Today and yesterday's topic is expectations. They can be good and they can be bad. Some people expect you to fail miserably, to amount to nothing, to not get anywhere in life. Others expect great things from you, like to be super smart, pass with straight A's, and to be a wealthy businessman (or businesswoman). And then there are the average expectations, like the ones to do house chores or do your homework.
There's a flaw in all of that though. Others expectations shouldn't matter to us, even our families'. We should care about our own expectations and make our decisions based off of those, not others'. When I choose to do my homework or take out the garbage, as examples, I want those to be my expectations about my own character and actions to reflect it. I don't want it to be others expectations I'm acting off of, because those wouldn't be my own uninfluenced choices.
It's impossible to avoid all types of influence. It's gonna happen when you ask for advice or hear about something. But there are some types you can avoid and I'm going to make an effort to avoid those. Because I am fed up with expectations and will act on my own from now on, no more will I listen to others'.
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