Expectations block your success.
Having expectations of how others should behave, respond or react causes YOU frustration and annoyance, while often leaving them blissfully ignorant of what is bothering you.
Expectations are unarticulated requests. We hold expectations in our minds about what we feel someone should do or know, yet we never clearly and explicitly define this for that person.
- He ought to know the report is due.
- I do it this way and so should she.
- Don’t they understand there is a deadline here?
Well guess what – he might not know about the report, she does it her way thank you very much and it is possible they were never made aware of the deadline.
Action – Instead of quietly expecting anything from anyone, speak up and change that unarticulated request into an agreement. Then, if anything goes wrong, you have something to refer back to.