Personal Expectations and Reality

Bridging the Gap

Expectations vs Reality

• "The difference between your expectation and your reality is very much determinant of how we feel about our lives."

Enjoying Your Life

• "If you are succeeding in a life that you don't enjoy, think about how much more successful you would be in a life that you do enjoy."
• "Most things that are valuable are difficult to get—but not all difficult things are valuable."
• "Some hard things slip into your desires just because they're hard—not because they're aligned with you."

Aligning Wants vs Needs

• "What do you want to want? That's the key."

Unwanted Pain

• "You're not going to get the new group immediately. This bit in the middle—this lonely chapter—will cause you to be riddled with self-doubt."
• "You won't even know that there's going to be glory on the other side of it."

Related Concepts

• [[Growth and Change]] - Moving through discomfort to align expectations with reality
• [[Hard Work and Discomfort]] - When the struggle indicates progress
• [[Two Main Obstacles to Happiness]] - Discomfort from misalignment
• [[Ambition vs Entitlement]] - Clarifying what you genuinely want