Lifestyle Asia
Everyone has the power to get the things they want, according to Vanessa Bohns, PhD, a social psychologist, professor of organisational behaviour at Cornell University, and the author of You Have More Influence Than You Think. The trouble is, most people underestimate their abilities for asking what they want in surprising ways, her research shows. Here, Bohns tells how to build confidence and use it effectively. Why do people tend to sell themselves short? “My research, along with research by o