Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
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The handshake
The knuckle crunching handshake is an interesting gesture. Apart from bringing tears to our eyes and potentially putting us into A&E, it can offer surprising insights about our assailant. But such subtle observations of their manner, mood and even bared teeth may be missed by our urgent need to check all fingers are still working, and our struggle to remain conversant.
The first few moments when we walk in through the door provides up to 80% of the first impressions that we make. Ideally we want an upright stature with a calm demeanour. The way we stand, walk and engage the eyes tells so much and the handshake is an important part of it. Whether the hand shake is a bone cruncher, or a soggy, limp fish, this primeval grasping of hands can not only convey information about the person we’re with, it’s also a skill that we can use to our advantage. I’m not suggesting that you practice crunching bones. But if you can give a really good handshake then you’ll be winning friends and deals....
