Is Having Expectation Good or Bad?

Is Having Expectation Good or Bad?

Recently i came across a few situations that pondered me on this questions of whether it’s good or bad to have expectations in any things that we do.

Generally, for most things that we doing, we have an objectives that we want to meet. A certain outcome that we want it to happen. This is called having expectations. For a goal-orientated person, setting objectives and milestones to clear is something they always do. What if the outcome don’t turn out the way it suppose to be?? Will you get disappointed?? When things don’t turn out to be what it is, you will feel dejected and demoralized. It is because you have an expectation in the very first place. So is expectation equal to disappointment??

Usually when this happen, a friend or colleague will just step in and said this few concerning words. It’s best not to have any expectation, just go with the flow and be sincere about it.

This lesson of expectation struck me over the past 3 weeks. Below is just some of my views and opinion of having expectations.

1. Expectation is just like being a fortune teller

Dictionary.com defined Expectation as “the degree of probability of something will occur”.

You are trying to predict something that will happen, doing all necessary things to stir it to the right outcome. No plan is 100% foolproof. The most you can get is 99%, the remaining 1% is called uncertainties. Its usually this 1% that will break your heart and cripple your foolproof plan.

2. Expectation in a relationship kill the curiosity of exploring love

You know what the one wrong thing that we do when falling in love??

We Expect

And it just ruin everything!

When you expect something out of a normal relationship, you tend to overdo things that is just not you. You trying to impress the girl by being somebody that you are not. Thinking foolishly that you will impress her and make her fall in love with you. So WRONG!!!

During friend zone period, being genuine and just be yourself is the most important things. Sincerity and being truthful are the keys to a lady’s heart. Most importantly is to be patience. Expectation will lead you to want thing fast and quick. It make you to be inpatient. So chill… All is well!!!

3. High Expectation in a career create high achievement

When come to rising up the rank and climbing the corporate ladder, i think having a certain amount of expectation is needed. It’s strive you to work harder and harder. You might end up succeeding, but are you happy during the whole process?? Only you can answer that yourself.

In conclusion

There are no right or wrong in any circumstances. It’s just what we want to achieve in the very end.

If you want happiness and to protect yourself of being hurt, just lower down your expectation.

If you want result and status, it’s still best to have an attainable expectation than not having any.

In life, don’t expect anything from anyone. Because when expectation is not fulfilled, it gives you pain. When you get something without expecting it, it gives you pleasure.

But if you think deeper into it, when people have expectation is because they care for it and they want it.

Lastly, go with the flow. Follow where the excitement of your heart bring you to. Act on your joy and not with expectation.

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Andries van Tonder

I am a Digital Marketer and an Entrepreneur with over 40 Years of experience in Business and Marketing.

Business is my passion and I have established myself in multiple industries with a focus on sustainable growth

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