Expectations - Written performance reviews in companies usually have three standards: Exceeds expectations (you are doing your job better than expected), Meets expectations (you are meeting the job standards) and Does not meet expectations (you really need to pull up your socks and do better). I think we apply similar standards in our lives too. EXPECTATIONS - how we expect someone else to behave or how someone else expects us to behave. I think I have been most hurt in my life when the other person did not behave the way I expected him/her to.....now that I think of it, not the other person's fault, just my own expectations of the other person not being met. Similarly when someone expects too much from me, I always wonder if it is possible to live up to those high expectations. Perhaps, it is not reasonable to have expectation from anybody. That way if they meet or exceed expectations, one can be pleasantly surprised....if not, then at least there is no feeling of hurt or disappointment.
Enthusiasm - Have you noticed how enthusiastic and full of life children are? As we grow into adults.....the responsibilities and stark realities of life cause this enthusiasm to ebb and fade away. So, this is one quality I am learning all over again from my children. My kitchen window overlooks a deck....sometimes a squirrel visits us there...and my children get all excited about this visitor....and their ENTHUSIASM is so contagious. A little thing as that brings them so much joy. So from my children I am learning to be like that.....enthusiastic and excited about all the little things in life.
Excellence - My mother used to tell me....If you do something, do it well...If you are going to do it half heartedly, don't do it at all....An important lesson that has stayed with me throughout life. So, EXCELLENCE is something I strive for in everything I do.....and whether I achieve it or not, I know I have given my hundred percent to the task at hand.
Efforts - One thing I learnt very early on in life is nothing is achieved without EFFORTS....Hard work is required in whatever you do. Nothing comes easy....take a look at all the successful people in different fields...are they just lucky?....No, they have worked very hard to get to where they are.
Experience - Have you gone through those moments in your teens when your parents say something to you which makes no sense to you at all.....to which they say....listen to us...we speak from EXPERIENCE. Experience....a great teacher. I am old enough now to have had my fair share of life experiences. And one thing I have realised.....any current decisions I make are always based on my experiences good or bad. I rely on my experience to show me the way when faced with decision making.
Signing off feeling 'ELATED' and 'ECSTATIC' as my best friend from school days is visiting me today and this quote by "EDGAR' Allen Poe
'There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
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