Expectations can ruin your peace of mind. Being normal people going about their normal lives, it's hard for us to actually comprehend this fact, but truth be told...nothing is more true than this. When you expect to be the best and end up being just good enough, it gives rise to a considerable amount of self doubt, which is hard to shake off. You tend to get fixated on it and it does no good to your subsequent assignments as well. This can be demoralising. Knowing your true worth and then setting a reasonable target for yourself seems like a workable solution. You don't need to be the best always. Rather you should work at bettering yourself; not to outdo others, but to outshine your previous performance and set a new benchmark for yourself.
Expectation can also mould your relationship with others in curious ways. When we do something good for someone, we start expecting a similar favour in return. Trouble begins when the concerned person fails to live up to our expectations. It somehow changes our equation with that person. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to this tricky poser. One way is to disabuse your mind of any expectations. However, to train your mind to think in this way is easy to preach but pretty difficult to put into practice. It takes loads of patience.
Expectation can also mould your relationship with others in curious ways. When we do something good for someone, we start expecting a similar favour in return. Trouble begins when the concerned person fails to live up to our expectations. It somehow changes our equation with that person. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to this tricky poser. One way is to disabuse your mind of any expectations. However, to train your mind to think in this way is easy to preach but pretty difficult to put into practice. It takes loads of patience.
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