Whilst the average successful adult visualizes their goals as within their grasp, the majority of adults play host to a different vision. Award-winning scientist Emily Balcetis joins us in this episode of the podcast to explain how anyone can leverage this “perception gap” to their advantage. Emily argues that if we want to have a better experience in our lives, we must learn how to reframe our perceptions in order to overcome challenges and meet our goals. Emily E. Balcetis is an American social psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. Her research focuses on people's perception of world and how their motivations, goals, and emotions influence it, especially with regards to visual perception.She is the author of the famed personal development book titled Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World, and her scientific research has been covered by Forbes, Newsweek, Time, Cosmopolitan, Scientific American, and The Atlantic. To find out more about Emily’s book; Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524796468?tag=psychologytod-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1