1. Can You Trust Your Perceptions?
James J. Messina, Ph.D.

2. Could you be on slippery slope of faulty perceptions?
Faulty perceptions can impact the way you think, feel & act
It can impair problem solving, decision making, & conflict resolution
Takes brain time to sort out what senses are sending it

9. FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS

10. Do you see the young lady or old woman?

12. Do you see 1 or 2 faces or all 3?

13. Do you see the man playing the horn or a woman’s silhouette?

14. Do you see a rabbit or a duck or both?

16. Do you just see the skull or can you see the woman?

18. Can You Find 11 Human Faces?

19. Is this book looking towards you or away from you?

20. What then do you need to do to be successful in problem solving, decision making, & conflict Resolution?
Use all your senses
Be open, look at both sides of issues
Be analytical, identify & question assumptions & stereotypes
Brainstorm, think out the box!
Be organized in your approach in dealing with the issues

21. BE OPEN TO REALITY – THE WAY IT IS – RATHER THAN HOW YOU PERCEIVE IT TO BE