Blog assignment2

As Dr.Leonard Zunin theory,leaving a good first impression to someone you first meet is important and it often will depend how far the relationship will stand. However, It is not wise to totally count on the first impression. You might happen to meet him when he has a bad day. Nobody is expected to be self-confident and happy all day long. If a stranger talks to you without friendliness and enthusiasm, you probably start feeling uncomfortable and intend to end up the conversation quickly. But as time goes on, your perceptions about this guy will change. This case occurs on our lives frequently.
My friend Wayne is one of the most dominant players in our high school basketball team. Our first meeting was on the basketball court. I barely talked to him, he was as arrogant as I thought. It requires some gusts to talk to a six feet five guy when you are under six feet. That's most likely my first impression on him. Like I describe, he is a big guy the court. No matter how hard the defender guard him, he just kept making jump- shots, grading rebounds. And that really took my confidences away. As his teammate, I almost did no contributions for the team. During the break, he came to me and simply:" Just keep shooting, remain confidence." At first, I was a little bit shocked since I expected some smacks from him, instead of it, those concise but powerful words really let me regain me energy. I played well on the second half, helped the team get the win. I changed my bias toward him little by little.

Off the court, Wayne happened to be in my History class. During the class session, he participated in discussions, presenting his comprehensive thoughts, but also showed some sense of humor. My previous image about him was totally over turned. But I lost my confidence which I should possess to become his friend. Dramatically, one day after class, he invited me to come to his house to have dinner with some of his friends. I had no more to say but"yes". From that day and on, we become in-tight friend everywhere around school, sweating on the court, chilling in the hall way, we even went to the principle office together for keeping missing class. I found himself a completely different guy from the first time I met him.
In some cases Dr. Zuzin intellectual ideas may be right. But plenty of cases have proved that this is not reliable as it sounds like. It is imprudent to stick on the first impression always. The first impression is crucial indeed, but it is surely not the only element we can dwell on for having a serious relationship with people.