How is it that two people can see the same thing and have a completely different understanding of what happened? Two leaders can look at the same numbers, hear the same news or face the same challenge ...

In my last post about the perceptions that impact our relationships, I explored the “11 Perceptions That Sabotage Your Relationships.” In this article, I will consider the eight perceptions that you ...

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A few years ago I climbed over a gate and found myself gazing down at a valley. After I’d been walking for a few minutes, looking at the fields and the sky, there was a shift in my perception.

There’s a moment in your first life-drawing class where your perception shifts and you start looking at the naked body in front of you differently. At least that was my experience. Instead of feeling ...

‘Believing in people before they have proved themselves is the key to motivating people to reach their potential.” — John Maxwell In his book “Winning Every Day,” legendary football coach Lou Holtz ...

A well-dressed gentleman was headed into a drinking establishment when he spotted an elderly man fishing in a puddle outside. He invited him inside for a drink. As they sipped their whiskeys, the ...

A new study published in the Journal of Cognition provides evidence that what we know influences what we hear. Researchers found that when people listened to pairs of words and nonsense words spoken ...