In the business of communicating, perception vs. reality is a daunting concept. Sometimes we strive to make perception and reality align, and sometimes that alignment is not optimal. Regardless of which works best, we are fully aware that our ability to control perception is a lot like catching the wind. At best we can influence in an impactful way.
We talk about perception vs. reality a lot. I’m sure there are folks that think: is it really that big of a deal? Read More

Several of us attended a lunch yesterday where the speaker talked about reality. That is, REALITY in relation to all the stories and not-necessarily-factual information that one can conjure up as the reasons why things are or are not the way they “should be.” If you cut out all the things you can’t verify as fact, a lot of stories we spend needless time on and stress out over become a lot less significant.