In this episode, we talk about how perception holds you back. Get excited because this is tiny leaps. Big changes. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps, big changes where I share research-based

strategies you can use to get more out of your life. My name is Greg

Klunis and in today's episode I want to talk about

perception, how others perceive you and how you perceive others and the role that

this might be playing in how much progress you're able to make,

how valuable your improvement and your self-help actually is on the other end.

As human beings, we tend to treat people differently based on how we perceive

them and what preconceived notions fit into that perception.

So for example, if you went to a good school,

let's say you went to a Harvard or a Brown University

or Cornell or something like that,

if you went to a good school you tend to be viewed a little bit differently

than someone who maybe went to community college.

Now that judgment might be wrong or right.

We don't actually know because we're not even really looking at the

individual and their ability to do whatever the task is. We just have a preconceived understanding of the types of people that are produced at a

Harvard or a Cornell versus the types of people that are produced at a community college.

And again, those perceptions are most likely incorrect.

It typically comes down to the individual.

But as a society, we need to create these shortcuts in order to make decisions quickly and be able to navigate all of the complex situations we find ourselves in on a day-to-day basis. But this can present problems at work or in

relationships where the other person is treating us differently than they do

others.

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