Title: Others' Perception is Reality - So how do you change it?
Headings: Others’ Perception is Reality – So how do you change it?
Others’ Perception is Reality – So how do you change it?
Why perceptions really matter
How to change perceptions
1. Ask for more feedback.
2. Reveal your intentions.
3. Try feed-forward techniques.
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Content: This will prevent you from catching someone off guard with a behavior that may be deemed risky. 3. Try feed-forward techniques. If you want to change someone’s perception of you quickly, a good tip is to ask them to attend to your new behavior. Similar to if you’ve ever tried to lose or gain weight, you’ll notice the first few pounds on the scale quicker than anyone else will. The same goes for behavior change. For others to recognize it, it must be different enough for them to notice. But with feed-forward techniques, you can speed up the time it takes for others to notice a change in your behavior by asking them to actively attend to it. Most of us ask others to let us know when we are doing something wrong (i.e., repeating the offending behavior). While this is a valuable tactic for holding us accountable in the moment, it should be used sparingly when trying to change perceptions because you are asking people to notice when you are behaving like the “old you”.