I've found that professionally it can be a mixed bag as well. I'm in pretty good shape physically and I take care to wear clothes that fit me well, even going s

I've found that professionally it can be a mixed bag as well. I'm in pretty good shape physically and I take care to wear clothes that fit me well, even going so far as to have my shirts and blazers altered. I've found that displaying what would otherwise be considered positive and confident body language, coupled with a fit, muscular physique tends to make people assume I'm arrogant and overconfident without having exchanged a single word. In the average workplace where your ability to do your job well takes a back seat to being able to deftly navigate a politically charged environment, this will cause you to be isolated very quickly. It took me a very long time to understand what was happening, because I just couldn't believe it. It made absolutely no sense. Still, I wouldn't change a thing. just to be clear, by "politically charged environment", I'm referring to office politics, not politics in terms of our government -- edited for clarity