Quotes About Expectations

I wondered, What if I can't keep all of these balls in the air? Why isn't everyone else working harder and living up to my expectations? What will people think if I fail or give up? When can I stop proving myself to everyone? For

It takes two minutes to say "I know this is due at five o'clock, and the executive summary looks pitch perfect. The tables need some serious work, though. What does support look like?

Perfection is an unattainable goal.

Perfection doesn't exist, and I've found that what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

in this perception-driven world, the big question is always: Are you setting goals and expectations that are completely outside of your control?

being very clear about what's acceptable and what's not acceptable.

They practice critical awareness by reality-checking the messages and expectations that tell us that being imperfect means being inadequate.

Shame comes from outside of us—from the messages and expectations of our culture.

stealth expectations and disappointment have been the sources of some of our most difficult arguments and hurt feelings.

Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it down to our children, we infect our workplace with impossible expectations, and it's suffocating for our friends and families.

But in those moments when disappointment is washing over us and we're desperately trying to get our heads and hearts around what is or is not going to be, the death of our expectations can be painful beyond measure. The

We help each other reality-check our expectations, we ask each other a lot of questions about what we think will happen or what we want to happen, and we often ask ourselves and each other: What's this about? What are you not saying?

being low maintenance also meant not asking for what you needed and never inconveniencing anyone.

know that asking for what we need and talking openly about our expectations is vulnerable.

As Anne Lamott said, "Expectations are resentments waiting to happen.

Communicating our expectations is brave and vulnerable.

Last, it's interesting to note that people who are more satisfied in their romantic relationships are less likely to be jealous about potential relationship threats; however, they are more likely to react negatively to actual relationship breaches.

Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life-paralysis.

wherever perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun

Disappointment is unmet expectations. The more significant the expectations, the more significant the disappointment.

need to know about disappointment: Disappointment is unmet expectations, and the more significant the expectations, the more significant the disappointment. The way to address this is to be up-front about our expectations by taking the time to reality-check what we're expecting and why.

And in this perception-driven world, the big question is always: Are you setting goals and expectations that are completely outside of your control?

Perfectionism is correlated with depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis or missed opportunities. The fear of failing, making mistakes, not meeting people's expectations, and being criticized keeps us outside of the arena where healthy competition and striving unfolds.

I used to ask my graduate students to submit a semester-long goal the second week of school. After doing this for years, I knew I could expect 90 percent of the goals to be unrealistic. Setting realistic goals is a skill and a prerequisite for hope.