Expectations!

Thoughts about expectations

Too many “junk” mails clog my email these days and find it impossible to sort which one is important. There has to be a way to distinguish. And today I found one which has been sitting for days in my box and amused me when I opened it. It’s about expectations…. Read on folks…

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.” Steve Jobs

Why do people have expectations?

Setting goals (or expectations) motivates us, excites us, and makes us want to push ourselves to grow. Managing expectations is not always going to be easy, since there are good and bad sides to having them. We should always remember that certain things might be in our control, while many might not.

What does your expectations mean?

Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want.

Final thoughts in the subject…

It is easy to change your expectations. You can do it in an instant. And that can be a problem. Too often, we lower our expectations because that is easier than overcoming the obstacles which stand in the way of fulfilling those expectations.

Are you being forced to lower your expectations, or are you simply choosing the easy way out? You must expect the best in order to achieve the best, yet it takes more than just expectation. It takes effort and commitment. If you lower your expectations at the first sign of difficulty, it seriously erodes their value.

Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.

Note: So familiar with the subject having been in management hierarchy during my working days…