Is It a 6 or a 9? The truth depends on your angle

Two people stand on opposite sides of the same figure painted on the ground. One says it’s a 6. The other insists it’s a 9. Both are right. Both are wrong. And that tension, right there, is where growth lives.

Perspective is the silent force shaping every decision we make in business and in life. It decides whether we see obstacles or opportunities, threats or invitations, endings or beginnings. Most conflicts don’t exist because one person is foolish, but because two people are standing on different sides of the same truth.

Business Is a Battlefield of Perspectives

In business, perspective can make or break everything.

A customer sees “too expensive.”A founder sees “premium value.” An employee sees “extra work.”A leader sees “strategic investment.”

Same situation. Different angles.

The companies that fail are often the ones obsessed with being right. The ones that win are curious enough to ask, “What am I not seeing from where I’m standing?”

Blockbuster laughed at Netflix. Kodak ignored digital cameras. Nokia dismissed smartphones. They weren’t stupid companies. They were trapped inside a single angle, convinced their 6 was the only reality.

Life Isn’t Black and White - It’s Dimensional

Perspective doesn’t just shape business decisions; it shapes relationships, self-worth, and purpose.

What feels like rejection may be redirection. What feels like failure may be feedback.What feels like slow progress may be invisible growth.

Two people can experience the same event, one becomes bitter, the other becomes better. The difference isn’t the event. It’s the lens.

We often judge others harshly without realizing we’re reading the number from the wrong side of the circle.

The Most Powerful Leaders Are Perspective-Shifters

Great leaders don’t demand agreement, they invite angles.

They listen more than they speak. They ask before they assume. They seek friction, not comfort.

Because innovation doesn’t come from echo chambers. It comes from tension between viewpoints. From letting the 6 sit next to the 9 long enough to realize there’s a bigger picture neither side could see alone.

Growth Begins Where Certainty Ends

The moment you say, “I might be wrong,” you become unstoppable.

Perspective doesn’t mean abandoning your truth, it means expanding it. It means understanding that reality is often too complex to fit into a single viewpoint.

So next time someone disagrees with you, pause. They might not be challenging your intelligence. They might be revealing a side of the figure you’ve never walked around to see.

Because in business, in life, and in leadership, the question isn’t whether it’s a 6 or a 9.

The real question is: Are you willing to move your feet?