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THE SCIENCE OF PERSONAL POWER

How to Build Confidence, Create Success, and Obtain Freedom

The Science of Personal Power reveals how to bridge the science of inner well-being with the science of outer achievement by developing personal power – a concept that, when put into practice, is a panacea for both happiness and success. Unlike formal power, which focuses on authority, personal power is how we feel about our own capability to create impact. When we feel big, we show up big.

In Lipp’s signature style, this book combines the research, data, and storytelling needed to understand foundational concepts related to psychology, communication, and business. The book highlights counter-intuitive discoveries and reconciles ostensibly conflicting findings about inner power and outer status to provide practical tips and approaches to enhance our power. The book further provides science-based strategies to tap into our power and communicate leadership.

Whether practicing courage under fire, securing status in meetings, or conveying leadership presence to guide others, tapping into our personal power will help us show up best in the moments that matter most.

The book outlines:

"Once again, Chris Lipp provides actionable, science-based guidance to help you achieve success both in your career and personal life."
MATT ABRAHAMS
Author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter
"Vignette after vignette, Lipp strips away the old definitions of personal power, replacing them with a richer, more malleable lexicon, with strategies and techniques any leader can use to rewrite their own version of personal power."
Nathinee Chen
Senior Associate Director and Lecturer at The Wharton School
“Professor Lipp combines the findings of social psychology and observational anthropology to provide a spectacular roadmap to increasing your personal power, improving your physical and mental health, and jump-starting your joy of life. Lipp’s work is authoritative, insightful, and incredibly helpful.”
James S. O'Rourke
Professor at the University of Notre Dame
“Chris provides a coherent and systematic approach that explains how—via our attitudes, actions, and language use—we can tap into our power to serve others and assert ourselves.”
Craig R. Snow
Senior Lecturer at Cornell University