Attitude is a vital component of how you portray gravitas to the world. So what we're going to do is look at a number of components of aptitude. And as you build on each of these, your natural growth tasks will start to build perceptively. First, you have to believe in yourself. You need the self confidence to know what you can or can't do, and the self awareness to understand your limitations so that you don't portray yourself as something that you're not. Strong confidence is the first key attitude need the humility to know where your limits are?

So If you don't try to extend yourself beyond the boundaries of your capabilities, your knowledge and your understanding and therefore undermining your gravitas. putting those together, we get the narrower is deeper effect. What this does is plays on people's perceptions, that the narrower your range of expertise, the more deeply expert you are. If you claim to be a jack of all trades, or a Jill of all trades, then people will perceive you to be a master or mistress of none. Now, what we know is that a broad spectrum of knowledge and understanding will enhance your ability to build powerful insights into what you understand and know deeply. So the important thing is to distinguish between the narrow range of things stands at full depth, and the broad range of things that contribute to your ability to interpret that effectively.

Humility is also important to the way that you come across to other people. It's crucial to avoid any sign of arrogance, or making claims that you can't substantiate. far better to use the three words that show that you really do know the limits of your understanding. I don't know. Using, I don't know, doesn't diminish your gravitas. It puts limits on your knowledge.

But any intelligent person can always acquire more knowledge. I don't know, says this is your next task. You also need an acute awareness of what's going on Going around you. So keep your eyes and ears open and make strenuous efforts to understand what's going on, and to interpret it and build an ever deeper and richer picture of your environment and domain. A constant awareness of what's going on and a curiosity to find out more is an attitude that will enable you to build bigger and better and deeper understanding and therefore apply it to demonstrate your gravitas. take things seriously.

The events, the problems and the people you encounter. Take everything seriously, except yourself. If you take yourself too seriously, then ironically, you undermine your own gravitas by showing yourself to be a bit of a fool but it is vital to treat the problems people bring you The situations you find yourself in and the people themselves seriously that shows that you understand and you care. Finally, respect the people around you. Show them respect and give them courtesy. Courtesy is a simple thing.

But what he shows is discipline. And people will assume that if you treat them in a discourteous and sloppy manner, then your thinking is equally ill disciplined. On the other hand, the discipline to be courteous and respectful at all times, will suggest to people, the quality of your thinking, has the same level of discipline. So show people respect and be courteous at all times.