Private Insights on Influence

The Two-Way Telescope: Crafting the Story They See

Observing and evaluating is an intrinsic human behaviour. However, in this grand observatory of life, while you focus on others, you too are under the lens. Every assessment you make is mirrored by others’ perceptions of you.
Are you making deliberate choices about the story they see, or are you leaving it to their interpretation? While you draw conclusions about those around you, consider: am I directing the narrative others have of me?
Positioning your telescope intentionally can lead to revelations both about yourself and how you’re perceived.
Read: Crafting Your Impression (one of the Lessons in Extraordinary Influence)

 

This is an example of writing by Colin Gautrey, whose main home can now be found at Gautrey Life, or Radical Conformity on Substack.