What's going on, Man Talks Tribe? I hope you're having a great day. Today, on this mini episode,

I'm going to dive into the difference between what makes a man confident versus cocky

versus being perceived as insecure. So this seems to be something that's come up quite a bit.

You know, whenever I'm on a podcast, especially, you know, one that's directed towards men

or being interviewed by somebody who's trying to, you know, one that's directed towards men or being interviewed by somebody

who's trying to, you know, serve men in some way, shape, or form, or even if I'm working

with women on some platform to help them understand, you know, a man's behavior, this is

something that seems to come up quite a bit. So I thought I would address it on this little

mini episode. So right out the gates, you've probably heard the standard, you know, body language,

tools, tips, and tricks and all that kind of stuff. So first and foremost, let me just address this.

Yes, body language is important. And no, it is not the keys to confidence. Sure, if you stand up taller

and you have your shoulders back and you're making proper eye contact, all of those things are

going to give a deeper air of confidence, right? Like men and women will be able to see you

owning your space, right? Like, that's what I call it,

owning your space. So that's a first step. If you want to, like, really bring yourself into a

more confident space pretty quickly, it's very simple, right? If you're sludged over, you're not

breathing properly. If your shoulders are caved in, you're not breathing properly. You look a little

bit weaker, more insecure. All of those send signals to other people, whether it's somebody that

you're trying to talk to at a bar, or whether it's your boss that you're communicating to or your

wife or your kids, whatever the case may be. So really starting to tune into that is pretty important.

You know, when you are wanting to communicate confidence, what is your posture like?

You know, what do you normally default to when you're nervous? Because most people have a default

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