Module 1
Handout 7: The Power of Assumptions*
Here are some things to think about after the training.
- Assumptions are necessary for everyday life. We assume the sun will rise tomorrow morning. It is natural to make assumptions.
- Assumptions we make about other people become the mirror we hold, the mirror for others to see themselves in. Over time, the same reflection in the mirror becomes a person's self-portrait.
- "The mirror" is made of our voice and actions: how we talk, interact, and move our bodies.
- When you find yourself in a difficult moment with a child, a coworker, a family member, or yourself:
take a breath assume that you are a capable person assume the other person is capable assume the problem can change
*Adapted with permission from R. Burns-Hoffman. 1996. Immokalee, FL: Redlands Christian Migrant Association.