19 Expectations

Just read this from a respected coach & wonder what you think?

“Although high expectations do occasionally lead to high performance, as often as not they lead to a sense of failure when our results don’t live up to our fantasies. Yet hope – the belief in the possibility that tomorrow can be better than today – carries with it the energy and inspiration to make it so.”

Well, it depends on what you consider relevant in your life.

If you divide life into Success/Failure – Good/Bad – Right/Wrong, then it is valid. In fact, it seems to be a balanced statement that considers both sides of the equation: Uphill IS Downhill.

Actually, I’ve learned so many things about myself (and others!) while improving my life, I wonder if the journey isn’t really the objective.

I know so many people who won’t set goals for fear of being disappointed but they are happy to live in hope and believe that things will get better. Again, if your thinking is shaped such that the only reality is Win/Lose – Right/Wrong, then it is correct!

So, do we set high expectations & work towards them & risk disappointment or is it better to live in hope? Does living in hope really provide enough energy & inspiration to make improvements?

Do you see what’s happening because of the first premise! Now we ask questions BASED on that thinking. As you can see, these questions are self answering. Experience is a major criteria in the whole equation.

Respected coaches should be taken with a grain of salt. Including me!

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These are related:

1 Ferris Wheel – 3 Cumulative Knowledge – 5 Decision – 7 Disaster – 21 Interpretation

22 Attitude – 28 Getting What I Want! – 29 Who’s in Charge? – 37 Or Its Equivalent

38 Carrier Wave – 41 Elephants – 44 After – 45 Problems – 46 Always – 49 Sharks

51 Hindsight – 57 Helicopter – 58 Needs – 59 Hesitation – 64 Natural Talents

66 Opposites – 74 Dictating Your Miracle – 83 Being Wrong – 85 Babies – 98 Third Time

100 Ransom Notes – 102 Response-ability – 103 Ring/Knock Part 2