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&lt;p&gt;Okay, so that headline might be a little over the top, but it&#39;s definitely implied in the findings of a recent series of research papers by Stanford Graduate Business School professor Margaret Neale and doctoral student Peter Belmi. The pair&#39;s research examined how individual mindsets can be affected by perceptions of their own attractiveness.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here&#39;s a sample of their findings, as reported on the school&#39;s own site:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;If you believe you are attractive, you tend to think you belong in a higher social class yourself and believe, accordingly, that hierarchies are a legitimate way for organizing people and groups. You also are more likely to believe people lower down in a hierarchy are there because they deserve to be.&quot;&#160;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shorter version: your boss&#39; infatuation with the mirror might be slowing your climb up the ladder.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now for the good news: the research also suggests that you—yes, even you!—can harness the ego boost associated with positive thoughts about your own physique. As the SGBS article notes:&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Next time you&#39;re facing a situation that calls for you to present yourself in the best light — and perhaps a few notches up on the organizational ladder from where you normally perceive yourself to be — you might try a new strategy, Neale suggests. Just before the meeting or interview, remember a time when you felt attractive, and then let that memory change how you interact with others by reframing what you see as your place in the social hierarchy.&quot;&#160;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound too good to be true? Let us know in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stanford Graduate Business School: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/headlines/researchers-few-bad-hair-days-can-change-your-life&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;A Few Bad Hair Days Can Change Your Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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