Sign here: What your signature reveals about your self-esteem

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00:00Yaddy, yaddy, yaddy! Sign the bottom.

00:04Get it! Okay, give me five!

00:08Okay, maybe you've never signed a contract with a six-foot talking cat,

00:12but you do have a signature that says a lot more about you than you think.

00:19Fast Company explains how researchers found a significant correlation between how large

00:25someone writes their signature and their level of confidence or narcissism.

00:30They point to President Trump's signature as an example, famously large and distinctly his own.

00:36Actually, I love my signature. I really do. Everyone loves my signature.

00:40Researchers found signature size grows with both age and professional rank,

00:46suggesting it reflects a person's sense of self or status. The author of the Fast Company article,

00:52a long-time psychologist, calls it status awareness, meaning people in higher positions

00:57tend to show it even in how they sign their name. Take a look at these signatures from Bill Gates

01:03and Tim Cook because the connection shows up in corporate leadership too. Studies of CEOs and CFOs

01:10found signature size can help predict certain personality traits, including confidence and

01:15sometimes narcissism. Signs of people also broke down what your signature style might say about you.

01:21If yours ascends or rises toward the end, it's a sign of optimism, while a descending signature can

01:28suggest the opposite. If your signature stays straight, even on a blank page, it's a sign of

01:33balance and control. And legibility, if your signature is easy to read, it suggests straightforwardness,

01:40while a messy, hard-to-read one can signal a more private or guarded personality.

01:46So, if your autograph looks like it belongs on a multi-million dollar contract, but your career

01:51hasn't caught up yet, don't worry, at least the confidence is there. For more on this story and

01:57others, head to SAN.com or download our mobile app. I'm Kennedy Felton with Stray Arrow News.