?Things are not always what they seem to be.

And that is exactly the way some people like it.?

Perception management? Actions to convey and/or deny selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning as well as to intelligence systems and leaders at all levels to influence official estimates, ultimately resulting in foreign behaviors and official actions favorable to the originator?s objectives. In various ways, perception management combines truth projection, operations security, cover and deception, and psychological operations. (Wikipedia)

This is understood very well in marketing. If you want the target audience to buy something, you must create a need and manage the audience's perception so that it feels that need and belief that the product will satiate it.

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Some said good marketing must be able to create a "proposition" or set of benefits for the end customer that delivers value through products or services.

Somehow, I have funny feeling that, the way we live is like setting marketing plan?. We have to set a "proposition" ourselves that we want our target audiences (people surrounding) perceived?.

No matter what the core is?. I mean to ?real you??.. even you are damn good, but you fail how to make a good presentation, which influences to ?perception??. You are BAD.

And, some said, if you can influence people's perception of something enough, it will become the reality of the situation for them regardless of the truth.

So if you can?t project yourself and leave it long enough till people perceive who you SEEM to be?. Then you would be ?THAT???.as they said ?perception is reality? ....... even through you wouldn't love to....

Do you have any "proposition? for your own?

I think the best way to check how you are 'perceived' is by listening to your best and closest friend... and the ones who truly love you. They should be like your 'mirror'. Everyone should have this.

If you really trust them enough, and are open and very honest together, you can use what they can give you as 'feedback' and then you can decide for yourself how to 'adjust' how you wish to be perceived by others.

Of course, the closer the match is between 'perception' and 'reality', the more genuine and real you will be perceived to be.... and of course.... less potential confusion too.

Well, I'm online the right time again come up getting the right product and quality. :-D

The past experience is what we have learnt the problem of product ( ourself ) that influnce the audiences have stopped buying your products. As we have found the problem leads to improve quality product. However I totally agree with P'Ghee because we don't need to let a problem happened to get feedback from audiences. We can design problem to search how we can solve it, this is a part of well-planed your marketting. :-)

also... sometimes we can use 'perceptions' to protect ourselves, rather like shellfish that have soft or delicate inside their hard shells.

In the same way, if we feel vulnerable or we hurt easily, have 'ice cream heart' or we are very sensitive, we can sometimes create 'tough' or 'hard' perceptions about ourselves so we feel more secure inside or not get hurt so easily or so often.

Posted by PeeMarc : If you really trust them enough, and are open and very honest together, you can use what they can give you as 'feedback' and then you can decide for yourself how to 'adjust' how you wish to be perceived by others.>>> Also agree with P' Marc. The way to advertise your product is this perception "Scratch my back and I will scratch yours." or a corporation ; not each show, each make your gateway.

Here, As long as we are the producer, write and sing it by own. So what exactly are the proposition we need? Be yourself the most while you are making a presentation. Here, I keep the core (my stand point : giving and a cutomer taste. ) anyway. If a customer seems to be in hurry or uncomfotable, I will let them go. ;-D because I don't have much time to present them....I'm slow because I want to make my relationship in a long-run. :-)

life is empty and meaningless.

Aaaum have you ever considered taking narcotics which supress your nervous system? Beta blockers, diazepam, lorazepam, codine maybe? Your brain is always churning. Give it a rest - go and watch telly or something!

nathan > apart from being as funny as a wheel, this girl has one of the best brains, both rational and creative. I have known. Let it rip i say but yeah, what u suggest could have amazing results too

POPULARITY seems to be the pot of gold many people spend their whole lives searching for. I have never bothered to try and loo for popularity. being hatd,being being unpopular is safer ground imho. If you seek popularity you will generally fail, ending up a pathetic figure of scorn and ridicule. you can even destroy yourself in the process. BUT people who are hated can actually gain a following of loyal admirers, while some who seek popularity end up being disliked and hatd. Case in point is I noticed when looking at a lot of the populars peoples profiles here on tf that they sent warnings to the so called haters!

There are people who won't stand up for what they believe in, but act only to be liked by others. People tend to end up seeing through them anyway.

For me its a confusing topic, its strange because I have received pm's from people who think im great, because im the biggest arsehole they have ever heard of. So you figure it out, lol

For myself I tend to avoid looking on the outside now, it wasnt always that way though! Case in point was a person here who I detested greatly, but since then I have grown to have begrudging respect for them, I wonder if the person I am talking about will know though, lol

For a common man a mountain is just a mountain and a river is simply a river.

For the wise one there is much more and deeper beyond a bunch of rock and ground, and beyond a flowing water.

But for the one who did reach a real knowledge the mountain return to be just a mountain and a river a simple river.

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And if your perception about this post is confused you are damned right...

when there is a lot of fog, you cannot understand if near you there is gold or trash but one day it will exit the sun

laws of market can survive short time referred about people, after few time the trash will be trash and the gold will be the gold, i call it: "THE END OF ILLUSION"

Abstemious making merrit ! Yesterday I surf internet at the cafe so I didn't need to pay more to let any quarrel happen, especially due to respect her journal. Aum, Picaso picture is still be precious pics doesn't matter it's dirty a smelling water...I mean your journal.

Everything is not bad...we imagine it's bad...just stop imagine, people.

well AAAum, with this new knowledge, what will your new "proposition" be?

thank you, everyone....

quite confused topic (again) here...i should take diazepam as Nathann suggested... anyway, thank you to share your experience, Nathann 555

ghee>> agree with you... experiences cloud the reality and create our own perception... that "we" want it to be...

PeeMarc>> yes, "mirror" from the close friends or family are the good reflection... but we cant ignore "mirror" from the others who being far... i'm thinking about "the blind spot".... sometimes love can blind you... make you ignore the bad things, but once, you hurt.. fear.. disappointed (think about fear-based love)... you would remind a ton of those....

even the ones who being far might not know you the best and/or thier perception would be misunderstood from what you ARE in reality... if you think about it carefully... you would see the valuableness inside... well, before you can see it as valuableness... you would see sadness, disappointment and anger firstly.

finally, you would grow up and reach to another stage of mess...

very well written AAAum! to clarify though... are u saying that to get past the "love blind spot" and really see "valuableness" (in other? Or self?),.. we need to experience dissappointment, sadness, anger etc., then can see more clearly and more realistically... (no more blind spots) ,.so can grow up to a better stage? Rather like "a candle burns brightest in darkest place"

Apple_plernnie>> "Be yourself the most while you are making a presentation" .... i agree with you ja...

Have you ever heard this quote "Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got... from Janis Joplin"?....

i am what i am.... it is the truth... the last thing i would sacrifice is "myself"... or "real me"... even i lose everything but i still have my own spirit... and proud of myself...

BUT...

in order to live wisely, i couldnt show ALL real.... or JUST be me...

since i believe in myself for who/how i am... never pretend... but, somehow, i have to set up my own strategy (how to), tactic or whatever called to make my life "easier"... ok, set the right product to the right customer at the right time...

it doesnt mean i lose myself... or lie or cheat...

i once call myself as strategist or planner... and i very appreciate that: )

PeeMarc>> thank you... : ) let me clearify ja.... i dont specific only for love blind spot... i'd rather go for "feedback" from any side.

- i think when you love someone... you might possibly overlook for some parts ja, especially for the bad ones... that's why i call it as "love blind spot".

- feedback from someone being far.... apperantly, that one would easily misunderstand who/how i am... but sometimes i have to admit that s/he can see "me" in another angle and that is a good reflection... but i have to be aware...since s/he doesnt know me well enough to criticize me... so, after experiencing dissappointment, sadness and anger (curious why s/he thinks like that to me.. why why why?)... when i can focus and screen feedback (that s/he gives me).. i would see the valuableness... and would adapt it to myself...

- grow up = learn by mistakes or experiences ja... yes, you can grow up by this and get better understanding... but what i said above... i mean to...we all are living with problems... when you can adapt yourself to fit with something... next... you would have another problem to challenge.... that's what i mean "to reach to another stage of mess"...

ok? : )