Maybe it is a bold statement, but many of the decision you make that dictate your actions are probably assumptions.  And, if there is one thing we know about assumptions, they are usually wrong.  Humans, by their nature, cannot tell the future and cannot read minds.  Yet, we assume we know what will happen and we assume we know why someone acted the way he/she did.  Why do we do this?  Once you accept the fact that most of your decisions are based on assumptions, you can begin to stop.  Awareness is the key.

Some assumptions may have positive influences on your life.  Most will be negative.  When we are trying to improve our life through the aggregation of marginal gains (1% better every day), assumptions may really hold us back.  How many times have you made an assumption about taking an action that lead you to not act at all?  Have you ever said, “well, of course it was easy for them, they are so successful?”  Or, maybe you have said something like, “I could be successful too if I had that much money.”   These are limiting statements likely based on surface images with no facts out the background.

Sometimes, this is known as the Instagram Effect.  When you look at social media, all you see is everyone’s success.  You never see the hours of work, the failures, or the pain someone went through.  In business, this is known as telling someone’s story.  You reduce your produce price because you assume no one will pay for it.

To stop making assumptions try this:

We want to minimize these assumptions as much as possible.  Everyone has heard, “You know what happens when you assume . . . .?  Chances are, you are just wrong.

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