Women and power: how to act powerfully

The tactic of as if is very powerful. A study was once done of winning racing drivers. Those who came in second consistently did exactly the same things as the winners, with one exception. The winners behaved as if they had already won. They climbed into their cars with the same confidence and composure as if they were sitting in front of the television, working the remote control. That calm allowed them to find the microscopic grooves in the road and shift the wheels just enough to pick up an extra 1/10th of a second in their race.

Calmly behaving as if you have what you want, allows you to take the lead and not get flustered by your opponent.