Stephen Covey Quotes About Perception
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Remember that our reactions are a product of our perceptions, and our perceptions are a result of what is at the center of our life.
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To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.
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The more aware we are of our basic paradigms, maps, or assumptions, and the extent to which we have been influenced by our experience, the more we can take responsibility for those paradigms, examine them, test them against reality, listen to others and be open to their perceptions, thereby getting a larger picture and a far more objective view.
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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it.
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We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.
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If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the opinions, perceptions, and paradigms of the people around us - our view of ourselves is like the reflection in a crazy mirror room at the carnival.
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We see the world, not as it is, but as we are -- or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions, our paradigms.
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