Close the Gap on Purpose

Pick one trait where perception lags ability. Commit to three visible actions this month that demonstrate it — a written analysis, a meeting takeover, a public recommendation. One action reads as a fluke; two as effort; three as a pattern people start to name.

Ask the same three colleagues again in 90 days: "What three words?" Track which words change. Perception lags behavior — it takes repeated exposure before the new pattern sticks — but the trajectory becomes visible inside one quarter if your signals stay consistent.