Living up to Expectations

We all have expectations of ourselves, our friends, and our coworkers or teammates. Living up to these expectations can be a difficult task. I know that working to live up to my expectations has always helped me to perform better in sports, school and work. As I sat watching the Superbowl with my 12 year old roommate, and a man named Charles who had his Ipod in and Marvin Gaye turned up to 11, I thought about Aaron Rogers living up to his expectations as the next great quarterback in Green Bay. Pending his endorsement of Wrangler Open Fly Jeans, zing Brett Favre, I think he has done a pretty good job in his first three years.

I know that I have always put a lot of pressure on myself to live up to the expectations of others. This is not a bad thing, but it can also lead to making decisions or choosing paths that others may want for you. Instead, it is important to figure out what YOU want and go after it to meet your own expectations. I'm not necessarily talking about "Lowered Expectations". It is more about figuring out what you really want and then going after that with Great Expectations.

I will provide my own example. I have always had what I sort of phrase as a "badass" complex. I always wanted to be, and do stuff that was "badass". For that reason I had always said I want to go into the military, jump out of planes, etc, etc. This is not to say that I don't think I could do that stuff, but it was more of my magic bullet to life. If I did that stuff I would be forever respected and admired. I created a set of expectations based upon what I thought others would deem "badass". The fact of the matter is that there is no silver bullet, or easy answer. There is no "key to everything" for our expectations, diets, lives.

The short of the matter is that you have to figure out what you want in life and go after it. This doesn't have to be one thing. It is of a theme throughout life. Living up to others expectations is definitely a good thing, but make sure that their expectations are in line with yours.

On a final note The Sizzler is about two blocks down the road from my living arrangement. Maybe I will give Bunifa a call.