How Expectations Can Lead Us Off Track

There is nothing wrong with setting your goals high or expecting things to work out a certain way.  Those can be the very things that keep us going at times.  It’s our attachment to our expectations – and to the results of those expectations – that causes us to derail.  Because, let’s face it, we don’t always get what we want.  Sound familiar?

We need to be realistic . . . set our goals to be attainable.  Once we attain them, we can set more goals.  Baby steps are not just for walking.  That doesn’t mean that you don’t allow yourself to be excited by the possibility.  That’s part of the fun.

Just because someone doesn’t get all jammed up when things don’t work out, it doesn’t mean they don’t care.  They are part of that select group of people who can “roll with the punches” and refuse to let themselves be overshadowed by the results. 

Having positive expectations is much better than the alternative.  Being controlled by the outcome can be as much of a downer as having negative expectations.

Establish realistic expectations, and be open to resetting the bar when necessary. And do what you need to do for yourself, rather than what you think other people want you to do.  

Next week: Living Beyond Our Means Takes Us Out of Harmony

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