Expectancies

The Dose is on a “mission” to spread the concept that expectations need to be “right sized” … not lowered.

Lowering expectations can be translated as reducing, downgrading, caving in. This is degrading to our minds and soul when we lessen our desires, don’t you think? 

A right-sized expectation recognizes reality. 

We can’t expect things from people who don’t have the ability or capability to do certain things or act a certain way. 

During my professional life, I was faced with many projects that were detail oriented. Details are not me, so there were times when I struggled to carry through what was expected. In short order, these bosses figured out I can only be so detailed. Case closed! 

As I believe that each person has specific behaviors, certain habits, and a scope of competencies, expectations need to line up with who they are. 

Expectations also need to be shared to ensure a desired outcome… even, and maybe particularly more so, in a marital partnership! 

Being frustrated when people don’t meet our expectations can be avoided, it’s all a matter of right sizing … for their sake, and ours! 

Photo: My foot in a cast back in 2011 didn’t allow for me to do much… so nothing was really expected from me!