A Case For Why Expectation Could Be Setting You Up For Failure

“By looking for experiences you can relate to, you will over-look what you are truly searching for.”

Expectations are based on what you already know. In the end, your goal is something you cannot conceive. By looking for experiences you can relate to, you over-look what you are truly searching for. — Eric Pepin, Handbook of the Navigator

Just because where you’re at doesn’t look like you thought it would look doesn’t mean you’re not where you wanted to be. Who’s to say this isn’t exactly where you’re supposed to be? You?

Expectations are preconceived notions: what it looks like, smells like, tastes like, feels like. Expectation presents an image of what will be based on pre-set parameters. But what if what you think you want is not what you want at all? Have you ever stopped to ask?

What if what you want is much bigger? Higher? Broader? What if what you want to do or be has never been done before?

How can you set expectations for what’s never been done before? You can’t. It’s impossible. Why? Because it’s never been done before.

You can’t consult what IS to reveal what isn’t. It doesn’t know! You must consult what hasn’t been yet to reveal what…