I have spoken before about expectations, both the expectations that we put on other people, and the expectations that others put on us.
It is my belief that we need to associate with people that have a high expectation of us. This will cause us to meet these expectations and be the best that we can be.
Its like aiming to win. If you enter a competition, aiming to win, and you lose - that’s ok. But if you go to a
competition aiming to ‘have fun’ & ‘do my best’ and you lose - you got what you were aiming for.
It is all about the mindset. If you are aiming to ‘do your best’ but not aiming to win - the conclusion of this is that your best isn’t good enough to win. And that is what you are telling yourself in your mind. I know I want to train with the coach who expects me to win, I want to study under the teacher that expects me to get 100% or a high distinction.
If I am training with these people - then I know that they are pushing me, to be my very best.
Turning to the flip side of the coin, what are we expecting of those around us?
Are we lowering the bar because we don’t think they can reach it?
Make sure the expectations are set in the right place, because otherwise you might just be limiting yours, or someone else’s potential.
TK
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