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

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

00:06You're 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.

00:20Fast 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.

00:41Researchers 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 longtime psychologist calls it status awareness, meaning people in higher positions tend to show

00:58it even in how they sign their name. Take a look at these signatures from Bill Gates and Tim Cook,

01:04because the connection shows up in corporate leadership too. Studies of CEOs and CFOs found

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

01:15narcissism. 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 balance

01:34and control. And legibility, if your signature is easy to read, it suggests straightforwardness,

01:41while a messy, hard-to-read one can signal a more private or guarded personality. So, if your

01:47autograph looks like it belongs on a multi-million dollar contract, but your career hasn't caught up

01:52yet, don't worry, at least the confidence is there. For more on this story and others, head to san.com

01:59or download our mobile app. I'm Kennedy Felton with Stray Arrow News.