Problem:
Why is it so important to consider our internal perceptions as we build skills for successful interpersonal interactions? Mindfulness during communication can give you more confidence to assert your point of view and persuade someone else to agree with your ideas. Many people are presenting a fake version of themselves and it's important to be alert fo this phenomenon so that you are not manipulated during an interaction with another person or shocked at a later point in time. Our life experiences and background knowledge will influence the assumptions we bring to an interaction as well as the way we interpret something that is said. There are varieties of ways that we gather and process information - and so we may interpret interactions and understand messages quite differently depending on our approach.