I’ve just read an article in the New York Times about social psychologist Ann Cuddy’s research on ‘power poses’ and the effects, not on others, but on one’s self. I recommend reading the article

 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/fashion/amy-cuddy-takes-a-stand-TED-talk.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A15%22%7D

as well as viewing her TED talk

Her research has important implications for how a person might be better able to facilitate claiming what she needs for her life.