One thing I’ve learned over the years is that quite often you get what you expect to get. This is especially so when it comes to what you expect to get from other people.
Are you setting yourself up for a fight, failure, or success?
If You Go Looking for a Fight at Work…
Once you have awareness, you can start to manage your expectations, and perhaps begin to get better outcomes. Your choice what to expect.
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Exercise on Your Expectations
- Think of a situation you are struggling with.
- What do you believe about that situation, or the people concerned?
- What alternative beliefs could be true?
- To achieve your outcome, what would be most useful to believe?