04/03/2017

How Do People Perceive You?

by John Millen

"Your reputation is what people say about you when you're not in the room."
–Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO
 
We like to say we don’t judge people, but the truth is that’s all we do. All the time. Our subconscious minds begin accessing people from the moment we see them.
 
It’s human. It’s how we evolved. Our assessment begins with the sight of a person. Our evolutionary survival instinct has wired us to address basic questions about people: Can I trust this person? How is he feeling? Friendly? Angry? Is there a threat?
 
After the initial impression, if there’s no threat, we’ll continue to gather more information about who they are and how we relate. Being tribal animals, we’ll evaluate their status relative to ours.

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