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Not forgetting that expectations and reputation can be morphed through personal bias’, subjectivities and the natural ‘filters’ we all have on the world. While I wouldn’t say “you have complete control over what the people around you expect from you” I would argue we have a large degree of influence over how other’s perceive us through the calculated control over how we display our character. I really like this idea because it shifts responsibility to the ‘self’ and doesn’t look to blame other’s for thing’s outside of their control. Their perceptions are controlled by the way that you present yourself.” ~ Dre Baldwin The more people who are perceiving you and treating you a certain way based on a perception which you provided for them, the more your actions and thoughts will morph to match the expectations of the people around you.” … “You have complete control over what the people around you expect from you, because their expectations can only be based on their perceptions. So when you present yourself to someone as a ‘super high confidence individual’, people have no choice but to perceive you as such. “Humans don’t have the mental capacity to question every single detail of every single thing presented to us on a daily basis. We can control a large degree of how we appear, which in turn reflects a large degree of how others perceive us. But how do we do this when we’re relying on other people’s minds and action’s which are largely out of our control? Or are they…it’s as simple as controlling appearances. This is why it’s critical to be aware and in control of how you are perceived. This is the reason for the supreme importance of making and maintaining a reputation that is of your own creation.” One false slip, one awkward or sudden change in your appearance can prove disastrous. “In the social realm, appearances are the barometer of almost all of our judgments, and you must never be misled into believing otherwise. It can put a vast army on the defensive, even force them into retreat, without a single arrow being fired. This reputation was as powerful as any weapon, it struck fear into his enemy. One who always had a trick up his sleeve. Chuko cultivated a reputation of being the cleverest man in China. But so great was his fear of Liang that he dared not risk finding out.Ĭhuko Liang was commonly known throughout Asia as ‘the sleeping dragon’.He was known for this by turning previous traitors into his own puppets for power and capturing cities by tricking his enemies. The game was so obvious that for the one moment it crossed Yi’s mind that Liang actually was alone and desperate. The man was obviously taunting him daring him to walk into a trap, that didn’t exist. So when he arrived to find Chuko sitting at the head of his gate with no army behind him he was stunned. Simi Yi had fought Chuko Liang dozens of times, so he knew him well.
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Even so, as his soldiers itched to enter the unguarded town through the open gates, Sima Yi hesitated, he held them back, and studied Liang on the wall and proceeded to order an immediate and speedy retreat… Why would Sima Yi order a retreat when he had such a sizable advantage? Interpretation At it’s head was Simi Yi, who instantly recognised the man on the wall. Pretending not to notice he continued to sing and play the lute.