your general demeanour will do two things.

Firstly, people will sense the difference and associate you with higher status, even if there’s nothing else contributing to this idea.

We’re still basically chimps in clothes.

The leader of the pack walks tall and a little slower.

Secondly, you will feel higher status, which creates a self-fulfilling loop of general badassery.

Walk tall.