Ralph Carlson Blog

I don’t know what I don’t know.

Because of that blind spot it is hard to fix serious problems. You just don’t see them. So what can you do? One of the ways to find out what is in those blind spots is asking people what they see. Even if you don’t know the right questions to ask (or what you don’t know that you really need to find out), it is amazing what you can discover when you keep your mind open. Most people have a poor understanding about how they appear to others. They miss their good points and put too much emphasis on their flaws or even worse imagine virtues that aren’t there. Without the perspective of an outside observer, it is easy to fool yourself about how you appear to others. I am the perfect example. [continue reading…]