Thursday, September 25, 2008

Perception is reality

"I'm honest" "You're direct"

People may have misperceptions about you, but in their eyes, it is the real thing.

So often in life, as my ex-Area Managing Director told me, it's not what you do, it's the way that other people intepret it that matters.

I watched Sex and the City on dvd recently. The four friends in the show distinctly represent the four different types of personality: Charlotte (the caring one), Samantha (the driver), Miranda (the professional), Carrie (the adapter)

Over the last four years, I'm very conscious that I can easily make a wrong impression. I now try to adapt the way I behave to leave the impression that I want, get on well with people and gain respect of friends and colleagues.

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