Remember, your expectations are not the same as your goals.
Expectations are a belief that a certain outcome will happen.
Your expectations are basically an opinion about
what the future could hold for you. And often times we plan for the best.
We plan with positive expectations for the future.
But even with careful planning, sometimes it works out and
sometimes it does not. Right?
So what happens when your career expectations are not met?
When you are doing a career change? When you're a transition in your career,
what happens when your expectations are not met?
So today what I'm going to be talking to you about is how to manage your
expectations during a career change. Unmet expectations, you know,
they could lead to unfulfillment, they could lead to anger, depression,
or all of the above, especially when things don't turn out the way
that you want. I mean,
too many people are obsessed with finding that perfect career and that perfect
life that they had looked out for.
And in the end,
what ends up happening is things don't turn out the way they had planned,
even with careful
planning. When you have such high expectations on your career,
what ends up happening is that you
forget about enjoying the experience altogether. So when you feel,
when you catch yourself feeling this way about your career,
about your expectations, it's time to change your expectation.
Instead of going into experiences with expectations,
instead go with them with an open mind.
And this will allow yourself to fully immerse yourself in that experience
without the fear of failure, without the fear of not meeting expectations,
even with careful planning. You see, there's a paradox
when it comes to career expectations. I mean,
if your career expectations are too high, then you might
end up being disappointed. However, on the other hand,
if your expectations were too low or if you didn't have any,
you might not try as hard to accomplish your worthwhile career goals.
So rather than approach your career, change with the expectation to win,
notice that, realize that you
don't always win because failure and pain are inevitable,
but suffering is not. Suffering is optional.
So rather than approaching it with the expectations as your central goal focus
instead on managing your emotional intelligence.
And what that means is focusing on your response to the situation.
Because while you can't control the things that happen to you along your career
path, along your career change,
you can control your responses to them and that in and of itself changes the
entire playing field. If your life is ruled by your own personal expectations,
it could make everyday a struggle,
especially if you're highly critical of yourself and you are fearful of what
other people think of you and you're criticizing,
you feel disappointed in yourself for not living up to your dreams.
So instead of focusing on your own personal expectations,
think of yourself as an explorer.
You know, and you're on this journey. You're on this career journey,
a life journey. When you think of it that way,
then instead of your life being ruled by expectations,
your focus is now on becoming a better version of yourself.
So once your overall expectation is focused on becoming a better
version of self,
then you simply cannot fail or succeed depending on one event.
Because it is a journey. One event doesn't determine your failure or success.
It is the complete journey and you will enjoy the
journey so much more along the way.
Once you understand the role of your expectations in your everyday interactions,
then you're well on your way.
But remember your expectations are not the same as your goals.
Great goals are something that's concrete.
It's based on reality. It's based on fact,
but your expectations are based on your hopes and your opinions.
Successfully managing your expectations requires one last thing,
because while you have your own expectations,
there are also expectations from other people and you might be wanting not to
disappoint other people. You know, friends and family who are close to you.
So rather than assume what their expectations are, don't be afraid to ask.
Have those conversations, have the openness and the honesty to express what's
on your mind.
Because when you manage other people's expectations and tell them what you need,
that way you don't have to feel the pressure of meeting their expectations,
and at the same time feeling inauthentic.
And you'll feel more empowered once you've started implementing these
strategies,
both on managing the expectations of others or eliminating unwanted expectations
from others, and also not allowing your own expectations to run your life.
And having this understanding will help
you to mitigate and to navigate expectations so that you manage them and not the
other way around.
So let me know what expectations do you have of your career journey of your
career path. So comment below. If you liked my content,
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