6th September, 2010
Perception is more real than reality
Posted by Navin Harish - 2 Comments
“Sex appeal is 50% what you have and 50% what others think you have.”
Sorry for using this quote (once) again but this so accurately states the truth that I can’t help it.
What do you tell a stuntman who has a heavy accent, a little hard to understand?
“You are rejected, the way you speak, we will have to keep running subtitles all the time”
What do you tell a singer at a talent show who can’t dance very well?
“Your voice is superb but we are afraid we can’t take you. We are looking for a person who is a complete entertainer… you know, someone who can dance and emote well.” And who can blame you, even an out of breath Brittney Spears choose to lip sync to her songs in live performance because she is so out of breath due to her dance routine.
What does a captain tell a reporter when he is reminded that his new batsman can’t speak English?
“I know. However he is one of the finest batsman I have seen and he is in the team because of that, not his language skills”
The captain here is Imran Khan who defended Inzamam-ul-Haq and you can bet your arse that you are not going to find a captain like Imran Khan who will consider only your core skill. It is important that you spend some time to ensure that the image you project syncs well with what you want to be.
Tags: image, perception, reality
Filed under: image, positioning
2 Comments
Kapil Sharma
September 7th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Very true. If you don’t look your part, people don’t tend to take you seriously. How ever I don’t know how wise it is to put on a fake exterior.
Manoj Adhikari
September 7th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Nicely put
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