We all learned the concept of "Don't judge a book by its Cover..." early in our childhood. But of course we are all still guilty of it. Ask yourself this: How many times did you pre-judged a person by your first impression? We are constantly making judgments about the people we interact with – the waiter from lunch, the neighbour next door or perhaps your colleagues at work. In fact, most people form an instant impression about someone within the first 30 seconds of seeing or meeting them. These impressions aren’t based on fact, but instead on past experiences with other individuals we perceive to be similar to the people we are pre-judging.

 

 

Today, my account assistant of 6 months was eating dinner with me when he told me something that surprised me. To begin, he is less than 5 feet tall (<150cm), over 30 years ...